Jared Linder http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/ Perpetuating the Dream of the Flying Car en Copyright 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:11:26 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss For all you HFI guys... Friday night...do you know where all your weekends are?

Someone threw this hot potato at me and I caught it. Now I'm throwing it to you.

This is the HCI Bibliography, a primo source for information and resources for HFI and HCI issues.

And it's just begging for a place in your bookmarks bar and your reference pages. Remember never to stop sharing: it makes us all stronger.

Now go do even more good work.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2008/09/for_all_you_hfi_guys.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2008/09/for_all_you_hfi_guys.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:11:26 -0500 A Thought on Usability As an alum, I'm always looking for a challenge. This semester I decided to enroll in a Human Computer Interaction course in the Informatics program at IU. My professor, Dr. Anthony Faiola, gave me a great quote:

Usability is Technology in Context.

Not bad, huh? I'll do some checking and see if there is an original source to chase. Oh, and there's a lot of Shneiderman being bounced around. I also recommend you check out Donald Norman (This will make more sense come spring).

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2008/09/a_thought_on_usability.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2008/09/a_thought_on_usability.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:37:40 -0500 May 27….Do you know where all your bloggers are? I’m up trying to put together a few slides for a class that I help with occasionally, and I happened to stumble upon this CICS World site. Where’s everybody at?

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2008/05/may_27do_you_know_where_all_yo.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2008/05/may_27do_you_know_where_all_yo.html Tue, 27 May 2008 23:57:15 -0500 What Gives? Free Advice and Flashy Titles So here we are: you are probably up studying strange routing protocols or preparing for some odd Accenture excursion while I am up writing to you. And why, you ask? Easy. Because I want you to know that not only have I been there, but I also still am. But, what does that mean to you? And, more importantly, what are you going to do about it?

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/11/what_gives_free_advice_and_fla.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/11/what_gives_free_advice_and_fla.html Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:45:38 -0500 Dear Abhishek Kapur Dear Abhishek Kapur,

My name is Jared Linder. I apologize for not doing this sooner, but I am not much of a letter writer. I often have the best of intentions, but then never take the time to actually follow through. Well, today I am finally writing down what I have often thought:

I want to thank you.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/07/dear_abhishek_kapur.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/07/dear_abhishek_kapur.html Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:55:23 -0500 Substitutes v. Synonyms II Thanks to Josh Gentry for his post on 05 April 2007 concerning the above title and the power of words (My gosh, has it been that long ago?). I will divulge the fact that I was in fact the struggling colleague. But, as with many problem scenarios, while observing the situation we devised a plan of attack that would help to mitigate future problems. We were really trying to cure writer’s block here—to eliminate the analysis paralysis that so many of us deal with. And in doing so, we developed the technique of Substitutes v. Synonyms.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/06/substitutes_v_synonyms_ii.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/06/substitutes_v_synonyms_ii.html Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:33:44 -0500 Wait....Now go talk to your mom My usage as of late of the term IT professional has been called into question.

And, as best as I can tell, for good reason.

I am not going to refute, or even repudiate those who stand opposed to the nomenclature; I will confer with your opinions, and enhance my original statements to include your criticism.
I’ve always needed a good editor, and don’t mind the input: without the assistance of a good editor, some of us simply are speaking our minds. And until one masters stream of consciousness like Joyce (or even like David Foster Wallace – who is a far cry from my beloved Irish master), there’s simply no reason to think that one’s ramblings are solidified as concrete writings on the first pass. Welcome to the wonderful world of the blogging professional: everything is in draft form.

So I present to you a new undertaking: a modern take on the industry, which will synthesize the modern with the future, the past with the yet-established, the common with the extraordinary—

The ICT Professional

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Seems easy enough. A couple of lines and out, right? But, trying to define what that means proved more difficult than I'd imagined. What started as a simple exercise became laborious: I ultimately crafted these words from all that I could muster from the depths of my understanding of this conceptual modern enigma of a profession and pressed forward toward as poignant a description as possible.

I then realized I was writing this for myself. And maybe for you.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/02/go_home_and_tell_your_mom_what.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/02/go_home_and_tell_your_mom_what.html Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:03:21 -0500 Living the Hollywood DR(ea)M Much has been written about Steve Jobs’ recent proposal to remove digital rights management (DRM) from electronic music. But now Hollywood is weighing in on DRM concerns for movies. Currently unlike music CDs, most DVDs already contain safeguards that prohibit most users to pirate a given movie, so utilizing DRM for electronic movies seems to be in line with their existing preventative measures.

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China has an estimated 137 million Internet users.

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]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/02/words_that_work.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/jblinder/2007/02/words_that_work.html Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:11:18 -0500 Defining a Master A Master is one who delves into the unknown and the unfamiliar, often leaving the security and comforts of the routine and the convenient, in attempts both to pursue experience and adventure, and to further one’s own understanding of not only the external world, but also of one’s own inner mind, in hopes that one will both discover and be found, grasp and be comprehended, and influence and be affected.

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From my perspective, I am thrilled that everyone was able to complete the assignment. Regardless of anyone's chosen solution, or everyone's struggles, we have all emerged from this difficult task with results. That is to be commended.

But, what did we learn?

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