Monthly Archives: November 2006

My son, Dan, a first-grader, was given a writing assignment earlier this week. The directions said, at the top of the sheet, "The sky is full of dark clouds. It is very windy. A light flashes across the sky. Make … Continue reading →

A wonderful coworker of mine (if she gives me permission, I’ll edit this and name her) pointed me to a good blog post about Edward Tufte, the evils of Powerpoint, information design, the ability of well-designed misinformation to intentionally mislead, … Continue reading →

I’ve known my wife since I was 16. We’ve dated (on and off) since 17. We’ve been married for 15+ years. We share a brain. This is a good thing. There are so many times that we don’t have to … Continue reading →

I’m a fan of wikis. For those not familiar, a wiki is simply a Web site where users can edit the content on the Web pages themselves. Another important key feature of most wikis is that they are easily, internally … Continue reading →