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  Smart Design, Smart Development

  10 MAY 2010 / COMMENTS (1)

  I have an opportunity to work with some very smart developers. Their code is elegant and their need to solve complex problems is insatiable. But they are typically missing one thing- a user experience that compliments their ingenuity. For instance, last week I wrote about the Google Apps Marketplace project…

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  Manymoon the Desire to Create a Great Product

  5 MAY 2010 / COMMENTS (1)

  On Monday we posted our experience with Manymoon, the Google Marketplace project management platform that has been gaining traction for some time. Interestingly enough, several hours after posting our review, I received an email from Manav Monga, one of the founding members of Manymoon. He requested a meeting to discuss…

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  A Day with Manymoon

  2 MAY 2010 / COMMENTS (25)

  Last year we moved off of our hosted Microsoft Exchange server and on to Google Premier Edition. We did this largely because we were looking for a solution to manage our shared calendars. But after a year of using Google and the cloud we’re big believers in the platform. And…

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  Hidden Gems— Discovering the Real Story

  26 APRIL 2010 / COMMENTS (0)

  This past week I had the distinct pleasure to work with our partner NewCity on a higher education project. During our planning and discovery week we conducted one-on-one user testing, executed KJ sessions, and engaged in wireframing exercises. Although these days are fast paced, I learned to slow down and…

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