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Common Sense Expert
Art Lebedev doesn’t work with those whose views conflict with his owns
Google’s Evil Geotargeting and How to Bypass it
You’ve probably noticed that whenever you search on Google you are always automatically redirected to your country’s Google domain. I am in Canada, so even if I type Google.com, I’ll be automatically redirected to Google.ca. Read more
Is Playing Games a Waste of Life?
Many people think that playing games is a waste of life. Imagine getting to the end of your life and regretting all that time you spent playing games! When you are on your death bed, you’d probably never say “I wish I’d spent more time playing Angry Birds”. Read more
Ubiquitous Computing, Imagining the Future
Riding the subway one day on a way from work, I was imagining what the life would be like in a technology-driven world where every object around us would be as intelligent, as we are, and would look after our best interests.
Social Media Fails & Triumphs
There is a lot of chatter on the web about the use of social media and there is no day goes by that I don’t see a tweet about 10 things you need to know on how to use Twitter or Facebook, and now Pinterest, effectively. So I wanted to see how many companies use Social Media effectively and how many Fails & Triumphs there are. Read more
Vision Trumps All Other Senses & Images Trump Text
In his book “Brain Rules” John Medina talks about latest research in Neuroscience and has an interesting chapter on Vision. Even though the focus of his book is on learning and doing better presentations, I though this information is useful for anyone doing UI/UX Design as well. Read more
Useful UX Tools & Apps
This post is a placeholder for listing tools & apps for User Experience (UX) Professionals.
I’ll be adding more apps and my comments on them over time. Read more
Why so Many Artists don’t Sell Online?
While visiting San Francisco for the UX Week 2012 conference, I stumbled upon an interesting art gallery in the Fisherman’s Wharf. They were featuring an amazing landscape photography by an award-winning photographer Rodney Lough Jr. Read more
Never ever Give Up!
When at the end of 2007 I started my own eCommerce site for Handmade Gifts called iCraftGifts.com (iCraft for short), connecting artists and crafters with those who appreciate their work, I had no idea how long and difficult this journey will be. Read more
We are All Addicts… Internet Addicts that is
In his article “Is the Web Driving Us Mad?“ Tony Dokoupil, from the The Daily Beast, talks about effects of the Internet on people. Read more
Looking for Good in Bad Situations
Recently I found myself in a pretty bad situation – I lost contract work that I’ve been doing for the past 4 years. It happened unexpectedly due to someone else’s mistake. Read more
