Monthly Archives: October 2006

YUI headscratcher

Posted on 26 October 2006 by tychay

In the Yahoo! User Interface Library, what is the difference between YAHOO.util.Dom.getX();YAHOO.util.Dom.GetY()
and
YAHOO.util.DragDropMgr.getPosX();YAHOO.util.DragDropMgr.getPosY()?

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On the way to work today, I heard an radio commercial selling the Motorola RAZR going for $49.95. This might have sparked some interest if I didn’t already know you can make $50 by getting a RAZR with contract. It … Continue reading →

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Service Recovery

Posted on 26 October 2006 by tychay

Joseph passed me this article about Redgee’s handling of an interesting customer support issue.
[My service recovery experience and thoughts about products and services after the jump.]

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Purpose of Hands

Posted on 24 October 2006 by tychay

When Drew finished the Mac client for release, I sent an “update request” to all my address book trying to get them to join Plaxo.
The Update Request has them update information in my Address Book, instead of asking them to … Continue reading →

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November baby

Posted on 24 October 2006 by tychay

I finally am going Intel.

With the 17″ notebook, everything (i.e. what backpacks you purchase) revolves around it. Also since the resolution of the 15″ is the same as my old 17″, I’m switching back to 15″.

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LinkedIn does Groups

Posted on 20 October 2006 by tychay

I got my first(?) Caltech Alumni spam today which led me to this page which led me to this page.
The cool thing about LinkedIn Groups feature (finding this is an interesting case of buried UI) is that this stuff seems … Continue reading →

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Zugster Custom bags

Posted on 19 October 2006 by tychay

I’m not too sure where this belongs, but a website mentions a custom bag manufacturer: Zugster bags. These are real custom, made-to-order messenger bags right down to the pockets, pads, and the stitching.
Yes, it’s expensive and the wait is going … Continue reading →

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Web SIG’s red pill

Posted on 10 October 2006 by tychay

I promised Bess I’d mention that I’ll be at WebSIG’s “Wiki Technology and Trends” event taking photos and generally making an ass of myself.
Admission is free with RSVP do it!
Because it is Halloween, there is a suggested dress code of … Continue reading →

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…and from now on, start playing with Facebook

Posted on 10 October 2006 by tychay

I finally created a Facebook account. Someone mentioned FaceBook being the new MySpace just one e-mail before Aaron (who has been working at Facebook for a couple years now) sent me an invite.
I took that as a sign from God.
Mitch: … Continue reading →

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PR 2.0

Posted on 9 October 2006 by tychay

Here’s Brian Solis’s blog I ran across because of the latest Lunch 2.0 event (oDesk): PR 2.0. Since I’m not a PR/Marketing type I don’t understand it, but other readers might find it useful in finding there is more to … Continue reading →