Author Archives: zacharyc

Sleeping your Mac with a Microsoft Ergo 4000 Keyboard

By zacharyc | Published: October 25, 2010

One of my friends, who will remain nameless for the purpose of this discussion, convinced me start playing around with a Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000. I got one at work, then I bought one for the home and I’ve been pretty happy with it. There are just a couple of things missing from my [...]

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Halloween Stuff

By zacharyc | Published: October 25, 2010

I got up this morning and started looking through facebook. I got upset that so many people had carved pumpkins this past weekend, but I had not. For the record, I’m not a huge pumpkin guy. Carving one involves getting your hands dirty which has never been one of my strong suits. Anyway, so I [...]

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Post Card: Bahrain from Spencer

By zacharyc | Published: October 23, 2010
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Post Card: Colorado from Mike and Kerry

By zacharyc | Published: October 23, 2010
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Font: Engravers Gothic Bold

By zacharyc | Published: October 17, 2010

I’m starting a new category, and while technically it should be called a typeface, I’m using fonts. I’m a fan of typography. I think all great designers are. I’m not a great designer, but I have aspirations of being a better one than I am now. Anyway, I see fonts that I enjoy I will [...]

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Bad Dialog UI from E Text Editor

By zacharyc | Published: September 27, 2010

I started using the E Text Editor. Today I wanted to change the font to try something new. (I’m not a huge fan of Courier) Anyway, I get into the theme editing dialog (because that is where the font is stored, even though the font seems to be for all themes). It turns out that [...]

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Post Cards Are Awesome!

By zacharyc | Published: September 10, 2010

I’ve long had a thing for paper. I always carry around a notebook and pen, just in case I want to write something down. One thing I’ve noticed about my notebooks is their wear pattern. The more you use a notebook the more the corners begin to dull, the more creases in the pages. This [...]

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Dr. Oliver Ludwig

By zacharyc | Published: July 25, 2010

A week ago Sunday one of mentors passed away. Oliver Ludwig was my friend, teacher, mentor, brother, and advisor. He passed away after a three year long battle with cancer, and in true Doc fashion, kept it from most of us while he fought it. Only in his passing were we made aware of his [...]

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Kathy Sierra At Business of Software 2009

By zacharyc | Published: July 1, 2010

This is a great presentation about how to get users excited about your product. I saw it on Ignore The Code and it really is worth the hour to watch.

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Minority Report UI

By zacharyc | Published: June 14, 2010

From uiandus.com

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