by Al Belote | Mar 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Maybe you’re a fan of oatmeal and you’ve seen the selections at the supermarket. Lots of Quaker (various kinds), some store brands, and this stuff called McCann’s Irish Oatmeal in the real tins. And you may have wondered, is it really worth $6.99 (or...
by Al Belote | Mar 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Many years ago, when it first came out I saw the movie Tender Mercies, and thought it was very good, as many people did. What the heck did I know at that point though, barely being out of college and married not even a year? In other words, I had no real basis for...
by Al Belote | Feb 22, 2008 | design, Uncategorized
Recent projects have brought the principles of User Expreience and Search Engine Optimization to the top of the list in my interactions with colleagues at work. Of course, those principles (and practice) are always at the top of my list. So the question often is, how...
by Al Belote | Nov 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Just a little time out to reflect on what a cool world we live in (in a techno-social-culture kind of way at least), especially with things like the MAC. Here I am at the Apple store at the CambridgeSide Galleria. Took a photo with photobooth, uploaded it to FLICKr...
by Al Belote | Mar 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
I was all ready to present this as the well-written counterpoint to the wordy fire exit sign (see adjacent blog entry), but then realized that, though it does get the point across in as few words as possible, it lacks punctuation that would make it truly stellar....
by Al Belote | Mar 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
Every day I walk by two fire doors on the way to work. I can’t help but notice the extreme wordiness in contrast to the clear and efficient use of words in the sign on the other fire door a few feet away (see the adjacent blog entry). One has to wonder how this...
