PowerPoint presentations almost always suck. There’s a reason for that.
Mar 302008
Dimming the Lights
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Mar 302008
At church, after the singing and liturgical items are done, the lights are dimmed and the sermon begins, which struck me as odd the first few times. But having been stuck in business presentations with glaring overhead lights, it really is better — you relax more and can concentrate better.
Ape Genius
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Mar 302008
PBS Nova “Ape Genius” program. Explains the 15% of behaviors “The Office” doesn’t.
Mar 292008
A lot of junior Windows admins think that the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is sufficient to test the security of IIS websites. Continue reading »
Mar 102008
Server BIOS time should be set to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Doesn’t work with Windows, though, which is why a lot of people don’t bother POSIX systems use GMT, so follow something like OpenBSD’s FAQ on the matter.
Mar 102008
I was searching for an old essay today and ran across this, so I’m tagging it for future perusal. Computer reading.
Happy Endings (The Peak-End Rule)
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Mar 062008
Play a very loud annoying sound for 10 seconds. Then play the exact same 10 seconds, but add on 5 seconds of the sound growing softer and more pleasant. Then ask someone which sound they prefer. They’ll pick the second sound, even though it’s annoying for longer — it includes the exact 10 seconds of annoying, plus some. Continue reading »
Mar 042008
Baby Boomer Buggy Printing
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Mar 042008
Here are the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s “Clear Print Guidelines.” Wouldn’t surprise me a bit if within the next ten years the average font size increases, until everything feels like a Reader’s Digest large print.
Recent Reading
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Mar 022008
My recent reading, primarily on cognitive topics. Continue reading »
Mar 022008
Sacrilege!!!