April 19, 2009
Ever wanted to know how to renovate your home the green way? For the DIY earth friendly homeowner, the folks at Greenovation.TV want to show you how. It’s a website and a media channel, launching Earth Day April 22.
They’re available online 24/7. What’s even cooler is they’re local here in Ann Arbor, in my neighborhood!
Greenovation.TV’s [...]
October 7, 2008
So, just the other day, with some of my Michigan Usability Professionals Folks, I was wondering about local social media folks that I hadn’t yet met. You know, wondering about who might be good speakers to invite to talk to us, that kind of thing.
I didn’t even tweet it, though I should have. But, I [...]
April 27, 2008
Jointly with the mother of the bride, I hosted a bridal shower for a friend this Saturday. The bride’s mom called me from New York and said she wanted to throw a party, but needed “support on the ground”. So, I agreed to pull together a guest list and host.
I had a lot of fun [...]
April 6, 2008
We had a wonderful conference. The Internet User Experience photo pool on Flickr has lots of action shots of sessions, presentations, and networking.
March 30, 2008
This week is the Internet User Experience conference, a conference spotlighting methods for dramatically improving today’s web site user experience. I attended the conference last year and gained a lot from listening to my colleagues in other usability, web design, and human factors companies locally and globally. I was grateful for the things I learned [...]
January 20, 2008
I very much enjoyed today’s Winter Photography Class at Matthaei. It was taught by Mark O’Brien. We had a little bit of instruction and then all went out and wandered together in the winter woods, playing with exposure, watching our batteries drain exceptionally fast, shivering a bit, and having fun. At the end of the [...]
October 28, 2007
ArbCamp was Saturday 10/27.
What amazed me was the number of students who were able to attend - driving to Ann Arbor from E. Lansing, Flint, and some coming from the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. Talking to the students was a highlight for me. The only business cards I exchanged were with students. I think my first [...]
August 12, 2007
Two noteworthy events coming soon!
MiUPA: Design for two different generations: a user experience challenge
We all know about the Baby Boomers: they are a huge demographic, there are a lot of them, and they are now aging. But did you realize that there is a new generation that outnumbers the boomers? Called the “Net Generation” these [...]
June 17, 2007
I have an extra ticket to a dance performance next Saturday, let me know if you’d be interested in accompanying me!
Momix: Opus Cactus at 8PM at the Power Center.
If there are more takers than tickets, I would think we can get more from the Summer Festival box office.
Update 6/20/07: extra ticket has a home.
not particularly objective musings on odds and ends – Dunrie Greiling, Ann Arbor, MI 48105