Author Archives: Slava

Instagram photo

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Slava

I’m curious how this title plays on search given the recent acquisition by Facebook. However, I have to say that I’m on their millions of users. And a very satisfied one at that. I tried various photo apps over the … Continue reading →

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Recruiting – puzzles and quizzes

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Slava

As we gear up to do some college recruiting, I thought this was an interesting thread. I particularly liked one of the comments, starting with the “These days”: “I agree that the puzzle-solving during interviews is lame. In fact, I’ve … Continue reading →

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book covers for home libraries

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Slava

I’ll come back to this, but let me just say, do not do it for me – do it for the children. I like books. I really like physical books. I like having them, I like holding them. I do not … Continue reading →

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Organizer for Gmail | OtherInbox

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Slava

Seems like a nice and useful idea, but I am too weary of letting another company – with very opaque terms of service read through my email and know what I have bought where, and for how much. Organizer for … Continue reading →

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Disney Releases Marvel App – NYTimes.com

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Slava

Can this work as a gift? How do you wrap it? Unveil it? Disney, the largest publisher of children’s books in the world, sells 700 million items a year in 85 countries, said Russell Hampton Jr., the president of Disney … Continue reading →

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Phrase of the day

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Slava

Thought this was a well-captured multi-level pop reference, “[Kim Kardashian]… Sources said a marriage-malfunctioned reality star…” From NY Post page 6.

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Random thought – on relationships

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Slava

The person from my old [old, old] life in Soviet Union I communicate the most with is not someone I was close with before. It is someone who I reconnected with, a little, because of the work I do in … Continue reading →

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feature request – emailed receipts

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Slava

One of the nice things about Apple Store is that it follows the online standard of emailing receipts. Would not it be nice if EZ-Pass had an option to email me the receipts? I have a choice between paying cash … Continue reading →

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Address fields – still not addressed

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Slava

A quick post on the theme of user experience… Why do web forms still include address fields? Even 37 signals’ Highrise asks me to enter a street address and then a separate city, state, zip. UPS, and many others, are … Continue reading →

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UX as Customer Service – Verizon Model

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Slava

This post might as well be titled – the genius of Verizon or how I overcame ingrained user behavior to save $60/month. There is a lot of talk, books, and blogs about how properly designed user experience is a key … Continue reading →

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