Monthly Archives: February 2012

A microwave needs just one button, so don’t over-engineer your interface

For several years, I was very puzzled by one of the microwaves in our office’s cafeteria.  It had just two buttons: “Start” and “Cancel”. Each time I wanted to use it, I sat there baffled, wondering how I was supposed … Continue reading

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Traveling with three portable devices when one would be sufficient

My wife and I were sitting at the dining room table after the kids were in bed.  I was paying some bills on my laptop, and my wife was using the iPad (with a plug-in keyboard) to send emails.  In … Continue reading

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How to transfer locations from TripIt and Yelp to TomTom for driving directions on an iPhone

I have a short day trip out to Chicago coming up, and as usual, I am depending on my iPhone for logistics.  I’ve been using TripIt for over a year to easily manage all of my flight information, reservations, and destinations (a … Continue reading

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