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Re: What I Learned from “Indie Game: The Movie”

davidhaimes — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:48:57 -0000

Jake,
This is in my netflix queue - but I know level design and I agree there are areas where this can be added to enterprise software. Also when I implement for example a new ERP system, I will do a Conference Room Pilot or two and User Acceptance testing before Go Live - these tend to level up in complexity, so we should build on that. I think I need to pull you into something else I'm working on with one of your UX colleagues,

Re: On Content Creation

davidhaimes — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:11:12 -0000

When I say I work in IT, people will generally want me to look at a problem with their printer.

Re: On Content Creation

davidhaimes — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:36:45 -0000

Just spent a delightful 10 minutes reading that comic. I like the your job + Internet = sad formula.

Re: I’m Smart, I Don’t Read or Write Anymore

davidhaimes — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:03:24 -0000

I put together a lot of Ikea furniture, no reading required. I am always fascinated by the techniques to communicate with pictures alone. My 5 year old 'read' some Ikea instructions out to my wife - "This means if there are any parts missing you have to call Ikea so they send you them". This also means we have no translation problems.

Re: A Programming Note

davidhaimes — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:59:39 -0000

Congrats on the move, already sent you a mail and Calendar invite - lets get some ideas moving forward.

Re: Little Data

davidhaimes — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:56:56 -0000

Jake,

I love a good running for a bus analogy, as in my now legendary What is Embedded BI ? blog post from 2010. http://davidhaimes.wordpres...

I'd like to think I inspired you, even if it was subconsciously.

From what I see of Siri, it proves a useful digital assistant is some way off, Siir at this point is a bit of a gimmick and I don't know anyone who uses it a a digital assistant.

Re: Oracle Social Network Developer Challenge at OpenWorld 2012

davidhaimes — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:48:01 -0000

This is a great competition, we've been making use of the OSN tools and services to create our own social app in financials - I should show it to you some time.

Re: Collaborate 12: The Week That Was

davidhaimes — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:50:54 -0000

My memory is also bad, I realized I didn't actually hit the publish button, it is there on the old wordpress.com blog. I realized I'm closing in on 5 years blogging at davidhaimes.wordpress.com, must have a party for that.

Re: Collaborate 12: The Week That Was

davidhaimes — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:53:59 -0000

It was a good conference, no mention of meeting your old Apps colleague here? I'm not offended, I still mentioned you in my blog, it was really good to catch up again.

Re: Well Hello There, Oracle Social Network Videos

davidhaimes — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:31:51 -0000

Was thinking the same thing, you said it first. Portals are so 1990s, it's streams with good filters that bring the power.

Re: Tags Are Utopian, Search Is Reality

davidhaimes — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:44:55 -0000

I'm saying the use case is working out nicely in Oracle development. Tags are being used in a disciplined way, because one thing enterprise networks are better at than the 'social network' is enforcing discipline.

Re: Tags Are Utopian, Search Is Reality

davidhaimes — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:18:10 -0000

This is the use case for tags in the enterprise: A small group of people want to track something fast and for a short amount of time. I could go to IT and get them to add something to a drop down list somewhere or I could just agree on a tag with the interested group and then start using it right now. So if I want to track all my team's expense reports for lunch at OpenWorld, I can get them to tag it with haimes-oow11-lunch and then I can pull a report on it without involving IT at all and without whatever list of values I might use growing full of out of date values.

Re: Tags Are Utopian, Search Is Reality

davidhaimes — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:08:51 -0000

Tags in the enterprise, or more specifically in enterprise apps may be a bigger success. The users of enterprise apps are well trained and a dedicated community (dedicated to doing what they are told also works).

For as long as I can remember we used tags in the bug database, e.g. '10.6:10.7:FWDPRT' added to the description, of course tagsonomy wasn't invented in those days, but we used the same principles and now we have added tags to more of our apps and I do see them starting to be used more and more.

Re: Tags Are Utopian, Search Is Reality

davidhaimes — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:02:13 -0000

I am also a big pun fan, do yo know the one pun in ten joke?

Re: Touch Interfaces Create a Usability Nightmare

davidhaimes — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:53:02 -0000

Fair point (no pun intended) the possible gestures on a touch or motion sensor interface are huge. However mice do more than point and click, they scroll, double click, right click, two button click or activate a hot corner and we have programmable buttons, gesture on track pads and use shortcut keys (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V).

Re: Touch Interfaces Create a Usability Nightmare

davidhaimes — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:23:23 -0000

Even with mice, we had 1 button, 2 button, scroll wheel, touch pads and those funny things in the middle of the keyboard. In general people work on one machine and just get used to that, most people will not have an iPad a windows 8 and an Android device so I don't think it is such a big issue really.

Re: Farewell Anthony

davidhaimes — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:20:06 -0000

Anthony was the first person to report to me when I became a manager and I worked with him on too many projects and products to mention, before joining the lab.

Rock Star developer and a great all round guy who I hope to work with again one day.

Re: Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

davidhaimes — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:55:55 -0000

Been blogging about emails
http://davidhaimes.wordpres...

Re: Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

davidhaimes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:18:06 -0000

I am using twitter, sms, facebook messaging more than emails for personal communications. I don't see a replacement in the corporate world for email, what do I replace it with that can be used internally and externally?

I used pine too, my account was something @lmu .ac.uk I think.

Re: Are You Always/Never Available?

davidhaimes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:11:18 -0000

The protocol is to ping people with yt? or Hi
I find this more reliable than a presence.

Re: Polymer Vision Demos SVGA Rollable Screen

davidhaimes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:37:07 -0000

Interesting technology, but I'm not sure how useful it is. Is the idea I roll it up like a newspaper and carry it around with me?

Re: Are You Always/Never Available?

davidhaimes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:28:41 -0000

I'm always on, but not always on to all people and all subjects. As with email I tend to filter and prioritize IM.

Re: Are You Always/Never Available?

davidhaimes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:21:09 -0000

That is an interesting assumption. I probably do more IM during meetings than when I am not in a meeting and trying to focus on a specific task. Maybe reflective of the type of meetings I attend.

Re: Neville spot on for Everton

davidhaimes — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:59:06 -0000

Anything could have happened, it didn't. I just think this reporter ommited an important incident (dissalowed goal) and clearly favours Chelsea as no other reporter thought Chelsea dominated or should have had a penalty

Re: Neville spot on for Everton

davidhaimes — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:12:56 -0000

Very pro Chelsea review. Failed to mention the Everton goal that was ruled out for offside.