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20 May 2012

Posted by Frank Garofalo | Topic: California

New Cycling Record: 18.89 miles

california, cycling, redlands

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17 May 2012

Posted by Frank Garofalo | Topic: Cooking with a UX Architect

Artichokes

Prepare the artichokes
Pull off small bottom leaves. Cut off stem. Cut off top quarter of artichoke. Wash (soak upside down in water for a few minutes).

Cook
Stand in pan with about 3 inches of water. Dash of olive oil on each one Squeeze lemon juice on each artichoke then put lemons in the water, Two cloves of chop garlic sprinkle on top of artichoke Salt and pepper Sprinkle with parsley. Cover and boil 25 to 45 minutes, depending on size or until a petal near the center pulls out easily.

Note: Artichokes may disappear in photography when eaten prior to photo taken.

food, cooking, artichoke

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14 May 2012

Posted by Frank Garofalo | Topic: Cooking with a UX Architect

Teriyaki Salmon Filet with grilled zucchini & squash

Teriyaki Salmon Filet with grilled zucchini & squash

food, cooking, teriyaki, salmon

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12 May 2012

Posted by Frank Garofalo | Topic: User Experience

UX of the Whole System - hardware & software

This morning I went for a cycling ride. I was excited because I went a new route, until I realized that my bike GPS was on "pause." Earlier on my ride I had paused it while I stopped for a water break. However, from my own user error I forgot to press "resume."

For the user experience of the entire system... if one part of the system doesn't function as intended, the other parts that are dependent upon the first probably wont function either. In other words, since software is practically always dependent upon the hardware - if the hardware malfunctions or there is a user error with the software... this can result in a bad user experience with both the hardware and the software (...the whole system).

userexperience, ux, ucd, cycling, system, hardware, software, usererror

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12 May 2012
Posted by Frank Garofalo | Topic: User Experience

UX & 2012 UC
At the 2012 Esri User Conference:
- UX Considerations for Mapping Apps on Touch Devices (link)
  - Tue, Jul 24, 9:00AM - 9:30AM
  - Frank Garofalo (Esri), Allan Laframboise (Esri)
- UX Design: Understanding Our Users' World (formerly Design Bootcamp; link)
  - Tue, Jul 24, 12:30PM - 5:30PM
userexperience, conference, presentation

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