go ahead, mac my day
a Macintosh girl in a Microsoft world
of bugs and bug fixing
While I'm linking to other MacBU folks (read: not finishing my review -- sorry, boss!), here's...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/30/2006
Microsoft Mac-only desktop review
Fellow MacBU employee Brian Johnson just posted a review of the new Mac-only desktop based on his...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/30/2006
discoverability
Any user experience researcher who has been on the job for more than five nanoseconds is an expert...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/28/2006
Q&A – What professional memberships do you have, and why?
I’m a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), several of its special interest...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/22/2006
small MacBook review
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I bought myself a new black MacBook and named him Bernard....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/21/2006
another MacBU blogger
The MacBU blogger clique has increased by one: Nathan Herring, who reports to Schwieb.
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/20/2006
a change is gonna come
Life in a technology company is never quiet. There's always a change on the horizon. This is...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/16/2006
how to build your audience
Being a good daughter, I called my mother yesterday. She's having some health issues, so is at home...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/14/2006
book review - 'High-Tech Heretic: Reflections of a Computer Contrarian'
Book title: High-Tech Heretic: Reflections of a Computer Contrarian Author: Clifford Stoll ISBN:...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/12/2006
why you should tell us what you think
In April, we opened up a brand-new product feedback website. A couple of weeks later, we found...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/08/2006
a day in the life (summary)
Pretty much everything that I did on my selected day is communicate. I manage the work that my...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/07/2006
blank messages in Entourage
Some of our Entourage users have been reporting a bug where they occasionally get blank emails from...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/05/2006
a day in the life (part three)
2pm I sit down with the team from the 9am meeting, and we discuss the recommendations from the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/05/2006
irony
My last post mentioned moderating comments and being thankful that none of it was comment spam. So...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/02/2006
a day in the life (part two)
8am First order of business: email. I try to maintain an empty inbox, but I’m convinced that such a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/02/2006
a day in the life (part one)
Someone asked me what my day looks like: what I do, what tools I use to do it. Today is Thursday, 01...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/01/2006
Microsoft's new Mac-only desktop set
On Tuesday, the Microsoft hardware guys announced the Wireless Laser Desktop for Mac. Those of you...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/31/2006
new family member
World, meet Bernard. Bernard, meet world. Bernard is my new MacBook. He's replacing Ridcully, my...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/29/2006
100
This entirely content-free post is my 100th post to this blog. Happy round number to me!
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/26/2006
warm fuzzy
She said yes.
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/25/2006
grow your own
Paul Graham has a new essay: How to Be Silicon Valley. He discusses what he thinks is necessary to...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/24/2006
hobbies
One of my favourite pastimes as a member of the MacBU has been collecting conspiracy theories. As a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/24/2006
mum's the word
Last week, someone told me that I gave them a 'corporate answer' when they asked about the potential...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/22/2006
more on the Fifth Avenue store
The 5th Avenue store is opening, and the pictures are pouring in. (Check out this set from last...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/19/2006
Q&A – What methods other than standard usability tests do you use?
A fair amount of my time is spent in the usability lab conducting a standard usability test: bring...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/18/2006
on loving what you do
I don't generally link to non-geek stuff here, but some things bear repeating. Kristen Hersh wrote a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/17/2006
Apple news roundup
I’ve been on the road again, so haven’t been commenting on much lately. Thus, my faithful readers...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/17/2006
painting the dock
Guatam Rao, who has the Playful Painter blog, has embarked on a series of Mac-related paintings. The...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/15/2006
Apple ad response
Someone over at Channel 9 had a pretty funny response to the Apple ads. Well, except for the bit...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/11/2006
I don't know what it is ...
... but somehow, I'm really bloody good at hitting command-Q instead of command-tab when I'm trying...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/08/2006
Apple ads
I'm sure that everyone's already watched the new Mac ads (thanks for the shout-out, guys!), but it's...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/04/2006
MWE blog
There's a new blog in town -- MacWorld Expo blog. There's not much there yet, but it only started a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/04/2006
me @ Professional Business Women of California conference
Some day, I'm gonna get better at remembering to post this kind of thing. Sadly, that day's not...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/02/2006
Q&A - what do you work on?
Someone pointed out to me that I haven't admitted which products get my keen insight into the user...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/01/2006
free wi-fi in RI
Rhode Island, America's smallest state, has announced that they're going to spend $20mil to give the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/01/2006
/. on Cringely's latest blatherings
Sometimes, I think that the I, Cringely column is the National Enquirer of tech publications. I read...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/28/2006
Steve Jobs isn't donning the mouse ears
According to the AP, no Magic Kingdom for Steve Jobs. He's planning to spend more time on all things...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/28/2006
Q&A - are you guys allowed to have iPods?
I've lost count of how many times I've been asked this question. I've heard all sorts of apocrophyal...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/28/2006
50 acres and an iPod
Apple's building a second campus. The second one is 50 acres of cobbled-together land in Cupertino....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/27/2006
NYT weighs in on France vs iTunes
The New York Times has posted an interesting analysis of the France vs iTunes issue: In iTunes War,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/27/2006
Q&A - what's your educational background?
I'm finally getting back to answering some of the questions I've received. I get this one pretty...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/24/2006
Earth Day at Apple
We here at SVC celebrated Earth Day by dedicating our newest crop of solar panels, making this...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/24/2006
keeping secrets
Apple keeps its cards close to the chest. We all know this. It's the reason for the proliferation of...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/21/2006
an interview with Rick Schaut
I'm a couple of weeks behind in my podcasts, which is why I just noticed that the folks over at Your...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/21/2006
lovin' the Bay
Over at Scoble's blog, guest blogger Bubba has posted a love letter to living in the Bay and working...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/21/2006
a tour of the MacBU Mac lab in Redmond
And while I'm linking to things today, let me link to David's tour of the MacBU Mac lab in Redmond....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/20/2006
MacTech publishes Office:Mac 2004 benchmarks
I'm just linking to other things these days, it seems ... The folks over at MacTech have recently...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/20/2006
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... 921, 922, ...
A couple of weeks ago, I posted that you can tell us what you think by using our new product...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/19/2006
the archetypical blog post
Somewhat perplexed, but entirely content-free, trackback wondering how the hell this became such a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/11/2006
Boot Camp and the impact of blogs
Apple’s latest announcement is Boot Camp, which allows you to run WinXP on your spiffy new MacTel....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/05/2006