Comments for No Secret http://noccrit.com/Steveblog Not everything must be a CCrit. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:28:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on The Presentation: How Much of an Introduction? by noccrit http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/11/the-presentation-how-much-of-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-268 noccrit Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:28:48 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=218#comment-268 Interesting thought, Alex. I'm responding to it on my other site, the one attached to my business (Lexician): http://lexician.com/lexblog/2010/11/can-you-demo-project-management-an-introduction/. Since my business is consulting and training on project management, in particular Legal Project Management, I thought it would make sense to talk about this in that context. Interesting thought, Alex. I’m responding to it on my other site, the one attached to my business (Lexician): http://lexician.com/lexblog/2010/11/can-you-demo-project-management-an-introduction/. Since my business is consulting and training on project management, in particular Legal Project Management, I thought it would make sense to talk about this in that context.

]]> Comment on The Presentation: How Much of an Introduction? by Alex Gauthier http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/11/the-presentation-how-much-of-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Alex Gauthier Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:52:03 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=218#comment-266 Hi Steven, I'm going to follow your series of post closely as I am currently working with a startup just starting to get their first revenues in Project Management Softwares and we're doing more and more demos. See <a href="www.planbox.com" rel="nofollow">Planbox</a> to find out more. Do you plan on having a top 10 do's and don'ts (or that sort of thing) about demoing? I think that would be very à-propos and I'm sure all your readers would enjoy it! Thanks, Alex Hi Steven,

I’m going to follow your series of post closely as I am currently working with a startup just starting to get their first revenues in Project Management Softwares and we’re doing more and more demos. See Planbox to find out more.

Do you plan on having a top 10 do’s and don’ts (or that sort of thing) about demoing? I think that would be very à-propos and I’m sure all your readers would enjoy it!

Thanks,

Alex

]]> Comment on Demo of the Month by Scott Smith http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/11/demo-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Scott Smith Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:31:06 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=216#comment-251 Joel is creating conflict and using the perfect foil when your audience is full of devs. What's StackExchange's devil? Experts-exchange.com. It doesn't matter if the conflict is real or not. See Head First books or any Kathy Sierra talk. However, The Wire's Slim Charles says it best: “Don't matter who did what to who at this point. Fact is, we went to war and there ain't no turnin' back. I mean, sh*t, it's what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it's a lie, then we fight on that lie. But we gotta fight...” Joel is creating conflict and using the perfect foil when your audience is full of devs. What’s StackExchange’s devil? Experts-exchange.com. It doesn’t matter if the conflict is real or not. See Head First books or any Kathy Sierra talk. However, The Wire’s Slim Charles says it best:

“Don’t matter who did what to who at this point. Fact is, we went to war and there ain’t no turnin’ back. I mean, sh*t, it’s what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it’s a lie, then we fight on that lie. But we gotta fight…”

]]> Comment on Demo of the Month by Michael Warkentin http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/11/demo-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Michael Warkentin Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:09:44 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=216#comment-248 This is the best demo I've seen: http://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-this-amazing-twilio-demo-2010-8 This is the best demo I’ve seen: http://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-this-amazing-twilio-demo-2010-8

]]> Comment on It’s Friday: Dumb UI of the Week by noccrit http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/07/its-friday-dumb-ui-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-242 noccrit Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:11:19 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=212#comment-242 I'm not sure I trust wallets made solely of electrons as much as those that contain protons and neutrons too. I usually lock my computer when I walk away from it, especially in a public place, and it self-locks after a few minutes anyway, but.... I’m not sure I trust wallets made solely of electrons as much as those that contain protons and neutrons too. I usually lock my computer when I walk away from it, especially in a public place, and it self-locks after a few minutes anyway, but….

]]> Comment on It’s Friday: Dumb UI of the Week by Paul C. Easton http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/07/its-friday-dumb-ui-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Paul C. Easton Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:17:06 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=212#comment-241 I love these UI design rants, and I agree with all of your points, but I do wonder why you are repeatedly digging out your card from your wallet instead of using a form-fill application like Roboform, Lastpass, or your browser's built-in e-wallet. I love these UI design rants, and I agree with all of your points, but I do wonder why you are repeatedly digging out your card from your wallet instead of using a form-fill application like Roboform, Lastpass, or your browser’s built-in e-wallet.

]]> Comment on A Semi-Off-Topic Post for a Friday by Pawel Brodzinski http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/07/a-semi-off-topic-post-for-a-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Pawel Brodzinski Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:44:06 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=210#comment-227 That's exactly one of my recent musings: why <a href="http://blog.brodzinski.com/2010/06/dont-promote-engineers-to-management.html" rel="nofollow">best engineers aren't best candidates for management</a>. However you bring it to the next level, since I didn't really think about lack of talent being a trigger to learning process which ends up with a good starting position for management role. That's an interesting insight and the one I agree with. That’s exactly one of my recent musings: why best engineers aren’t best candidates for management. However you bring it to the next level, since I didn’t really think about lack of talent being a trigger to learning process which ends up with a good starting position for management role.

That’s an interesting insight and the one I agree with.

]]> Comment on What Do Fake Rolexes, Overpriced Wine, and iPhones Have in Common? by Richard http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/05/what-do-fake-rolexes-overpriced-wine-and-iphones-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Richard Mon, 10 May 2010 15:46:30 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=207#comment-179 I don't think you were trolling for comments with this, but I balk at the "iPhone is just marketing" meme: it's more like BMW versus Chevrolet (or Yugo, if you include Windows Mobile). ;-) I don’t think you were trolling for comments with this, but I balk at the “iPhone is just marketing” meme: it’s more like BMW versus Chevrolet (or Yugo, if you include Windows Mobile). ;-)

]]> Comment on “PowerPoint Makes Us Stupid” — True or False? by Michael http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/2010/04/powerpoint-makes-us-stupid-true-or-false/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Michael Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:05:50 +0000 http://noccrit.com/Steveblog/?p=190#comment-147 That previous comment got butchered by my phone's autospell feature. It was supposed to say: I liked this balloon-juice post too. Apparently the military had lots of presentations with bullet lists before Powerpoint: http://www.balloon-juice.com/2010/04/27/powerpoint-is-evil/ You seem to collect links to Powerpoint Wisdom. Here is one more: http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint That previous comment got butchered by my phone’s autospell feature. It was supposed to say:

I liked this balloon-juice post too. Apparently the military had lots of presentations with bullet lists before Powerpoint: http://www.balloon-juice.com/2010/04/27/powerpoint-is-evil/

You seem to collect links to Powerpoint Wisdom. Here is one more:
http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint

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