Apr 2015
Now for another episode of Sarah on User eXperience (SUX)… As many of you know, I am a mom – I have two boys who are going to be 3 and 1 very shortly. I have one in diapers full-time and one who is almost completely potty trained. I’m a Pampers consumer, through and through. Their diapers and wipes […]
As I was writing this post, I was debating whether to include those exclamation points, but when I’m writing in ALL CAPS, I’m probably very angry and am using ALL CAPS and exaggerated punctuation to help get that point across. So far, I’ve found 2 of Microsoft’s products to be great at yelling at the […]
Aug 2012
Tonight, I got my Windows 8 RTM installed on a VHD. I have to admit that I was skeptical of seeing the Metro interface that looks a lot like Windows Phone on a desktop. I didn’t think I’d like the user experience, especially being on a laptop with a touchpad and no touchscreen. The only […]
Aug 2012
Many months ago, when I was pregnant, my husband and I were talking about baby monitors. While looking at the ones already out there, none really jumped out at us. Now, with both of us being geeks, we decided we’d evaluate our options here with the hardware and software available. After figuring out that we […]
Mar 2012
As some of you know, I’m one of the many people behind the various Stir Trek social media accounts. Recently, I was asked to set up a Google+ Page for the event, and I figured… “I’ve set up Pages on Facebook before. How painful could it be with Google+?” Creating a Google+ Page After seeing […]
Mar 2012
Recently, I wanted to manage my billing options, as I had an invalid credit card tied to my Zune and XBOX Live account. Unfortunately, I had the experience of meeting the Microsoft Billing and Account Management site. This is unfortunate, as it is a site with horrible, HORRIBLE user experiences. Select from Account IDs Yes, […]
Today, I’ve run into a Zune software + Windows Easy Transfer + Windows Phone unhappy situation. Hopefully blogging about it will help us find a proper solution. Background For the past year and change, my IT administrator at home (also known as my husband) had been nagging me trying to get me to put my […]
Dec 2011
In August, I became an independent consultant, which meant that I needed to figure out how I was going to use software in my day-to-day job and how I was going to afford it. Software licensing can be a costly thing, but thankfully I have another company looking after me on some of that. The […]
Nov 2011
Waitress: Well, there’s egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam; Vikings: Spam spam spam spam… Waitress: …spam spam spam egg and spam; […]
Oct 2011
I have no problem identifying with being a geekette (as is obvious with my domain name). However, I do have a problem with one of the more recent geekette shirts to hit the public (this one courtesy of Telerik): Most geekettes I know dress like a typical geek. We like our hoodies and geek tees […]