Archive for September, 2003

Camejo for Governor sign

Posted in Personal on September 27th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

I couldn’t find a downloadable Camejo for Governor sign [pdf], so I made one myself. Download it, print it and post it. Help others learn about our platform of ecology, social justice, democracy and peace, by spreading the word about Peter Camejo and the Green Party!

Emotional Design drafts

Posted in User Experience on September 26th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

Don Norman has posted drafts of the Prolog, Epilog, and chapter 1 from his from his forthcoming book, “Emotional Design: Why We Love (Or Hate) Everyday Things.”

The Lauster’s Visit Alaska

Posted in Personal on September 22nd, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

In August, my parents and I went to visit my sister. The pictures from our trip to Alaska, are now online. Enjoy!

Updated Caltrain Schedules Page

Posted in Personal on September 21st, 2003 by Brad Lauster – 1 Comment

Just thought you might like to know that thanks to yours truly, the links on the Caltrain Schedules, Maps & Fares page no longer open into a new browser window. That was so annoying! I wrote them a short note about the problem and attached an html file, sans the target=”blank”. Later that day, the annoyance was gone. I love it when people implement my suggestions! A big thanks to Tony Ciardella, Web Content Manager for the San Mateo County Transit District.

THE Zooming User Interface Demo

Posted in User Experience on September 21st, 2003 by Brad Lauster – 2 Comments

Jef Raskin’s Humane Environment Project recently released an interactive Flash demo of a Zooming User Interface. Give it a try!

From the website:

“Zooming is an important part of THE and this simple demo illustrates some of the ways that zooming solves the navigation problems posed by our present system of links, tabs, and other click-and-go-there interfaces.”

In case you aren’t aware: THE is one of my volunteer efforts. I’m known as THE Lead Coordinator. As this point in the project, this basically means that I’m in charge of the project newsletter. Let me know if you’d like to get on the list.

Canon Powershot SD10

Posted in Technology on September 15th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – 1 Comment

Ran across the new Canon Powershot SD10 today. According to the specs, the tiny SD10 is a 4 megapixel digital camera, able to take 3 minute long movies. Nice! Seeing as my old Fuji FinePix 40i is broken at the moment, a purchase might be in order – after a bit of saving, of course!

Climbing Lingo

Posted in Personal on September 13th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

Did he say pumpiest?

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G.K. Chesterton Quote

Posted in Personal on September 6th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

“There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats grapenuts on princliple.” —G.K. Chesterton

Vote Camejo

Posted in Personal on September 4th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

Californians: Vote Camejo! Thanks.