June is the traditional month of weddings, happiness, and matrimony. June 2020 so far has been… not about those things. In fact, its far from those things. So lets take a moment of levity and talk about something fun. You know whats fun? Contemplating which video game characters wed marry, if given the chance. hey note, I saymarry: this is not about thirsting over the hot men and women of games....
The only thing that matters is getting to product/market fit. And even fewer people are going after it in a systematic way. Ive also added my favorite guides forfindingPMF. What to look for pre-product 1. Visible excitement 40% off TNW Conference! Whether youre handing them a demo or if you drew something on the whiteboard. Do they say, Youre not leaving or Where have you been all of my life?...
A skilled ring of international fraudsters has been submitting false unemployment claims for individuals that still have steady work. But where historical rules-based systems fail,artificial intelligencetrained on high-quality data excels. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Wells Fargo will never ask for your personal information in an email. Did you notice that Wells Fargo was spelled with: one lowercase L and one uppercase i? Or worse, the attacker can clean your accounts in one motion before you realize whats happened....
A crisis can feel like the end of the world. Then 2008 rolled along and we found out what a true crisis looked like. Or at least we thought we did. The last few months have seen a global meltdown of unfathomable proportions. The dot-com crash in 2001 truly was the bursting of a bubble. Too many poor companies had been buoyed up by the wave of internet-induced hype. When the party ended, the fundamental weaknesses of the UKs and the worlds dot-com scene were revealed....
IT failures are more common than we think. Most companies make a run at conceal their failures and pretend there is nothing wrong. Ultimately, the clients suffer. For banks and financial institutions, such problems are particularly unsettling. IT disruptions lock costumers out of their accounts, disabling them from paying for food, rent or petrol. Still, the number of IT failures is on the rise. The new functions are written by different teams in different programming languages, which add to the complexity....
As a web developer myself Im always looking for resources to improve my productivity. Today Id like to share with you those tools I use regularly and which are among my favorites. They offer downloads of the images in different formats though some extensions require a paid plan. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. DrawKitoffers 100% free hand-drawn vector illustration and icon resources. They also offer animated illustrations powered by Lottie....
Unfortunately, user testing is often an afterthought. However, many projects are completed with only stakeholder feedback of a prototype. AnyUX designerwho has ever watched people struggle to perform tasks using their prototype understands the value of user testing. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Millions of users visit the support site on Mozilla Firefox each year. Many visits turn into questions asked on the support forum. The Dulux Visualizer tool....
Through this data, (enterprise) companies can provide useful advice on upcoming appointments (e.g. However, is this preferred? What is the overallemotional impactthese personalized changes have on peoples lives? And what responsibility do these companies and theirUX designershave in how personalization impacts design and emotion? 40% off TNW Conference! Take the example of Google Inbox. To provide the user with intelligent data based on the emails that he or she receives (e....
According to government officials, the feds were just keeping an eye on the situation. The drones were reportedly unarmed. You might even say its routine. Most citizens dont think twice about being recorded by the government in public. In fact, many welcome it. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. That hasnt always been the case. In June of 1969it was illegalin every state except Illinois for a person to be queer....
The author of this article shares her experience as a victim of digital and physical harassment. She will remain anonymous for safety reasons. Stalking became a hot topic when Netflix released the hit seriesYou. Unfortunately, many people were familiar with the plot all too well before its release. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. I truly believed the web was a positive force and would repair all things wrong with the world…...
you’re free to read this original piecehere. In COVID-19 times, the signs point to one thing: were heading towards another recession. And as a developer, you might be wondering what this means for your job. Here are 5 tips on how to survive (and thrive) in an economic downturn. All the signs point towards one thing: were heading towards another recession. No industry is safe from the impact of a recession, but some are more resilient than others....
Throughout this pandemic, weve all experienced a dramatic shift in our relationships with our devices. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. A vast majority of websites still remain closed off to people with disabilities. According to the study: What does this mean in practice? Finding random blank buttons that lead to… who knows where. Want a summer sale discount on an image 3? Too bad you cant read pop-ups....
A source of repeating radio waves seen from one point in the sky presents astronomers with numerous mysteries. Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are one form of highly-energetic explosion in deep space. The180916.J0158+65 FRBhas nowbeen repeating for 500 days. It is the most active FRB yet detected, and one of the nearest to Earth. Radio Waves of Unknown Origin? Chances that the repeating signal is a random event now seem slim....
