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all sites have serious usability problems

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:51:00 -0700 SXSW Day 4 http://leemun.com/sxsw-day-4 http://leemun.com/sxsw-day-4
  • Attended "5 steps to bulletproof UX strategy" - 4/5
  • Checked out the trade show that opened
  • Attended "Critical thinking for UX designers" - 3/5
  • Attended the Invest NI meetup
  • Attended the MMXINI party
  • Attended the Say media party

Lots of interesting stuff at the trade show, you could easily spend all day in there. 

Good to meet up with the rest of the NI companies. Terry Reilly (Invest NI) does a great job of taking care of us while in Austin and organising these get togethers.

My US sim card is a bit hit or miss. Very awkward to make phone calls. Data works only sometimes. Relying on Twitter and Gowalla to keep track of where people are.

Have realised I've attended far too many UX talks and it's time to learn about something different on the final day.

In other news, IE9 is available for download.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:39:05 -0700 Vimeo party venue last night http://leemun.com/vimeo-party-venue-last-night http://leemun.com/vimeo-party-venue-last-night

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Some random abandoned power plant in Austin

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:38:00 -0700 SXSW Day 3 http://leemun.com/sxsw-day-3 http://leemun.com/sxsw-day-3
  • Attended "Dork intervention: Bringing design to agile" - 2/5
  • Attended "No excuse: Web designers who can't code" - 4/5
  • Attended "Go here do this: Location + collective action" - 1/5
  • Attended UKTI Grill party
  • Attended Vimeo party

There are so many talks happening at the same time it's hard to choose which one to go to, so you take a risk as they might not be any good.

Looking forward to the trade show opening day 4.

Also the big MMXINI party.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:33:43 -0700 Wee book from Guy Kawasaki http://leemun.com/wee-book-from-guy-kawasaki http://leemun.com/wee-book-from-guy-kawasaki

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:35:00 -0700 SXSW Day 2 http://leemun.com/sxsw-day-2 http://leemun.com/sxsw-day-2
  • Attended "How print design is the future of interaction" - 3/5
  • Attended "The lean startup: King of the apps showdown" - 4/5
  • Watched Rich Dale pitch Planzai to a panel
  • Met up with Sharethrough
  • Attended "The lean startup: Pirate metrics for design & distribution" - 5/5
  • Attended "UX Meetup" and swapped a load of business cards - 4/5
  • Attended "Metrics driven design" - 5/5
  • Ate at The Spaghetti Wharehouse
  • Attended the TypeKit party and met a load of cool designers

The ante was definitely upped on day 2. The quality of talks available was superb. Loved all the 'lean' startup/design talks.

Amazing how many people have an iPad 2 already.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:24:20 -0800 Games http://leemun.com/games http://leemun.com/games

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:01:10 -0800 #tigerblood4startups http://leemun.com/tigerblood4startups http://leemun.com/tigerblood4startups

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:52:00 -0800 Rich Dale pitches @planzai to @davemcclure @scobleizer @ericries http://leemun.com/rich-dale-pitches-planzai-to-davemcclure-scob http://leemun.com/rich-dale-pitches-planzai-to-davemcclure-scob

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Fantastic stuff Rich

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:10:48 -0800 Lean startup time http://leemun.com/lean-startup-time http://leemun.com/lean-startup-time

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:00:37 -0800 Big turnout for the print/interaction talk http://leemun.com/big-turnout-for-the-printinteraction-talk http://leemun.com/big-turnout-for-the-printinteraction-talk

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:22:00 -0800 SXSW Day 1 http://leemun.com/sxsw-day-1 http://leemun.com/sxsw-day-1
  • Picked up lanyard and goody bag
  • Gatecrashed the 'Derry meetup' for lunch
  • Attended "How not to design like a developer" - 3/5
  • Attended "Fan to fanatic" True Blood's marketing hook" - 2/5
  • Attended "Google's Marissa Mayer presents" - 4/5
  • Ate BBQ food at the Iron Works
  • Attended the Sapient Nitro party

All in all a good first day.

You can check out my photos on Instagram and checkins on Gowalla.

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:26:52 -0800 Learning about Google Places http://leemun.com/learning-about-google-places http://leemun.com/learning-about-google-places

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They wish they could compete with a service like Lookaly

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:48:25 -0800 Getting SXSW started with #betterdesign http://leemun.com/getting-sxsw-started-with-betterdesign http://leemun.com/getting-sxsw-started-with-betterdesign

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:39:23 -0800 #naconf http://leemun.com/naconf http://leemun.com/naconf

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:33:45 -0800 #buildconf http://leemun.com/buildconf http://leemun.com/buildconf

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Waterfront, Belfast

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:20:56 -0700 At #showcaseconf http://leemun.com/at-showcaseconf http://leemun.com/at-showcaseconf

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:07:23 -0700 Opening remarks from @adactio @dconstruct http://leemun.com/opening-remarks-from-adactio-dconstruct http://leemun.com/opening-remarks-from-adactio-dconstruct

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Mon, 31 May 2010 04:13:00 -0700 Bungee Jumping James Bond style http://leemun.com/bungee-jumping-james-bond-style http://leemun.com/bungee-jumping-james-bond-style

If you've ever seen the opening scene to James Bond Goldeneye (or had an N64 back in the day) you'll know it starts with Mr Bond doing a bungee jump off the Verzasca Dam in Switzerland. This is the highest permanent bungee jump in the world.

Dam

On Saturday 29th May 2010 I had the pleasure of jumping it myself - it's been on the to-do list for a couple of years now.

Scary stuff but absolutely amazing! 5-stars ;-)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/464122/avatar3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ebHqxi2fZHr Lee Munroe leemunroe Lee Munroe Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:49:58 -0700 This enquiry I got must be a joke http://leemun.com/this-enquiry-i-got-must-be-a-joke http://leemun.com/this-enquiry-i-got-must-be-a-joke
Enquiry

Who was it then?

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