tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90713150396261814072011-08-01T12:57:52.263-07:00Briannoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071315039626181407.post-59914635335264251182009-05-07T14:09:00.001-07:002009-05-07T14:14:12.553-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SgNOXDfYlwI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ul1JR8F76mM/s1600-h/Haunt+My+Nightmares.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SgNOXDfYlwI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ul1JR8F76mM/s400/Haunt+My+Nightmares.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333192541717698306" /></a><br />Bravo, Microsoft. You have upped your game. Windows 7 now has much better backgrounds AND my nightmares will forever be haunted by this image.<div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9071315039626181407-5991463533526425118?l=briantemple.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071315039626181407.post-36783926074093758422009-04-07T07:07:00.001-07:002009-04-07T07:13:53.598-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SdteUanUkBI/AAAAAAAAAOM/lOHQwdkE2NE/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 93px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SdteUanUkBI/AAAAAAAAAOM/lOHQwdkE2NE/s400/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321951089503014930" /></a><br />How about now?  ...or now?  Maybe sometime later, like          now?  Or how about sometime when you don't expect it in the futur..NOW?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9071315039626181407-3678392607409375842?l=briantemple.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071315039626181407.post-33693230477458451912009-03-26T15:36:00.000-07:002009-03-26T16:01:05.456-07:00I have a new favorite usability error. This gem is present on several versions of Oracle on Windows. When uninstalling (or, as they call it, "Deinstalling") Oracle, it will consistently present this error screen. The helpful suggestion to fix their "Deinstall" by "Re-installing" makes about as much sense as their hyphenation rules.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/ScwJH-2cZOI/AAAAAAAAAOA/Ii8FdApwkWk/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/ScwJH-2cZOI/AAAAAAAAAOA/Ii8FdApwkWk/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317635292752798946" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9071315039626181407-3369323047745845191?l=briantemple.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071315039626181407.post-7325339270306612282009-02-13T09:58:00.000-08:002009-02-14T17:38:37.610-08:00<div>I've found that it is very, very important to pick the right person to endorse your product.  The person has to be recognizable and someone people believe would benefit from your company's goods and services.  Like this advertisement from Bill Gates on how to make money using Google:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SZW1C6dTulI/AAAAAAAAAL0/JxZPt_Gs31c/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 222px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SZW1C6dTulI/AAAAAAAAAL0/JxZPt_Gs31c/s320/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302343197955177042" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Or this advertisement from Andy Sandberg, who apparently both dislikes you and wants to help you make money online.</div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 206px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SZW2oTDk3sI/AAAAAAAAAME/K3vXsn8M4So/s320/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302344939724922562" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9071315039626181407-732533927030661228?l=briantemple.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071315039626181407.post-84435878470309218962008-04-30T08:38:00.000-07:002008-12-09T20:18:20.212-08:00<div>Ok, show of hands - who finds these details useful?</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SBiSq7s5SzI/AAAAAAAAAHM/IhCxDqAg5IE/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SBiSq7s5SzI/AAAAAAAAAHM/IhCxDqAg5IE/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195063436450024242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SBiSrLs5S0I/AAAAAAAAAHU/SQ_byWaNRXw/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C7cjbuOIdi8/SBiSrLs5S0I/AAAAAAAAAHU/SQ_byWaNRXw/s320/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195063440744991554" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9071315039626181407-8443587847030921896?l=briantemple.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.com0