I came across this brilliant video on YouTube over the weekend.
Q: What if the Beatles covered the classic Led Zeppelin song “Stairway to Heaven”?
A: The Beatnix
I apologize for two tech related posts in a row, but this was just too good to not share.
I was reading an interesting article on a usability design method they call “Paper Prototyping” and the first comment on the article was pure geek gold. In order to truly appreciate it let me give you the context first.
Paper Prototyping is a inexpensive, low-tech method of brainstorming, or of testing the usability of proposed designs for a software interface. Basically, you print out the various aspects of the proposed user interface on paper or cards. You cut out individual elements of the interface design with a pair of scissors if necessary. Then you sit down with the end user and you take the place of the computer.
In preparation for our upcoming puppet performance at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, I was shuffling through some scripts and skit ideas from several years ago and found this little gem that we used to do before we got into puppetry. I had forgotten all about it. With all of the things I need to get done this week, this thought was really sobering and helped put things into perspective for me:
Good Idea/Bad Idea
Good Idea: Whistling while you work.
