Office Happenings
Topics: Company Culture
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Here’s a small peek at what’s been happening this week in the Worthwhile office:

Mike finally brought in the promised Girl Scout cookies, and although that may seem like a kind gesture, they were actually poison. I seemed to be the only one that was affected and had to spend a few days out of the office while my office chair suffered multiple attacks from pirates. As I returned to the office yesterday I noticed more cookies had been delivered by the kind folks at Cheryl & Co. Thankfully Brandon, Louisa, and DW were there to hoard them all and prevented further intestinal damage.

The Positives Found in a Choppy Sea
Topics: History and Philosophy, Training
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While reading through a list of quotations today, I came across one that I really liked: “A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.” It’s a fantastic viewpoint to have. I could be having a frustrating day because so many things are being thrown at me, or I could choose to learn from the frustrations and acquire some new skills. If all I ever wish for in life is an easy road instead of one paved with difficulty or challenges, I am missing out on many opportunities to learn!

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You Can’t Ditch Internet Explorer 6 Yet
Topics: Web Design, Web Strategy
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For all you web developers out there, I’m sorry. I hate to be the bearer of bad news; but it’s true — you can’t quit optimizing for IE6 yet. Well, if you want to get semantic, you can, but you’re only hurting your client. As much as it pains me to even admit this, too many visitors to the Web are still on IE6. It’s a hairy, ugly, decrepit baby that you just can’t throw out with the bathwater. Not yet.

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I failed the Facebook Personality Test
Topics: Company Culture
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I added the Facebook Personality Test and took the 20 question quiz. I wasn’t surprised by the little graph that showed my score in 5 areas. Okay, scoring the exact same percentage in 4 of the 5 categories was a little surprising, but not the biggest thing.

What WAS surprising were the suggestions for my projected career — secondary education, sociology, and interior design. Hello! Where did those come from? In fact, out of 61 career suggestions, the 59th was Information Technology.

The cat is out of the bag. No more smoke and mirrors. When my managers see this stat they will start scrambling to find a replacement for me! I really don’t belong in the technology world.

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The Difference between Seeing and Using
Topics: Web Design, Web Strategy
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I have a confession to make. I’m in love with website usability, even as much as or more than I am with good web design, not that usability and design are in opposition to one another.

Usability and Coffee — A Taste Experience

It was the spring of 2006. I had always enjoyed my coffee with flavor, half-and-half, and 2 teaspoons of sugar, or some equivalent thereof.

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