Here are the statistics for this blog. As you can see I have been able to generate some significant traffic increase this year.

I would forecast similar trend for the years to come Let’s see if that bet holds!

• Product generates good feelings
• Product sustains good feelings
• Product puts a smile on users face
• Product is fun to use, delightful, exciting
• Product feels good, works well, joy to own
• Interface friction is minimal

Via demystifyingusability.com

It has begun. 3D in flash is now a standard.



Update: Source code

[...] there’s never a right time — for anything. There’s no right time, because there’s no time (and usually no money, either).

[...] Put off taking vacations and going out to dinner with your spouse, and you won’t create those memories and points of connection that glue a relationship and family together. Put off exercise, and you may irreversibly damage your health.

One step closer to the yoda language!

generate English shell code [PDF]

“In this paper we revisit the assumption that shell code need be fundamentally different in structure than non-executable data. Specifically, we elucidate how one can use natural language generation techniques to produce shell code that is superficially similar to English prose. We argue that this new development poses significant challenges for in-line payload-based inspection (and emulation) as a defensive measure, and also highlights the need for designing more efficient techniques for preventing shell code injection attacks altogether.”

ASCII representation of the phrase “Shake ShakeShake!” is byte-equivalent to the following sequence of Intelinstructions: push %ebx; push “ake “; push %ebx; push”ake “; push %ebx; push “ake!”.

 

Can you spot the difference?



An Australian economist has put a prize tag on your life events.

Marriage
woman - £8, 726.25 man – £17, 675.68

Birth of child
woman – £ 4, 866.77 man – £18, 236.39

Divorce
woman - £4, 977.08 (loss) man – £61, 116.46 (loss)

Death of a loved one
woman – £73, 204.86 (loss) man - £350, 830.36 (loss)

Illness
woman – £28, 124.61(loss) man – £201, 264.68 (loss)

Moving house
woman – £1, 453.80 (gain) man – £8, 947.11 (loss)

1. I don’t regularly get 7 to 8 hours of sleep and I often wake up feeling tired.
2. I frequently skip breakfast, or I settle for something that isn’t particularly healthy.
3. I don’t work out enough, meaning cardiovascular training at least 3 times a week and strength training at least once a week.
4. I don’t take regular breaks during the day to renew and recharge, and I often eat lunch at my desk.
5. I frequently find myself feeling irritable, impatient or anxious at work, especially when demand is high.
6. I don’t have enough time for my friends and family, and when I’m with them, I’m rarely “with them”.
7. I take too little time for the activities that I most deeply enjoy.
8. I rarely stop to express my appreciation to others, or to savor and celebrate my accomplishments and blessings.
9. I have difficulty focusing on one thing at a time and I’m easily distracted during my day, especially by email.
10. I spend much of my time reacting to immediate demands, rather than focusing on activities with long-term value and higher leverage.
11. I don’t take enough time for reflection, strategizing and thinking creatively.
12. I work in the evenings and/or the weekends and I rarely take a vacation free of work.
13. I spend too little time at work doing what I do best and enjoy the most.
14. There are significant gaps between what I say is important in my life and how I actually live.
15. My decisions at work are more often influenced by external demands than by a strong, clear sense of my own purpose.
16. I don’t invest enough time or energy in making a positive difference to others or in the world.

PS. Video parameters “&w=800&h=500&fmt=18″

Via Marelisa

Update: Achieve a productive state

How many regrets sound familliar to you?

1. Saying hurtful words during a heated argument.
2. Placing too much value on things.
3. Being too committed to a job.
4. Focusing so much on the future that you forget to live.
5. Not showing up when invited.
6. Discouraging others from following their dreams.
7. Using the word love when you don’t mean it.
8. Taking too few pictures of life’s happy moments.
9. Not listening during the know-it-all phase.
10. Holding a grudge.
11. Being too prideful to say “I’m sorry.”
12. Being too afraid to take a chance.
13. Accepting others beliefs as your own.
14. Crying over spilled milk.
15. Speaking faster than you think.
16. Overprotecting children.
17. Neglecting friends for lovers.
18. Acting based on past hurts and pains.
19. Gossiping.
20. Telling lies.
21. Doing anything that you have to lie about.
22. Being an enabler.
23. Tossing out memories of past relationships.
24. Choosing a job or career for the wrong reasons.
25. Neglecting your body.
26. Not speaking up.
27. Losing sight of the fact that life is supposed to be fun.
28. Not expressing your feelings to loved ones.
29. Holding back the tears.
30. Saying yes when you want to say no.
31. Borrowing things that you can’t pay back.
32. Not caring for your elderly parents the same way they cared for you.
33. Following all the rules.
34. Sticking to the plan.
35. Not saying thank you.
36. Taking for granted those dearest to your heart.
37. Impulse shopping.
38. Trying to do it all.
39. Worrying too much.
40. Remaining in a relationship for the kids (or for money, security, etc).
41. Knowingly causing harm to another person (emotionally or physically).
42. Forgetting to take care of your inner self.
43. Giving up.
44. Leaving (jobs, relationships, family) on bad terms.
45. Teaching children what to think instead of teaching them how to think.
46. Jumping into a relationship because of everything you like about a person.
47. Sheltering your heart too much after it has been broken.
48. Only doing what seems rational.
49. Betraying a friend.
50. Making promises that you cannot, or will not, keep.

Make a product that costumers will actually use. Make the right thing easy and make the wrong thing hard.

You want your users to party because of you without you.

Update:

Four Reasons Why Motivation Is Important

1. Motivation helps you get started.
2. Motivation helps you keep moving.
3. Motivation makes you do more than necessary.
4. Motivation makes the journey fun.

How to Motivate Yourself

1. Have a cause
2. Have a dream. A big dream.
3. Be hungry
4. Run your own race – The only one you need to beat is you
5. Take one more step
6. Let go of the past

Reasons for demotivation

1. Lack of energy
2. Lack of clarity
3. You’re doing too much
4. Your system doesn’t work
5. You’re trying to function at 100%