Archive for July, 2006



Yay parenthood - summertime edition

Sleepovers; cool aloe on sunburns; the gentle breeze of a long bike ride; sweet, tart lemonade from a lemonade stand; leaning as far back on the swings as possible, staring at the clouds; violent thunderstorms with gusty winds that make the trees look angry; bathing suits, water sprinklers & wet grass between the toes; the [...]

Can’t we all just get along?

♬ ♩ eboneeee and ♪ ivoreeee ♫ ♩
UPDATE:
… or maybe we can’t, after all. (Oh yes, I went there.)

Tsk, tsk, tsk.
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Flare, RoboHelp, and FrameMaker (updated)

Originally posted 6 July 2006, see below for 10 July update
Ever since I posted the article on the new toys from MadCap (and it was linked from MadCap’s press center - thanks, guys, I was honored) - I’ve been getting lots of “what about Adobe and RoboHelp?” feedback. If you haven’t heard, Adobe has entered [...]

Men of the Scarlet and Gray

As you may have surmised by now, theMonkey is a rather large fan of tOSU football Buckeyes. Therefore, it was a great honor to be approached by my friend, el Kaiser, and invited to be a regular writer for his new sports blog.
I present to you: Men of the Scarlet and Gray.

MotSaG is an Ohio-themed [...]

A series of tubes

Oops… the interweb tubes are full of monkeys
You may have noticed that I don’t do political content here at monkeyPi. If that’s your thing, jump over to Technorati and you’ll find thousands of political blogs.
HOWEVER, this is (largely) a humor blog, and therefore I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to post this hilarious analysis of [...]

UX lecture - part three

Here is part three of my UX&A lecture series. This presentation covers the basics of andragogy, the science of communicating information to adult learners.
Click on the title slide below to launch the presentation.

(Note: you will need the Flash plugin to view the presentation.)
View part one and part two of the series, which discuss current/future UX&A [...]

What’s Up for July 2006

Early summer evenings don’t offer much in terms of pristine, dark skies. The late sunsets, long twilights, and hungry mosquitoes scheme to prevent us from having a relaxing evening underneath the stars.
However, these few weeks offer an excellent opportunity to observe the marvels present in our own neighborhood. So grab the bug spray, a lawn [...]




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