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http://www.janchipchase.com/blog/archives/2008/02/monday_morning.html#comments how do cell-phone shape our behavior? * being late is easier , text msg / call to inform the waiting one( or change plan at the last min) * breaking up with out meeting in person ( or do something else important) * no talking to "unknown" people anymore , like the brother/mother of the girl you are pursuing * check up your cell phone constantly become normal behavior, whether there is important agenda or not. * always concern about the signal, trying to get signal all the time( elevator, tunnel, subway) * the boundary between private and public is vaguer than before, especially when someone ignore the "polite protocol" of using cell phone and force others to share his conversation * the default status of your phone should be "ON" * people get stressful when others left their phones ringing without picking up ( either don't have the knowledge of putting it to vibrate mod...

Virtual secretary>>virtual hierarchy>>relationship map>>emotional record http://www.softhook.com/sanfran.htm http://www.softhook.com/coverage/Community%20Indicators.pdf http://sf.funcheap.com/2007/03/28/free-art-reception-talk-bio-mapping-creating-emotional-map-of-sf/ http://www.motherhaus.com/blog/?p=120 http://books.google.com/books?id=FJwLAAAACAAJ&dq=the+Wireless+world&ei=tjXCR9SGEYKWzASg3oyvCA http://www.flexispy.com/news-flexispy-blackberry-windows-mobile.htm

Can't technology become "customized"and "tech-idiot friendly"? cant we have multiple choices, includes the freedom "not to use" technology without being discriminated? Is the "convenience" that technology bring to us really "always" good? http://kakirine.com/parsons/interface_fall07/video_scenarios/mybrowser.mov http://web.media.mit.edu/~stefan/hc/projects/isophone/ http://www.rhizome.org/ The process of developing your project f)defining questions,ie, users, purpose h) g)look for inspiration, research, reading related papers h)bounce ideas,discuss w friends,colleagues,pros a)concept-ideas b)look@similar projects c)sketch out ideas until u like it i)3 or 4 ideas might b able to mearge into one d)do it h) j)user testing feedback k)iteration e)trail error //what bout research process? writing a paper, coming up w a written text biography search, decipher primary source a)Primary research(what u actually do) B)Secondary research (othe...

Although personal eye-sight is part of our privacy, sometimes people like to share. For example, people share their on-line album to show their unique perspective or life experience. By showing our visions we create our identity. I think it would be popular if people can create their own clothing or handbags, simply through taking video/snapshot and show it on/with you can be unique. I thought about my grandpa first, when i-phone and other super phone seems to about to take over the world. He refuses to use cell phone, which sometimes worries other family members, considering his age. I guess for elder people or disabled folks, the mainstream is not doing any good to them. Instead, learning new user interface and adapting themselves to new technology are intimidating. multi-touch interface is just something way too new/inpratical and not necessary to them. I think there should be a well-designed phone for this specific group of people. As a foreigner, although I tried very hard...