13 Jan 2014

Accenture wins Obamacare contract after CGI snafus

In an October post on Obamacares website problems with crashing, this latest article below reveals the fallout from the debacle. The Dublin-based IT company Accenture have taken over from CGI to bring proven experience in building large-scale public-facing websites. Accenture wins Obamacare contract after CGI snafus.

30 Dec 2013

Will Self-driving Cars Become Ubiquitous?

Ray Kurzweil, Futurist, and Google’s director of engineering, has predicted many things over the years. He was the inventor of the first CCD Flatbed Scanner, and the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind. Here’s a great article in The Times on how he thinks the world is going to change — read and learn! […]

17 Nov 2013

SLAVES TO THE ALGORITHM | More Intelligent Life

Algorithms play a huge role in helping us find what we are looking for when using search engines like Google. They are also working hard behind the scenes on a multitude of software applications that we use on a daily basis. I found this great article by Tom Whipple that I wanted to share, select […]

23 Oct 2013

Who Cares? Obamacares Website Is Crashing…

Obamacares Website Is Crashing Because It Doesnt Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are – Forbes. I for one do not believe that they want to hide the cost of the medical plans and force users to create accounts and enter detailed personal information before they can start shopping, I think they just […]

17 Oct 2013

Understanding Users and Customers

Understanding Users and Customers

Well-designed interfaces should be based on solid design principles that enhance use. Good design should communicate directly with users through the appropriate placement of visual clues, hints, and affordances.