Giving something your time isn't the same as giving it your attention.

Ajax isn't a technology. It's really several technologies, each flourishing in its own right, coming together in powerful new ways.

Ajax is an important development for Web applications, and its importance is only going to grow.

If you need to take a step back from day-to-day operations and plot out the long-term direction of your user experience strategy, consultants can give you a perspective you can't get on your own.

I'm not sure that you can say definitively that some roles are better filled by consultants, but I would say that some projects are better handled by consultants.

But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success.

User-centered design means understanding what your users need, how they think, and how they behave - and incorporating that understanding into every aspect of your process.

Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring.

Effective communication is a key factor in the success of your product.

But despite the universality of URLs, we often forget that they're not just a handy way to address network resources. They're also valuable communication tools.

Problems with visual design can turn users off so quickly that they never discover all the smart choices you made with navigation or interaction design.

Just at present you only see the tree by the light of the lamp. I wonder when you would ever see the lamp by the light of the tree.

I hate the way my mother thinks.

Success means you have succeeded in overcoming the obstacles and finally realizing the goal.

A shy smile, strong arms, clever fingers, and two sure swords. What more could any woman want?

If you do not need something that it is still useful, give it to someone who will appreciate it before you douse it in lighter fluid in hopes Santa Odin will put a new one under your Yule tree.

The moon rose, squatting in the strained blue.

Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.

Slap some bacon on a biscuit and let's go! We're burnin' daylight!

I don't understand the music but I certainly understand the girl singer!

I guess the only jewels of my life were the pictures I made with Fred Astaire.