ATM rebooting

When I pulled up to this ATM I noticed the familar BIOS info loading on the screen. I quickly realized the ATM was starting up and decided to stick around and wait until it was ready for me to use it. A few moments later the ATM started to reinstall Windows XP in what appeared to be an attempt to repair itself. Pretty cool right?

A few moments later the repair process finished but the system never came back and the ATM returned to the boot menu and started the whole process again.  It was stuck in a loop!

The bottom line here is that the user experience was designed very poorly.  it would have been nice to see some type of splash screen while the ATM boots up instead of displaying all kinds of critical info to its users.

flip video

Today I had the opportunity to attend Cisco tech days to get the inside scoop on network technology straight from the network experts. One interesting thing I learned is that Cisco puts back 12% of their revenue into research and development (R&D) each year; this translates to approximately 5.2 billion this year alone.

The hot topics were voice over IP (duh), virtualization, unified communication services and TelePresence. What exactly is TelePresence? think of it as video conferencing on steroids! Imagine a conference room table with seating on one side and 3 large 60 inch screens on the other.  The idea here is that you can see the people you’re meeting with in high-def. (it allows you to see their face reactions when you propose your new plan). Overall, it was a very informative session and I even walked away with a little gadget. a flip video.

thanks Cisco!   BTW Peter did a great demo

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you probably heard about Ubuntu; the FREE operating system that kicks ass. Ubuntu is open source software, that means that thousands of developers around the world work on it. Personally, I’ve been using it since version 6.04 and it keeps getting better! The new version due out this month.

Use a condom

Here is a good example of how beautiful imagery can attract viewers from your market niche. In this case, these images appeal to automobile enthusiast and gear heads from all over the world.  The bottom line is to always use the best quality imagery that you can afford in your marketing efforts.

Ferrari F70 - Industrial Design by Emre Hüsmen

Renault Concept