It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants. It has also been said that the software industry is an example of midgets standing on the toes of other midgets.

It's harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job.

Computers no longer interface with humans--they interact, and the interaction will become steadily deeper, more subtle, and more crucial to our collective sanity and ultimate survival.

If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.

Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.

I just like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don't want to keep making the same record over and over and over. I'm an 'evolve or die' kind of a musician. I think it's cool to try new things.

Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours?