Starting up? Two good how-tos: UX for Lean Startups & Managing Startups – #business #bookreview

You are eager, maybe too eager, to throw yourself and your meager funding full-force into starting a business, creating a product–yes, another app!–and getting it out to the marketplace. After all, the world wants and needs it now, you keep telling yourself. But wait, are you basing your gamble on gut instincts, the good wishes … Continue reading Starting up? Two good how-tos: UX for Lean Startups & Managing Startups – #business #bookreview

Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile – A good & wide-ranging how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

Creating Mobile Appls with jQuery Mobile Shane Gliser (Packt Publishing – paperback, Kindle) The long tagline on the cover of Shane Gliser’s new book deftly sums up its contents:  “Learn to make practical, unique, real-world sites that span a variety of industries and technologies with the world’s most popular mobile development library.” Gliser unabashedly describes … Continue reading Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile – A good & wide-ranging how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

Lean Analytics and Lean UX – Two new guides to better business and user experiences – #bookreview

Okay, how are we leaning today? Leaning in? Leaning back? Leaning to the left or right? Leaning over? Or just leaning toward chucking all “hot new” postures that supposedly help us pose ourselves for career success? Here’s some good news. None of the above leanings are topics in two new books from O’Reilly’s popular “Lean” … Continue reading Lean Analytics and Lean UX – Two new guides to better business and user experiences – #bookreview

Killer UX Design – How to create compelling, user-centered interfaces – #bookreview

Killer UX Design Jodie Moule (SitePoint – paperback, Kindle) The overused term “killer app” tends to kill my curiosity about books with “killer” in the title. Still,  “killer” title aside, Killer UX Design deserves some attention, particularly if you are struggling to create a better user experience (UX) for products, websites, services, processes, or systems. The … Continue reading Killer UX Design – How to create compelling, user-centered interfaces – #bookreview