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Failure: the struggle is real.

March 24, 2016 by robin2go 1 Comment

So, yeah. Workouts. I knew I should have waited longer to write about them. I knew that as soon as I said something about my working out and put it out there for the world to see, the irrational part of my psyche feared that I’d jinx everything and it would all start to blow […]

Filed Under: From left field, User experience Tagged With: #effingmatt, fitness

Lifehacking Google forms.

February 4, 2016 by robin2go 3 Comments

If you follow me on Instagram, you know I’ve been working with a trainer. We talk about my goals, he sets me up with new exercises, and I use a lot of colorful language working my way through it. There are limits to what I’m willing to do, however. One of them is using pen […]

Filed Under: Technology, User experience

Taking your users for granted.

April 25, 2014 by robin2go 3 Comments

I’ve been a Best Buy customer for years. Yes it’s a big box store, but it’s the best of my limited options when I’m looking for decent tech right here, right now (yes, sometimes Instant Gratification Girl is just too impatient to wait on Amazon Prime next day delivery. Shocker). While I love technology, I’ve […]

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: Best Buy, branding, customer service

Cheers to customer service.

March 22, 2013 by robin2go 2 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I moved Renegade to Dreamhost from GoDaddy (more about them a bit later) and, as it happens, I was doing too many things at once and not truly paying attention to any of them. A new host dashboard, coupled with a new theme dashboard, and I thoughtlessly made a change […]

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: blogging, customer service, dreamhost, tequila

Coffee service.

August 3, 2012 by robin2go 6 Comments

As you might imagine, having a tech junkie and a cop in the same house means we go through a lot of coffee. For years — and seriously, I mean like almost two decades — we had a Braun coffeemaker we got for our wedding. We started to call it The Great and Powerful Braun. […]

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: braun, coffee, cuisinart, customer service, life, TheCop

Change your mind.

July 18, 2012 by robin2go Leave a Comment

I’ve just stumbled across THNKR, a YouTube channel of an amazing collection of videos by @radicalmedia whose sole purpose is to expose you to people, stories, places and thinking that will change your mind. Check out their trailer, below. I am a little bit in love with them. Okay, a lot in love with them. […]

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: @alexohanian, energy, engagement, ideas worth stealing, inspiration, passion, THINKR, video, youtube

It’s important to love what you’re doing.

July 13, 2012 by robin2go Leave a Comment

Sir Richard Branson has always been a man with a vision, and in this short video interview for the GREAT Britain campaign he lists, among other things, why it’s important to love what you’re doing. And that to me is the takeaway. Love what you’re doing. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Have integrity. Couldn’t really […]

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: Branson, GREAT Britain, integrity, love, read it & reap, video, Virgin

Measuring the UX factor.

May 28, 2012 by robin2go Leave a Comment

In my new role with Firebrand, one of my focuses is the user experience (UX). This can be a nebulous, murky concept for those who aren’t used to approaching a project from the user’s perspective and considering what they go through when they use your product–navigating your website, brewing a cup of coffee with your […]

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: burndown, project management, read it & reap, UX, velocity

Passion in the workplace.

May 24, 2012 by robin2go Leave a Comment

As I continue on this journey that is my life, I’ve discovered my core values have become critical criteria in job considerations. It is now clear to me that my happiness in the workplace is dependent on much more than monetary compensation by itself. This was not always my focus. In my twenties, I was […]

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: fast company, firebrand, inspiration, passion, read it & reap, work life balance, workplace

Workspace inspiration.

May 14, 2012 by robin2go 3 Comments

Just started following Whitney Hess on Twitter (don’t look at me like that. I have NO idea why I hadn’t been following her before and must fall back on the old “it wasn’t strictly edtech” excuse), and she linked to a fabulous article in the lastest .net magazine on 20 leading web designers’ desks for […]

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: @whitneyhess, design, inspiration, workspace

Robin to go.

April 27, 2012 by renegade element 1 Comment

You might have seen a theme in my last few posts. Recently, I’ve been feeling a need jump start my life in a new direction — to push my boundaries, explore new territories, and rediscover the passion in my work. I’ve been incredibly lucky to find amazing opportunities in my current position at Penn State […]

Filed Under: From left field, User experience Tagged With: energy, firebrand, life, passion, Penn State, worklife

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16 Jan

One of my favorite pastimes: text trolling @shelleyKeith.

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about time trump jr. did something positive

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It’s Election Day. If you haven’t done so yet, get out and VOTE. It’s your planet, your country, your right, and your voice.

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