Gamers Struggle to Preserve Past. Thousands still long to play video game classics like Joust and Tempest. Unfortunately, the originals are becoming harder to find. Some are actually in danger of being lost forever. And the industry isn't willing to help preserve them. By Suneel Ratan. [Wired News]

Jeffrey Randow wants me to talk some sense into the Terminal Services team. “We need a common place to host a copy of the Terminal Services Web Client in a trusted spot that people could use to connect to their home or work systems.”  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

Corollary: Blogging About Blogging LXVI. Fast Company Now, Fast Company's new staff blog, is now live. It'll “officially” launch Monday, but check it out. I'm pretty jazzed. [Heath Row's Media Diet]

Good Experience: Usability Professionals Must Disappear. Instead of singing “me me meeee” about their job title (and, for that matter, their peculiar UX-centered research methods), usability professionals should disappear – like any good interface – and just serve the company and the various groups inside it. [Tomalak's Realm]

Michael Fraase.  This is a general rule: As Jay Walljasper, Utne’s editorial director, pointed out in a meeting yesterday afternoon, the problem with mainstream media isn’t how it covers the stories it covers. Rather, the problem can be found in the stories it chooses not to cover. This opportunity space is the elephant in the… Continue reading Michael Fraase

Still clueless after all these years. Quote from this article about the broadband market: “We're still finding that most broadband customers are attracted by speed and other practical benefits,” he said. “It's not viewed as a content-driven medium yet.” I have broadband so I can upload pictures, download freeware and share stuff quicker. Buying content… Continue reading Still clueless after all these years

Presenting to Win.  Harry Pierson reflects on a bad presentation. This reminds me of a book I recently read, and loved: Presenting to Win, by Jerry Weissman.  Jerry used to be a Hollywood producer, and was hired by his friend Ben Rosen, founding VC of Compaq, to help Compaq's CEO on the analyst tour before… Continue reading Presenting to Win

Dictionary of names. Ever struggle to find a name that fits a design persona perfectly? The Kabalarian Philosophy site has a useful name dictionary. You can view male/female names in alpha order or browse by category, e.g. ethnicity or geographic location. Looking for last names? You might find some interesting ones at Vitalog.net's surname database… Continue reading Dictionary of names

A Smart Room to Boost Design Productivity. Environments that enhance collaboration between people are nothing new. For example, SGI's Reality Centers exist since 1995. But this prototype meeting room developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), the “Barn,” is a new example of an IT-assisted workspace specifically designed for brainstorming and idea generation. Computerworld wrote an… Continue reading A Smart Room to Boost Design Productivity

Tank, I need a pilot program for a B-212 helicopter.  Used to be, it was hard to find stuff out, especially in a hurry. Now Google makes it so easy to find stuff out in a hurry that I often feel like Trinity in that scene in The Matrix where she barks: Tank, I need… Continue reading Tank, I need a pilot program for a B-212 helicopter