Autopsy of old thesis

http://woodworkingnetwork.com/Making-Furniture-Healthy/2010-05-11/Article.aspx?oid=1072955&tid=

Grounded

Grounded Theory is fashionable this semester because every book in the library about it is taken out - except for one!

Grounded Theory - A practical guide for management, business and market researchers by Christina Goulding is now getting my attention.

It is also significantly lighter than the previous two tomes. :D

http://www.amazon.com/Grounded-Theory-Practical-Management-Researchers/dp/0761966838/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268103303&sr=8-4

We'll see were this takes me.

Evaluation of Human Work

I'm reading a couple of chapters from Wilson and Corlett's 'Evaluation of Human Work'. HCI evaluation seems to be still in its infancy but the important thing to note is that a program should always be evaluated against something - another program, a set of standards, or a given set of desirable metrics.

I'm also reacquainting myself with the research methods in 'Interaction Design' by Sharpe, Preece and Rogers.


http://www.amazon.ca/Evaluation-Human-Work-John-Wilson/dp/0415267579/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1/176-5516164-9253348?ie=UTF8&qid=1267907828&sr=1-1-fkmr0

http://www.amazon.ca/Interaction-Design-Beyond-Human-Computer/dp/0470018666/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267908017&sr=1-1

The Tim Horton's Dilemma

I use a travel mug. But it's roll up the rim time. How do I reconcile my eco-responsibility with my desire to win free junk?

'The Machine in America' was a lot of back patting about the development of American technology.

Onto 'The Silk Weavers of Kyoto' by Tamara K. Hareven and 'Technology Matters' by David E. Nye

time for a change of page

Once upon a time, I used this blog for cataloguing wacky American snacks. Now I'm going to use it for cataloguing my progress toward getting a Master of Design.

I tapped into a vein of machines + humans at work type books.

Currently Reading:

The Machine in America - Pursell
Fine Woodworking - April 2010
The Techno Book of CAD CAM CNC - Hooray for free stuff