Awkward Engineer - Blog
The AwkEng Encounters the Spousal Veto (part Deux)
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In a previous post, I wrote about how my best ideas were often killed in their nascent state. Typically, I'll brief the chairperson of my e...
Ideas for the AwkEng to Try (If anyone would let him!)
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Today's post shares some management ideas I'd like to try (if only anyone would let me). I don't have any pressing needs or problems which ...
The AwkEng Cooking Cheat Sheet v2
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Today's post is an update to my cooking cheat sheet. This revision was inspired by a colleague, who told me she had a list of 40 or 50 meal...
The AwkEng Makes a Chrome Extension and Experiments on Himself
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Today's post is seeking like minded Gmail/Hacker News/NY Times readers (3 of my top 4 most frequented websites. I'm still working on Reddi...
The AwkEng Estimates Things
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Today's post is about an estimation technique that I like. I'm not sure this particularly variation has a name, so I'll call it Wideband De...
The AwkEng Tries a Different Approach
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In my previous post, I shared some of the things I've learned talking to people about their struggles with internet and phone use. In this ...
The AwkEng Flexes Some UX Research Muscles and Asks More Questions
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This post is about developing my UX research skills and how I've practiced those skills to learn about internet/phone addiction. In short, ...
The AwkEng Breaks Down User Stories
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Today's post is to share some previously developed training material about working collaboratively with product management, design, and eng...
Mini Newspaper Mini Update and a Book Report
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Today's post is a mini update on the mini-newspaper and then a book report.
Progress
After writing about staying offline last week, I made ...
The AwkEng Comes Back Online to Talk About Going Offline.
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Today's post revisits ideas around my Receipt Printer, my Physical Trello board, and Staying Offline. I'm interested in a new iteration, wh...
What the AwkEng Has Learned About Setting Goals
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Today's post is about Goals, and partly for my own benefit, attempts to consolidate and summarize what I've learned from personal exper...
The AwkEng Organizes the Crayons
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I hold it as a truth that Crayola brand crayons are the best and all other brands of crayon are inferior. Other crayons just aren't as smoo...