Tag Archives: user

Jenny Regan

BIO Partnering – An instrument company meets pharma folks

06.15.2010 by Jenny Regan

We attended the BIO 2010 conference to learn more about the confluence of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in the growing field of personalized medicine. Based on the crowds at the conference and the encouraging stance of the FDA, there is a movement to bring us instrument geeks into the pharmaceutical business.

Chad Schneider

Starting Your Product Specification

12.15.2009 by Chad Schneider

Creating a detailed Product Specification is one of the most important steps one can take at the beginning of new product development. If the spec defines the entire sphere of possibilities, what needs to be included (and excluded) here?

Chad Schneider

What Does This Sign Mean?

12.01.2009 by Chad Schneider

Here we have a sign that is confusing to at least one group of users. the water taxi sign-makers get kudos for going out of their way to create a pictorial sign in an attempt to bypass any language barriers for international tourists. Unfortunately, the graphic in the middle is very busy and confusing.

Jenny Regan

Multi-Tasking Hurts Your Brain

11.09.2009 by Jenny Regan

New research shows that multi-tasking reduces your productivity and impairs your cognitive ability, permanently.

Jenny Regan

Product Development: Way More Than Technology

10.27.2009 by Jenny Regan

The success of a new product, no matter how complex or innovative the technology involved, is directly tied to a lot of factors that have much less to do with science and much more to do with everything else.

Brian Lipford

10 Years – 10 Biggest Mistakes – Part 4

10.08.2009 by Brian Lipford

In tribute to our 10 year anniversary, I thought others outside of Key Tech might like to hear some of our more colorful screw ups. So I put together a four-part series of what I think are some of our best. I hope you find something of value.

Brian Lipford

10 Years – 10 Biggest Mistakes – Part 3

10.06.2009 by Brian Lipford

In tribute to our 10 year anniversary, I thought others outside of Key Tech might like to hear some of our more colorful screw ups. So I put together a four-part series of what I think are some of our best. I hope you find something of value.

Brian Lipford

10 Years – 10 Biggest Mistakes – Part 2

10.01.2009 by Brian Lipford

In tribute to our 10 year anniversary, I thought others outside of Key Tech might like to hear some of our more colorful screw ups. So I put together a four-part series of what I think are some of our best. I hope you find something of value.

Brian Lipford

10 Years – 10 Biggest Mistakes – Part 1

09.29.2009 by Brian Lipford

In tribute to our 10 year anniversary, I thought others outside of Key Tech might like to hear some of our more colorful screw ups. So I put together a four-part series of what I think are some of our best. I hope you find something of value.

Chad Schneider

The Manual Is Not A Safety Net

07.27.2009 by Chad Schneider

If you’re trying to squeeze a lot of functionality into a small device, you have two challenges: include all the functionality the user needs and wants, and allow the user to easily access all the functionality that you’ve included.