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Dedicated Motorcycle Parking in NYC

jpreardon — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:57:11 +0000

Finally…

Corner of Waverly & Christopher, in the West Village.

Thank you New York Motorcycle and Scooter Task Force!

Kicking Things Off Right

jpreardon — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:03:44 +0000

In Kick Ass Kickoff Meetings, Kevin M. Hoffman puts forth an idea that is a departure from most project kickoff meetings. While I’m not sure if his modified design studio approach is the best fit for many projects, the guiding principals that he mentions at the end of the post are gold.

He also mentions goodkickoffmeetings.com, which is a great repository of kickoff meeting goodness.

Quote of the Day

jpreardon — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:29:18 +0000

Do you know who I am? I’m fucking Snooki!
–Snooki

I feel somewhat less intelligent just for knowing about Snooki.

via Gothamist

Happy Sysadmin Day!!!

jpreardon — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:26:53 +0000

For all those sysadmins out there there:

Have a great sysadmin day!

Segmenting Funnels in Google Analytics

jpreardon — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:12:18 +0000

Google Analytics does not allow segmentation of their funnel visualization report. This means you can’t see which visitor segments are abandoning your funnel. John Henson at LunaMetrics has created a workaround for this limitation in the form of a custom report that allows for funnel segmentation. The post on LunaMetrics’ blog details how to set this up. Nice work!

via Google Analytics Blog

Useful Tools for Web Analytics Administration

jpreardon — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:01:55 +0000

Brian Clifton, font of Google Analytics knowledge, posted this list of 12 Useful Tools for Google Analytics Administration a while back. It is worth a look if you or someone you love is managing one or more GA implementations. Many of the tools apply to other sorts of analytics packages (e.g. Omniture) as well.

Public Opinion

jpreardon — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:50:03 +0000

From xkcd

Motorcycle Parking at NYC Muni-Meters

jpreardon — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:28:36 +0000

There is some confusion among New York City motorcyclists and scooterists about how to legally park (e.g. avoid parking tickets) at a muni-meter. Some think that motorcyclists should pay and attach the receipt to the bike, others hold that one should pay at the muni-meter and hold on to the receipt in case a parking ticket is issued, while others claim there is no need to pay at all.

According to the DOT, motorcyclists must pay at muni-meters AND display the receipt on on the motorcyclists:

Like other motorists, motorcyclists using Pay and Display Muni-Meters, must display their receipt on their vehicle. To prevent theft or damage to the receipt, DOT recommends using clear plastic holders attached to the motorcycle with a lock or other mechanism. Devices made especially for this purpose can be found in specialty stores.

The locking mechanism pictured above seems a little ridiculous. But, if you really want one, you can purchase a locking parking permit holder from Login Parking.

Habit Fields

jpreardon — Tue, 18 May 2010 02:00:36 +0000

Do you believe in Habit Fields? After reading Jack Cheng’s recent post on A List Apart, I do. He does a better job of explaining what he is talking about than I can ever hope to do here. So, just go read it.

Diaspora* in the Times

jpreardon — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:18:38 +0000

Diaspora* got some ink today in the New York Times. Who new they had a publicist already?

This will spark even more interest in what looks to be a great project. Let’s hope they can keep this momentum going.