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Lean and Agile UX course

Posted on April 1, 2017 by James Mullarkey
Post it note hell

Yesterday I attended this course from Nielsen Norman as part of Usability Week 2017 and the final course in my quest to gain their UX Certification. Continue Reading →

Interweb Nielsen Norman Group, Usability

Robots can’t make a decent coffee let alone take my job

Posted on March 27, 2017 by James Mullarkey
Johnny cab

Robots are coming one day to take make us redundant and lonely said a Professor. Once. Somewhere. Any detail is a little vague but it’s all inevitable. Skynet will become self aware. Continue Reading →

Interweb Automation, robogeddon, Robots, The Future, World of Work

The freestyle swimming skill ladder

Posted on February 20, 2016 by James Mullarkey
Sun Yang technique video - YouTube

I found a great article on the Triathlete website by Sara McLarty which breaks down the freestyle swimming stoke in to rungs on a ‘skill ladder’. Continue Reading →

Swimming Freestyle, Swim Technique

Can this Weblinks manager open badge finally crush CLICK HERE?

Posted on January 10, 2016 by James Mullarkey

I’m hoping this open badge I’ve created will encourage people to give these awful generic link names the boot. Continue Reading →

Interweb Digital literacy, OpenBadges

Usability Testing course – part of Usability Week London 2015

Posted on November 12, 2015 by James Mullarkey
Jacob Neilsen keynote

I was lucky enough to attend a training course on usability testing from Nielsen Norman which was part of London Usability Week. Continue Reading →

Interweb b30000, Nielsen Norman Group, Usability

Why your links should never say ‘here’ or ‘click here’

Posted on October 30, 2015 by James Mullarkey
My own gravestone

Across the web ‘click here’ or ‘here’ have become common terms used for links on web pages. These lazy generic link titles suck in so many ways. Continue Reading →

Interweb Digital literacy, Usability

Head position in freestyle swimming

Posted on August 20, 2015 by James Mullarkey
Swimming head position

A lower tucked in head position is going to reduce drag and give me a more streamlined shape in the water and should make me faster. Continue Reading →

Swimming Freestyle, Swim Technique

Bridge to Bridge 2015

Posted on August 10, 2015 by James Mullarkey
Bridge to Bridge start

I’d been building up to the swimming marathon Bridge to Bridge ever since I barely completed Swimathon back in April. Continue Reading →

Swimming Open Water

Great Newham London Swim 2015

Posted on July 19, 2015 by James Mullarkey
Great Newham Swim

With a shortage of open water swims in London I signed up for the London version of the Great Swim series. Continue Reading →

Swimming Open Water

Capital Tri Splash Race 2 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by James Mullarkey
West Reservoir

I needed some open water swimming practice so I headed to the West Reservoir in Stoke Newington for an early morning 3 km swim. Continue Reading →

Swimming Open Water

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