Archive for March, 2010

March Madness Alternate Universe Predictions

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

2010 Final Four
Well, it’s safe to say my previous predictions were an absolute disaster.  I lost 8 of my Sweet 16 teams, my championship pick and half the final four.  I can confidently say I’ve never performed so poorly in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

So, this is my alternate universe predictions.  I’m simply going to predict what I think will happen with the remaining 16 teams.

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March Madness Predictions

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

2010 Final Four
I love March Madness. Every year I take the Thursday and Friday off to sit at home and watch the first round. The funny thing is I don’t like college basketball nearly as much as MLB or NFL. In fact, outside of Wisconsin, I don’t really pay much attention to college basketball before the tournament.

I know the games already started, but I promise to be truthful with what I put down in my bracket. I’ll be at the Friday / Sunday games in Milwaukee this weekend, so hopefully I’ll get to witness a memorable March Madness moment.

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Website Redesign Project Plan

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Overview

The following is a plan created to walk through the process of redesigning a website.  It is broken up into 8 individual phases.  The plan is designed so that a phase must be completed before moving on to the next phase.  Each phase also includes a final step of reviewing and documenting.

Phase 1: Discovery

In Phase 1, the primary goal is to collect the data that will be used to move forward in the project.  This includes analyzing the current website using web analytics and reviewing current web trends.  It’s also important to interview the individuals and community who currently uses your website.  During this phase, it’s important to not have too many assumptions, just a primary goal of information gathering.  By the end of this phase, you should have a document that will help answer questions moving forward.

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