http://v3.dirkz.de Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:09:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As planned already a while back, a few of my closer friends and fellow usability/user centered design/user interface design enthusiasts took a long weekend off and ventured to Rügen, the easternmost German island in the Baltic Sea. In addition to some touristy things, we actually spent a decent time working ... http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/10/05/research-in-rugen/ My first project kickoff meeting after returning to Germany took me to Stockholm, Sweden. In addition to the very interesting topic (Ambient Intelligence), the partners in the consortium are very knowledgable and the meeting received large media attention (including reports on the Swedish TV evening news and in the largest ... http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/09/30/ambient-intelligence-in-stockholm/ This year's annual Mensch & Computer conference was hosted in Gelsenkirchen, a rather nondescript city in a largely industial region of Germany. We attended with a pretty large crowd from Paderborn, and had a couple of nice days with interesting new research findings, inspiring keynotes, and our own successful workshops ... http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/09/10/mensch-computer-2006-usability-professionals-2006/ ... and Thank You for the great time we spent together! http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/07/20/see-you-later-naddel/ I've been lazy over the last months and didn't post too many news on my exciting time back in Germany (except for what Peter called a whiny discourse on my cable problems). I apologize and start my redemption by a summary post, beefed up with a few pictures I took. There ... http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/07/18/my-time-in-germany-so-far/ Today the T-Odyssey came to an end - both my hardware and the new login data arrived, and I'm finally online and wireless ... hooray for T-Online! http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/05/11/its-done/ I haven't posted any news in a while - mainly for two reasons: My home Internet connection is still not active (more than 2 weeks after it was scheduled to be), and the interaction with T-Online, the national leader in Online Services, absorbs a substantial part of my spare time, ... http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/05/08/t-punk%e2%80%99d-%e2%80%93-how-to-not-get-online-in-germany/ http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/03/27/my-farewell-happy-hour/ What happens if a marketing major ends up at the front desk of a dentist's offcie? All of a sudden the cute handwritten notes ("We haven't seen you in a while, please call us if you have any dental needs") from the even cuter latino assistant are replaced by this: Dear ... http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/03/23/in-the-interest-of-better-dental-health/ Lennart and Ralf are the final two visitors to our Philadelphia residence ... could it be any better? http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/03/17/the-last-philly-visitors-ever/ This is the invite that went out for my farewell happy hour - an illustration of how well respected I am at work ... if we missed anyone on the distribution list, please see this as your personal invite from me! After 5 years with Soarian and 3 years as the ... http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/03/10/farewell-philadelphia/ I had to once more take advantage of New York's proximity ot Philadelphia ... and was able to pick up my camera from the repair shop. This is a set showing the springtime views of Midtown Manhattan (yes, even the temperature is spring-like). There's another set that covers the latest nightlife ... http://v3.dirkz.de/archives/2006/03/09/big-apple-once-more/