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Mozilla24

I don’t normally blog about my work travel here, because what are you gonna do, come with me? This one’s different though.

I’m flying out to SFO tomorrow morning (oh AC757, we’ve really gotten to know each other, haven’t we?) in anticipation of Mozilla24, a 24-hour all-mozilla, all-the-time conference at which I will be speaking amongst a group of shockingly-more-awesome people. I will be talking about security UI, natch, and I would love to see all your smiling faces (though I’ll forgive the folks who saw the OSCON version for having their laptops open).

One of the many cool things about Mozilla24 is that it’s global – California, Tokyo, Thailand, and Paris, sure, but also online – so that if you are interested in the open web, and the directions we can take it, or if you’re just getting your feet wet, you can get involved.

Go sign up! Why not get into the thick of it? I’ll wait here.

PS – The blog photo here, Foxkeh, and indeed the whole Mozilla24 shebang, comes from Mozilla Japan. They’re trying to make the rest of us look bad, bringing their A game. Their A++++ OMG WOULD DO BUSINESS AGAIN WOW game.

Mozilla / Security / Speaking / Usability / Work — 4 Comments
25
Jul 07

Beyond the Padlock: OSCON Talk Slides

Padlock I’m about to go on at OSCON. My talk is titled “Beyond the Padlock: Security UI for the Distracted.” Meanwhile, behind me in the speakers’ lounge, people are teaching one another to juggle. So all in all, so far so good.

For those who couldn’t be here, or for those who could, and want another chance to critique my slides, or for those who just like babies with tinfoil on their heads, I’ve uploaded a copy in PDF format.

Wish me luck! And if you were one of the extremely helpful people who provided reviews and suggestions, thankyouthankyou. I attribute 95% of any success I may enjoy to your help.

Commentary / Life / Mozilla / Speaking / Work / Writing — 4 Comments
14
Jun 07

Blatant Self-Promotion

The Society of Technical Communication has published my latest article in the June edition of Intercom. I wrote it back at IBM, with my coworker Rick Goldberg, and it’s a pretty short piece, but because of the timing of submission and my job change, it’s the first article in print that identifies me as a Mozilla employee. Which is sort of cool.

As a happy coincidence, it happens to be one of the articles they chose for free online distribution, so you can get a full copy of the text in PDF format, if you’re interested.

Kicking and Screaming: Modernizing Today’s Help Systems

Please note, we had no role in choosing the photo to accompany the article. What’s the deal there? Two small CRTs, and a television? With an optical wheel mouse? Aroo?

Also, while trumpeting, I wanted to mention to anyone visiting OSCON 2007 that I (or a person with a similar, but misspelled version of my name) will be giving a talk on Wednesday the 25th about Security UI in general, and Firefox 3 security UI in particular. It would be really keen if I had an audience! Astute readers will note that phrases like “rogues’ gallery” are outside of my normal lexicon. The description was written by Gerv who, in addition to being British and using phrases like “spend the readies” as though they have semantic content, was going to give the talk before I showed up, but graciously bowed out so that I could sink or swim on my own two feet, as it were.

[Photo Courtesy of Billy Brown]