How do you design a product that is going to be used by a lot of people?

It is easy to take things and people for granted.

We are not a family that likes to just sit on the beach. We may spend a little time doing that - everyone needs to relax - but we tend to prefer doing and seeing things.

In the book Excellent Advice for Living, Kevin Kelly identifies the importance of habits.

There is a lot of different advice when it comes to making a decision and picking a path.

It is easy to decide that you can't do something.

Ego and the fear of how we appear to others can get in the way sometimes. We don't want to appear stupid so we avoid finding out things we don't know.

I noticed the other day that my wife's laptop was showing seconds in the time in the taskbar but my laptop was not; a very handy feature to have.