Author Archives: Raphaël Mazoyer

Voting for expat MPs

Posted on 4 June 2012 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Yesterday (in America) and today (elsewhere outside of metropolitan France), French citizens registered before 31 December 2011 with their consulate were able to vote for a member of parliament. For the first time, the French living abroad will have dedicated … Continue reading →

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Interfaces for business software (lessons from working on an e-commerce platform)

Posted on 14 April 2012 by Raphaël Mazoyer

A decade ago when I ran web agency Splandigo with a couple of associates, I was in charge of building or maintaining software for the company. Most of the design work went to the front-end of sites, and it’s only … Continue reading →

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Juniper Network Connect VPN client messes around with my hosts file [edit]

Posted on 11 April 2012 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Somehow, we got my company’s Cisco Juniper VPN to work on my Mac (we just needed to create an appropriate policy for Macs, not that complicated). [Edit: I got the brand wrong, sorry!] But while I was able to connect … Continue reading →

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Visiting Amanohashidate

Posted on 7 April 2012 by Raphaël Mazoyer

My third 日本三景 (Nihon Sankei, or three views of Japan) with a colleague today. (PS. I’m not completely sure I visited Matsushima. I am sure I only visited one of the three gardens, and none of the castles. Some more … Continue reading →

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Survival books (my minimal library)

Posted on 24 March 2012 by Raphaël Mazoyer

When getting ready to move from the Netherlands to Japan last fall (a somewhat haphazard process, it must be said), I went through my bookshelves (three rather full Billy units) and made a selection of the books I couldn’t live … Continue reading →

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When usability makes headlines

Posted on 5 January 2012 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Recently picked up an article about the usability of a mobile phone setting in the UK quality newspaper the Guardian: iPhone download setting doesn’t stop downloads – and can cost users dear. The problem it outlines is a disconnect between … Continue reading →

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Amazon preloads search results

Posted on 29 December 2011 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Just noticed a very interesting practice from Amazon: the first three search results of the next page are pre-loaded. One issue with search engine results pages is that people only rarely use more than the first page for a given … Continue reading →

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Good pre-sales meetings, and less good ones

Posted on 19 December 2011 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Today, some colleagues and I have met with several potential vendors for professional services and software we will need over the next several years. Based on the same brief, we were given one solid presentation, one excellent presentation, and also … Continue reading →

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Do Lectures: a picture

Posted on 18 November 2011 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Nice portraits of the Do Lectures speakers, and one of yours truly, a little tense in the Feral Choir:

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Trade union at work

Posted on 17 November 2011 by Raphaël Mazoyer

On Wednesdays, we are not allowed to stay in the office after 17:40, as per company regulations negotiated with the house trade union. As a manager, if I want to stay after 17:40, I have to apply for special overtime … Continue reading →

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