String Theories

  • September 07, 2015

    The Network Effect of Bad UX

    Recently, I gave my first ever conference talk at Microsoft NZ’s Ignite 2015 conference. The talk discusses the way human psychology and networks cause our small decisions to propagate our through vastly wider numbers of people than we plan for. I...

  • June 18, 2015

    Owning a .NZ Domain Safely

    If you own a .NZ domain, your registration details are listed publicly on the Internet for anyone to read. This includes your full name, email address, telephone number, and the address you provide. This is called a ‘whois’ record.These records ca...

  • June 16, 2015

    Design ❤ Security

    To many people design and security are at the opposite ends of the tech spectrum. One deals with the deep complexities of how the machines and code work (or don't work). The other deals with how the very surface of the stack is presented to humans...

  • June 15, 2015

    Tech Inclusion 101

    If you're a woman (or any other underrepresented group) in tech, you count the minutes from when a conversation starts to being asked how you feel about women in tech. Typically, this is followed by either an argument, or a request for education.T...

  • April 20, 2015

    NZ Conference Inclusion Guide

    Organising a conference is a stressful thing. You want the best event possible, and sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what to do to make your event awesome and inclusive to as many people as possible. I’ve prepared a guide to help New Zealand co...