March 31, 2016
Say W.H.O.
So funny!
This was posted by Federal Occupational Health in the organization's gym.
Publisher is the World Health Organization.
I don't think this translates well from Switzerland.
I'm not going to say another word.
(Source Photo: Colleague)
November 22, 2014
In Case Of Emergency
Washington D.C. Metro Emergency Instructions
Ugh, long and boring.
How 'bout this instead:
- Don't Freak Out
- Don't Get Out
(unless your in immediate danger)
- Don't Take Your Bulky Stuff Out
- Don't Fry When Your Out
(stay away from the electrified 3rd rail--zap!)
Easy, smeazy. ;-)
[Note: Follow instructions at your own risk.]
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal - sorry so fuzzy, train was moving)
In Case Of Emergency
September 29, 2013
Instructions For the Modern Age
We went apple picking today and it was a nice time, thank G-d.
The weather was beautiful and the apples were plentiful and delicious.
One funny thing that I noticed was this sign with instructions for how to pick apples.
Like we need instructions for one of the most natural things in the world.
Even in the Bible, in the Garden of Eden, the first man and woman figured this one out.
Perhaps, with all of our technology we now possess, there is a feeling or realization that we have lost touch with our more primitive instincts.
Often, I wonder if a major calamity were to actually strike, how many of us, especially in the big cities would know the basic skills to survive.
Heck, we can't even leave the house without our smartphones--we'd feel naked--like Adam and Eve after eating from the Tree of Knowledge.
Technology has made us more capable, but it has left us lacking knowledge on how to grow things, build things, fish and hunt, and much more, leaving us in many ways more vulnerable.
How can we live in an information age, and yet be stupider for it?
As I learned in college, you can have wonderful book knowledge, but have little to no practical knowledge.
I would say we need to do a much better job balancing the teaching of theory and practice...so we won't need signs that have to tell us how to pick an apple anymore. ;-)
(Source Photos: Andy Blumenthal)
Instructions For the Modern Age
May 31, 2011
CPR by iPhone
CPR by iPhone
November 3, 2010
5 Lessons For Implementing Mobility Solutions
[Pictured from Left Kevin Brownstein, McAfee; Andy Blumenthal, ATF; John Landwehr, Adobe; Jack Holt, DoD]
Today, I participated on behalf of my agency at the Adobe Government Assembly: Engage America on a panel for mobility solutions.
I shared the lessons learned from our experience and pilot of mobile devices, including:
1) Be prepared to give the end users as many apps as possible—they want it all just like on their desktops.
2) In mobile devices, size and resolution matters. Although people like miniaturized devices, they want the display of the information and graphics to be clear and visible.
3) Users did not like using a stylus for navigation.
4) Users in the field don’t have time or patience to decipher complicated instruction guides—it’s got to be intuitive!
5) While security is critical, usability is key and it’s a balancing act.
5 Lessons For Implementing Mobility Solutions