Category Archives: Design and Technology

I look at interesting user centered design in technology to create great user experiences. I try to deconstruct and abstract the core principles that make these great experiences and create killer apps. Also covered are data visualization, visual design, cool gadgets, and innovative web 2.0 sites.

Revolution Health Launches!

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Michael Marotta

So this is a bit late, partly due to being away at a conference and other stuff. But just wanted to make the official announcement that my company’s site, RevolutionHealth.com has had its official version 1.0 launch a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Back from CHI2007

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Michael Marotta

I got back from CHI2007 a couple days ago and I must say it was a blast! It was my second conference and my 3D Dental Records project from senior year got in as a poster presentation. CHI was held … Continue reading →

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I got on TV!

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Michael Marotta

Some of the pages and tools I designed at Revolution Health got on to TV! See below for the video. NBC news in New York, I believe, was talking about online health sites they like. The two sites reviewed were … Continue reading →

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GotVoice?

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Michael Marotta

Have you ever had an awesome voicemail you’ve wanted to download? Or maybe you just wished you could keep better track of your messages from multiple phones all in one place. Well, those were both me and I found an … Continue reading →

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Moved server, intial GoDaddy impressions

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Michael Marotta

Just moved my site and blog over to a new server.  I took the plunge and got some hosting at GoDaddy.com for pretty darn cheap.  It seems like it meets most of my needs so far like php support which … Continue reading →

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Data visualization reading

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Michael Marotta

I ordered a bunch of books recently. I really need to get on reading all these books instead of buying more. Here’s one I just got today. I’ve been working on a new health tool at work and need to … Continue reading →

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No Gmail app for me

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Michael Marotta

Google made a cell phone application that accesses your gmail faster than through your phone’s browser. It prefetches messages so navigating your mail isn’t as excruciating as going directly from a mobile browser (ugh). Unfortunately, my phone apparently doesn’t support … Continue reading →

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Scrybe: New online/offline office tools

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Michael Marotta

Saw a new startup called Scrybe who will has a new online office suite offering in beta. It looks like quite a web application with new innovative ways to manage scheduling and collaboration tasks. They’ve released a video on their … Continue reading →

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