Lab Notes: Creating a basic chatbot using Watson Assistant
We explore creating a chatbot using IBM’s Watson API to onboard new employees and answer their employment and HR-related questions.
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Labs Notes: BLE Single-antenna Distance Detection Accuracy
We explore the feasibility of using an inexpensive Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) approach to detect the distance between a beacon and a single-antenna receiver.
What Employers Are Looking for in UX Applicants
In this article we dive into the specs employers are looking for in potential UX professionals, including an interview with Mission Data’s VP of Design Ops.
Insights Into Today’s UX Community
We’re taking a closer look at who’s pursuing a UX career, how that’s changed over time, and the advantages/disadvantages UX professionals are facing.
Dynamic SAML idP Provisioning for SaaS Rails Apps
When each of our SaaS application’s subscribers need to use a different SAML idP Authentication scheme, we had to get creative.
Simplify Static Asset Management With Vue.js Single-File Component
In this article we share trips and tricks for simplifying Static Asset Management by leveraging Vue.js single-file components.
Lab Notes: Leveraging Rails & React to Build a Virtual Gift Exchange App
Learn how we developed a Virtual Gift Exchange app to allow us to continue our company’s White Elephant tradition while still adhering to social distancing guidelines.
A Sketch user takes Adobe XD for a spin
Needing some quick mockups for an upcoming Labs project we’d normally turn to Sketch. We decided to give Adobe XD a try and here’s what we found.
Triggering MacOS Notifications inside the Unix Pipeline with Tee, Grep, and Xargs
We sit on a mountain of incredible tools, and it’s fun to root around in them and slap something together.
Affordable User Testing Options for Testing New Designs
Give this article a read if you’re looking to test a new design prototype and aren’t sure which tools to use.