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Its not you, its me

By Jay Shergill Posted on September 1, 2009 Posted in Author, Calculators, Design, PDRater, Subscription Features, Technobabble, User Interface, Website Updates No Comments Tagged with bad design, Beta Tester, Calculator, E Mail, Feedback, good design, New Features, Pun, Workers Compensation

Dont worry, its not your fault — Don't worry, its not your fault

Yesterday I received an e-mail from a beta tester, Jeff Duarte, who was having trouble with one of my calculators. He said that he didn’t really understand how to use a particular calculator. My response was:

The problem is not you, its me. :) If I designed my calculator better you wouldn’t have any questions.

Seriously – sorry Jeff, its my bad. My goal is to make these calculators so easy and intuitive to use that no workers’ compensation professional would have any trouble figuring out how to use them. If you don’t figure out how to use it just by looking at it, I designed it wrong. ((Photo courtesy of TreMichLan. Terrible pun – all me!)) Getting feedback is a very important and instructive process for me. It lets me figure out what works for people and what doesn’t.

The good news is that Jeff”s suggestions have given me an idea on how to make two calculators easier to use and for two entirely new features!

So, send me an e-mail if you have an idea on how I can make a calculator more intuitive, easier to use, or just plain work better!

The problem is not you, its me. :) If I designed my calculator better you wouldn’t have any questions!

PDRater, Verify!®, and You

By Jay Shergill Posted on August 17, 2009 Posted in Calculators, PDRater, Technobabble, Website Updates No Comments Tagged with Dissemination, E Mail, Keyloggers, Lookup Tool, New Social Security, Photo Courtesy, Privacy Policy, Secure Connection, Security Photo, Social Security, social security number, Social Security Number Lookup, Social Security Verification, Verification Tool, Viruses

I recently launched a new social security verification tool. One user raised some very important issues – privacy and security. ((Photo courtesy of hyku)) The commenter pointed out that the Verify!® social security number lookup tool did not appear to utilize a secure connection – and could permit the unintended dissemination of private information.

To this, I make the following statements/suggestions:

This website does not utilize secure connections. There, I’ve said it. If this is a concern for you, no one will blame you for not using this tool.
This SSN look up tool does not ask for any other information besides the social security number. By itself, the social security number probably isn’t particularly useful to anyone.
The commenter’s concerns about keyloggers and viruses are valid. However, such things would be able to access your information no matter how secure I make this website.
Its generally a good idea to be very careful about what information you send out onto the internet. If you’re not sure something is safe, it probably is not.
By using this site you’re agreeing to the disclaimers, terms of use, and privacy policy. If you still have additional questions, you can always try to e-mail me.

Thanks Zeke!

Goggles4U Coupon Code for 20% Off!

By Jay Shergill Posted on June 18, 2009 Posted in Links, Not Workers Compensation No Comments Tagged with base curvature, Business Day, cheap glasses, cheap online glasses, cheap prescription glasses, Choices, Current, Curvature, Customer Service, E Mail, Eye Doctor, Eye Prescription, Glasses Frames, glasses online, globaleyeglasses coupon, globaleyeglasses review, goggle4u review, goggles4u coupon, Measurement, Metric Ruler, Millimeters, online glasses, online prescription glasses, Pairs, Prescription Glasses, Prescriptions, Pupilary Distance, Pupillary Distance, Pupils

A few months ago I ordered glasses online from Goggles4U.com and GlobalEyeGlasses. (Click those links to go to my full reviews of each website). The quality of the glasses was excellent and I paid about $80.00 for four pairs. ((Including one pair of sunglasses and one pair of transition lenses)) At those prices its like they were paying me to take the glasses off their hands. ((Photo courtesy of Morningstar Lee))

I just received a coupon code from Goggles4U for 20% off an order. The Goggles4U.com coupon code is: “glasses20″

Before you order glasses online, you should really take a look at my post about how to order glasses online in 5 easy steps. It even includes a chart for you to print out and take with you to your eye doctor! ((Just another way I try to make your life easier…))

Bench & Bar Committee: Suggestions?

By Jay Shergill Posted on April 9, 2009 Posted in PDRater, Workers Compensation Resources No Comments Tagged with Bar Committee, Bar Meeting, Bench, bench and bar, Brown Bag Lunch, Claimants, Compensation Appeals Board, Discussion Forum, E Mail, First Meeting, oakland committee, Oakland District, oakland wcab, Rejuvenated, Stakeholders, Wcab

Probably not the WCABs idea of a bench and bar meeting... — "Hi, is this the room for the bench and bar meetings? I brought my brown bag lunch!"

I was recently invited to participate on the Oakland Bench & Bar Committee. The first meeting of the rejuvenated committee is going to take place tomorrow. ((Nothing fancy – everyone’s bringing their own brown bag lunch.)) ((Photo courtesy of zappowbang.))

The committee includes a wide variety of stakeholders from the community – applicant, defense, lien claimants, and judges. The purpose of this committee is to foster discussion of issues of concern to the WCAB Oakland district office and the community.

Ideas?

I realize this is short notice, but is there a topic/issue you would like brought up at the bench and bar meeting tomorrow? Leave a comment or send me an e-mail!

New Ogilvie DFEC Rebuttal Calculator feature!

By Jay Shergill Posted on March 28, 2009 Posted in 1997 PDRS, 2005 PDRS, Almaraz / Guzman, Average Weekly Wage, Business, Calculators, COLA, Combined Values Chart, EAMS, Free, Life Pension, Ogilvie, PDRater, Permanent Disability Rating Schedule, Permanent Partial Disability, Permanent Total Disability, PHP, SAWW, Subscription Features, Technobabble, Temporary Partial Disability, Temporary Total Disability, Wage Loss, Website Updates, Wordpress, Workers Compensation Resources No Comments Tagged with Calculator, California Workers Compensation, Disability, E Mail, En Banc, kitten it, new year, rebut 2005, rebut dfec, rebut pdrs, Rebuttal, wcab en banc

Late last week a user asked for a new feature. ((Thanks Dennis!)) He wanted to be able to perform the Ogilvie DFEC rebuttal calculation and have the results e-mailed to him. ((Photo courtesy of Vernhart)) Well, I built it! ((Why, what did you do with your Saturday morning?))

To e-mail yourself a calculation, perform the calculation as normal. When the website returns your calculation, it will say “E-mail Me!” Just click that button and it will send an e-mail to the address you used to register for this website.

However, here’s the cool part: I’ve installed this new e-mail system into every calculator! ((I haven’t installed it in some of the EAMS lookup functions)) No more having to copy and paste! Just click one button and your calculation will show up in your inbox! ((If you filled in the boxes for Applicant, WCAB #, and File #, it will include this information in your e-mail as well. This is only for your convenience and not a requirement.))

Although I intend this to be a paid-subscription-only feature, I am going to leave it open for all users while I get some feedback. So, what do you think? Please leave a comment or shoot me an e-mail!

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