July 2019 Archives

A Great UI in the Most Unlikely of Places

I recently picked up this Orbit hose timer from Home Depot. I feel like quite often programming little single-purpose devices like these can be quite a pain. But this timer is pleasantly simple: you start the dial at “Set Time” and work your way around. So what you end up with is a very conversational-like programming. You set the time, pick a start time, and then say how long you want it to run for and how often, then move the dial back to “Auto”…. Continue reading

7/5/19

A Video Overview of Our Pick & Pack Process

My business partner Greg was recently interviewed by The Rag Company at our newly renovated warehouse about our pick and pack process. One of the main components covered is our packing slip route optimization that I wrote about in-depth recently. I wasn’t in the office that day to meet them, but we were very grateful to have the opportunity to host The Rag Company. Their crew did an A+ job with this video and a few other ones. As you can read in the video… Continue reading

7/1/19