The mission of Pete’s Guide is to critique technology and present best-practice solutions for problems I uncover while researching and using all forms of technology—from alerting to zippers. My overarching goal is to get more engineers, designers, and architects to read specifications and design for better usability and interoperability.
Archives
Now Reading
Planned books:
- The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA by Diane Vaughan
- How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers, and Project Teams by Charles J. Pellerin
- The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life (J-B Warren B by Steve Zaffron, Dave Logan
- Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (L by Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey
- How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins
Current books:
Recent books:
- Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward R. Tufte
- Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
- The Design of Future Things by Don Norman
- Cirque du Soleil: The Spark – Igniting the Creative Fire that Lives within Us All by John U. Bacon
- Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module by Thomas J. Kelly



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