Is this precious or what? From Yahoo!

A government Web site that aims to serve as a one-stop shopping point for scholars and others in search of federal grants is creating headaches for users of Macintosh computers.

Two things jumped out at me on this one.

First – The Grants.gov website, was not tested for Mac compatibility. Wouldn’t you think to do some market research on who applies for these grants? Could it be academics? You might just find out that much of academia uses Macs. Now, if this were true, wouldn’t you include in the requirements doc that Mac users be able to apply for grants? This is where testing and QA comes in handy. But when has the government been about quality. Really.

Grant.gov, if you are in need of a consultant, by all means feel free to contact me. I live in the US. Which brings me to my next thought.

Second - Grants.gov, based in Washington, DC, chose a Canadian vendor as per the article. Is the US economy that good that DC is now giving jobs away? Maybe a little lead by example was needed here.

This site was made in the USA using a Mac and tested on a PC using multiple browsers.

I’m taking a negotiating class at NYU on Saturdays. It would be terrible getting up at 5 am for a 6 am train on a Saturday, except that this class rocks. The class is with Prof. Seth Freeman.

He has a “Typo Game” where if you can spot a typo in the syllabus you receive an extra point for class participation. Well I saw one and I got one. Nice.

You too could get an extra point, if you spot a typo on this blog. It too will go to class participation. Just give me the name of your professor, your dog or your mailman and I will be sure to tell them of your excellent proofing skeels (intentional typo - doesn’t count).

Here is the An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth by Bruce Mau.