May 2010
5 posts
Divvy
Finally someone has created an application for Mac OS X that lets you manage windows properly.
Well worth the $14. (It’s just a shame that this sort of functionality isn’t baked into the OS.)
iPad: Maybe Usability Isn't Everything?
When I read about Jakob Nielsen’s usability test findings on the iPad, I can’t help but think of Fred Beecher’s article from last year for Johnny Holland, The iPhone is not easy to use: a new direction for UX Design.
In the article, Fred talks at length about the low usability and learnability of the iPhone and its apps. But he goes on to say that that doesn’t really...
UCD... in the bathroom
So we just moved into a new office building. A behavior I had noticed in the old building was guys wandering into the bathroom carrying laptops (on their way from one meeting to another, presumably) and looking around (in vain) for a dry horizontal surface on which to place their laptops.
In this new building, I notice that every bathroom has a shelf, which I assume is for putting your laptop on...
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