Archive for the 'Usability' Category

Eek!

08Nov09

For decades there was a religious war regarding what computer users should be doing with their hands when they weren’t typing. No, not that religious war (you cheeky monkey!), the one about the pointing device, which would allow a user to make gestures on the screen, and address parts of a graphic user interface. Before [...]

The Fune: “It’s Really Hot!”

20Aug09

I know some of these are cheap shots, but I had more than a few chuckles with this parody.

I particularly liked the monstrously bad user interface and industrial design, and how it mimics old ‘rotary’ phones.

Two Examples of Good Online Software

05Jun08

As I mentioned in my other blog, Loud Murmurs, next week I’ll be at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. Nevertheless, I’ve seen some web software, little things, that have really impressed me, and one of them was connected with the conference.
Here’s the first one:
The Developer Conference has a very full schedule of sessions, [...]