Jacob posted this: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad.html And then Johnny posted this: http://johnnyholland.org/2010/05/26/usability-ain’t-everything-a-response-to-jakob-nielsen’s-ipad-usability-study/ And Jacob demo’d what he was talking about here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7746134/Apple-iPad-apps-need-more-consistency-says-usability-guru.html To me the, the point about the joys of discovery is fine if we’re talking about a game, but not for functional applications where the interaction is only there to get you to the content. Because [...]
The History of the Typewriter recited by Michael Winslow http://www.ignaciouriarte.com/works/59/
CEOs of major financial institutions will now be required to humbly shrug and smile sheepishly before accepting huge salary bonuses. Read the full article
I vote we use this as our new national anthem.
Brilliant explanation of how society has evolved and the choices we have over our collective destiny. Superbly illustrated too.
Werd dawg. Peace out motherfathers.
From memory, this report correctly picked both Spain’s recent win at Euro ’08 and Italy’s win at the World Cup ’06. In-ger-land, In-ger-land! World_Cup_2010 (PDF)
Actually, religious brainwashing isn’t new at all. Hey, religion, leave our kids alone!
Why I love it It’s genuinely funny It momentarily suspends disbelief Rather than trying to claim they’re better than the competitors in the ‘outdoor blah blah’ category, they just went and invented a new sport that they’re product enables The blog‘s good too.
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad.html I totally sympathise with the points about return to the old days of Mosaic, image maps, and total confusion about what’s clickable. And I find it completely stunning that we’re even having to re-raise points about “Support[ing] standard navigation, including a Back feature, search, clickable headlines, and a homepage for most apps.”… Um, der! [...]
