My chum Mel works for a company called Headstar who – from the one’s I’ve met – seem like thoroughly decent chaps. They describe themselves thusly: “Headstar is an independent publishing house and events organiser based in Brighton focused on … Continue reading
I’ve finally got a copy of Vista running at home. I’m mainly going to use it as a Media Center and I’d like to say that there’s lots of thing I like about it. I’d like to say that because … Continue reading
Woah there! You’ve found yourself on an old article. Take note of the date before reading. Ok I acknowledge that I’m no security expert and this probably isn’t a major security risk, but do you recognize this scenario? You’re on … Continue reading
Now I’m a Mac lover, but there are some things about iTunes and iPods that drive me nuts. When you’re listening to your ipod and a crappy song comes on, there is no option to trash it. If you import … Continue reading
The Help Desk (via My Confined Space – be warned some of the other stuff there isn’t particularly safe for work – or particularly good – but the video clip is a corker) The Museum of Lost Interactions (via Boing … Continue reading
I’ve recently been talking to a number people about the “release early, release often” mantra. If you’re working on a new web app for the mass consumer market, be very wary. “Release early, release often” was written with open source … Continue reading
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Snap’s “preview anywhere” mouse-over menus lately, and how they are a usability nightmare. Well, I’d like to add my 2p by turning this discussion on its head and pointing out a couple … Continue reading
Check out the full size version of this sceen grab. Imagine you are planning on buying a new contract for your mobile phone. This deal looks good doesn’t it? 2000 minutes & 1000 SMS for only £25 a month, with … Continue reading
Esther Dyson, a well known and very successful venture capitalist (think flickr, del.icio.us & more), gave a short speech at Minibar in london on friday. It was great to hear her talking passionately about User Experience. Basically her message was … Continue reading
Maybe I should stop ranting about this but it really gets me going. The OLPC UI specs seem to have been revised slightly and it’s got some people saying things like “Wow!” “Genius!” “How Adventurous!” and that sort of thing. … Continue reading