(That’s windows with a small ‘w’) Steven Garrity discusses web based applications over at Acts of Volition. The following paragraph caught my eye: “The browser canvas already lives in a window, often in a tab inside that window. Filling it … Continue reading
After quoting Joel Spolsky the other week I ended up rereading most of his site. He does write incredibly well and the articles provide material that would be of value to many outside of the software industry he is addressing. … Continue reading
Here I have put together a slideshow of the social aspects of the OLPC UI. I gathered the stills and information from the OLPC wiki. (The video is a mock-up of how the UI would work, if it were implemented … Continue reading
This is a piece of work I was involved with a while ago as part of an academic research group at Sussex and Nottingham University. It’s a large multi-user wall display designed to be used by small groups of people … Continue reading
This post is a collection of my concerns about the usability of the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child, aka the “Hundred Dollar Laptop”) and how well suited it is to its target user groups. If you haven’t seen it, take … Continue reading
Google Book Search behaves strangely when you use search terms that contain characters with diacritics (OK. I’m showing off. I mean accents) It would be nice to report this but Google shares something in common with that other megacorp in … Continue reading
The makezine blog has a great guide on how to try out the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) system yourself on Windows, but if you cant be bothered, I have put together a video clip of the OLPC UI in … Continue reading
Now Internet Explorer used tabs that means there isn’t a major browser on the market that doesn’t use them.Tabbed browsers work nicely when used with a mouse that has a wheel or (a third button) for the following reason. You’re … Continue reading
Look at IE 7’s tabs. They use more pixel space than Firefox, they are bright blue and they have Aqua-style 3D beveling. They are basically shouting off the rooftops “Hey, look at me, here I am, great new tabbed browsing!” … Continue reading
In his recent blog post, Paul Adams got me thinking about metaphors, and how useful they are in explaining usability in a hurry. A friend recently asked me for some advice to help him “improve” his website. The site involves … Continue reading