Vista Vista Vista
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
Bad Design
Crappy things about iTunes & iPods
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
Disinformation design
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
Whinging about the OLPC’s lack of User-Centered Design again
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
IntelliAdmin.com: The 5 sins of Vista
IntelliAdmin.com: The 5 sins of Vista This is depressing reading. Basic bread and butter stuff which I’d hoped was going to get better in Vista. I had assumed that stuff like this had been sorted out but simply wasn’t being … Continue reading
Why didn’t they call the iPhone OS *Mobile* OS X?
If you check out the official iPhone site you will see that it declares: “All the power and sophistication of the world’s most advanced operating system — OS X — is now available on a small, handheld device that gives … Continue reading
The OLPC has had no user testing!
According to this article on Yahoo! news, the OLPC “Sugar” UI has had absolutely no user testing carried out on it yet. Shameful stuff! I’ve also heard rumours that the UI design has taken place predominantly behind closed doors at … Continue reading
New years resolutions for mobile operators: “Be nice”
Imagine how wonderful it would be if mobile operators wrote these new years resolutions and promised to keep them. (It’s a complete fantasy of course, but there’s no harm in dreaming) Stop making our customers choose their tariffs in advance … Continue reading
Why Three aren’t scared of offering unlimited Skype
Craig Barrack had a great article in the NMA last week explaining why Three aren’t scared of offering unlimited Skype and Instant Messenger … on their top end “X-Series” contracts, for now. Conventional wisdom on the future of mobile operators … Continue reading
OLPC gets discussed on Diggnation
Note: if you follow diggnation you will have seen this before (its two weeks old).