SitePen Blog » Blog Archive » why splitpane views suck.. He’s got a point and Gmail is a marvel in it’s range of subtle usability tweaks. But on the desktop splitpane views are pretty much becoming the norm. And as … Continue reading
I’ve read several pieces from Adobe listing the new features due in Photoshop CS3. One of the new features is the ability to “design, preview, and test compelling mobile content”. Whilst I understand the need to cater to those who … Continue reading
“Using an “eating your own dog’s food” approach, the UbiComp2007 Challenge is seeking for submissions of how to implement an audience voting system to finally determine the winner of the “Best Presentation Award” [Read more here] I’ve seen so much … Continue reading
There has been a sudden mushroom of posts in response to Donald Norman’s recent essay about simplicity entitled “simplicity is overrated”. (Joel Spolsky, Nick Bradbury and many other bloggers). I have a feeling that this discussion is getting confusing because … Continue reading
This could get interesting. The Guardian blog pulls in Don Norman and Joel Spolsky. On the other side of the ring we have 37signals’s entire business model and possibly even Google if you squint enough. My hunch is that 37signals … Continue reading
Want your podcast audio transcribed each week automatically? Got a big image database that needs meta tagging? Well the future’s here, and you only need to pay a few cents per item. Enter the mechanical turk, which everybody seems to … Continue reading
In a recent post on Office 12, IanG speculates on how other Windows software developers will respond to the new Office ribbon. He predicts that developers will try to copy the superficial features of the new MS Office Ribbon, on … 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
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