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Ruth has a PhD in computer science. Sometimes she is a university lecturer and sometimes a consultant.-
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Experience: Where am I? Where have I been? Where am I going?
One month ago I, who has had cancer, dropped my daughter, who has had kidney failure, off at school for her first day. And as I walked home, I was stunned. This day was in a future I didn’t believe … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Musings
Tagged behaviour, blogging, control, Design, function, human-computer interaction, structure, usability, user experience, website
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Why my coffee machine is so sexy
My La Pavoni Professional looks fabulous in my kitchen and makes even more fabulous coffee. What else could a coffee machine give me? What about the feeling that I am an extremely clever girl everytime I pull an espresso? From … Continue reading
Posted in Design
Tagged constraints, control, Design, feedback, form follows function, function, la pavoni, satisfaction, sexy, usability
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In control of self-assessment
Normally, I have violent fantasies about the things I would like to say when on the telephone with the Inland Revenue. Yesterday I didn’t say a word when interacting with them as I filed my self-assessment online.
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Tagged control, feedback, hm revenue and customs, inland revenue, online, support, tax returns, Technical, technology
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