Tag Archives: usability

Get stuffed Stuff Magazine

Posted on July 15, 2011 by stalker

I am in the market for a new mobile phone. I love my current LG running android but it is a bit battered and after a little family member chewed the buttons it doesn’t work as well, and the camera … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Kubrick, hello twenty ten

Posted on July 14, 2011 by stalker

Today I updated WordPress. Wow! I have blogged in the past about how much I love WordPress, but where have I been? The WordPress community have been busy making everything smart and sexy. The new dashboard and themes make me … Continue reading →

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Augmented or virtual: Is your reality working or wearing?

Posted on December 30, 2008 by stalker

Steve Mann, inventor of wearable computing, came to the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in the 1990s when I was PhD student there. He had some difficulty getting on the metro as his head-mounted aerial added several inches to his … Continue reading →

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Bad design: Fresenius Applix Smart food pump

Posted on December 5, 2008 by stalker

The Fresenius Kabi Applix Smart food pump is a masterclass in bad design. There is nothing smart about this food pump and its accessories. It has been designed without taking into consideration the context in which it is to be … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Science: What makes your users tick

Posted on November 28, 2007 by stalker

Like many usability consultants I have spent hours locked in rooms with strangers saying: “What do you think about this web page?” It is boring way to earn a living especially as you often know the answers and could tell … Continue reading →

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