user design in comment and analysis
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment The mouse was a triumph for Apple, a user interface leap that helped it pioneer a new computing paradigm. It's ironic that it's spent so much of the intervening time releasing really lousy mice - especially for a company... [03 Nov 2009]
Could hackspaces hold the key to business innovation?
Comment Success stories from the day include a tool which correlates crime statistics with exam results; a user-friendly 'Find Me A Dentist' tool; and 'Job Centre Pro Plus', a site which allows job-seekers to see all advertised... [14 Oct 2009]
Macs more likely to be used on your network but you didn't pay for them
Comment Alternatives such as OpenOffice.org and Apple's iWork may be able to satisfy the casual user who needs to do some basic writing, spreadsheet, or presentation work. Some like the industrial design and... [21 Sep 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Digital TV too annoying to watch?
Comment The technology, content and use is fast-paced and follows the user's needs. This means standards evolve rapidly, as do user interfaces. Some are natural and unavoidable within the... [11 Aug 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Tales of all-in-one woe
Comment Judging by the experience of friends and the dialogue on user group sites, I may be looking for a long time. It is down to bad design, and if we all shipped this stuff back to the suppliers, instead of... [13 Jul 2009]
Seeking memorable mobile apps
Comment Of course there are recommendation engines, user voting and following the wisdom of the masses. A leading user-facing analyst house known for its focus on the big picture, Quocirca is made up of a team... [02 Jul 2009]
Minority Report: My predictions for the Mac developer event
Comment Other software announcement could include a new media player in Quicktime X and some user interface tweaks for the OS. Statements coming from Cupertino earlier this year say Jobs has been closely involved in all kinds of... [03 Jun 2009]
'If Google decided to misbehave there'd be big trouble'
Comment In software though there were no obvious boundaries like that - and the work that I did was to develop a way of putting complicated software systems into modules where each module presented to its users a relatively simple interface and... [08 Apr 2009]
Minority Report: iPhone 3.0 promises geek nirvana
Comment Where Apple can provide a whole new experience for customers is with the user interface and operating system - just as the Mac differentiates itself from PCs through the Mac operating system. Later today, Apple will... [17 Mar 2009]
Mobile working needs a security rethink
Comment Paul Simmonds, board member of security user group the Jericho Forum, points out that engineers building a bridge need to design for the worst case scenario, such as a hurricane, so they can be sure it... [16 Mar 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.01.09
Round-Up Most university courses contain the usual units on networking, software engineering and user interface design (and perhaps recycling). A career in technology is full of glamour, excitement and... [16 Jan 2009]
Do you need video in your enterprise?
Comment Provisioning of video cameras, video phones, appropriate routing and backup equipment - not to mention software and user and IT training - all take money and time. Another implementation concern is user... [05 Jan 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 31.10.08
Round-Up That said, Homer was just one man, albeit an 'everyman', and what Intel and Asus are trying to harness is the creative force of its online user bloc. Now, PC manufacturers are getting in on the act having realised they... [31 Oct 2008]
Why you should care about Google's Android launch
Comment But functional design aside, there are a few things missing for the business user - the lack of support for Microsoft Exchange Server; the inability to edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents;... [30 Oct 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.04.08
Round-Up So, "annoying users" part of the user experience design cycle at Redmond. Cross was the group program manager for UAC, which, when activated, requires people to run Vista in standard... [18 Apr 2008]
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