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Bad usability
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01.10.06How to get video out of your iPodUpdate: Having a blog with a bit of readers is a wonderful thing. You can post articles about stuff that makes you angry. And then realize that you are completely wrong! Have a look at the comments. Thanks, Magnus and Tor Erik. Apple should still consider their strategy concerning FairPlay and a couple of other things. Regarding their AV cable they did the right thing. The original post: Apple is a company that makes wonderful software and hardware. Still, sometimes they do their best to make their products difficult to use and annoying for the consumer. The connector on top of the new video iPod can ...
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01.09.06US dollars and usabilityThe American dollar is one of the best known currencies in the world and probably the closest you can get to some kind of universal method of payment. When travelling I would of course always recommend to use local currencies. Anything else would usually be very expensive and sometimes it could be considered directly offensive. Still, when travelling on remote places I always carry some dollars. It's not the cheapest way to get around, but if your backpack and your passport and your camera and your wallet has just been stolen and the only thing you need is to get to ...
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10.03.05Bad usability - Nokia Memory cardI was presenting at the stage in the picture last week (no, it's not me in the picture). During my presentation I have a part about usability, and I could not help mentioning the picture of a horrible example of bad usability hanging behind me. A picture of a Nokia 6630 with a hand that is about to insert a memory card. Marked in red in the picture. Looking at the closeup, someone could think that the photographer snapped the picture at the wrong moment. The memory card has its back facing towards the user. It should be like the next ...
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06.16.05An example of good and bad usability designAfter travelling between Oslo and Stockholm several times I started making note of an interesting example of good and bad usability. When you arrive at the platform where you wait for the airport express train in Oslo you meet the following board: It clearly states that the next train will leave at 17:45 And, I ask you: is this really the information you want? If you say "yes, of course I want to know when the train leaves when I am at the station". Think again. I don't think so. This is what you do: You look at the sign: "Okay, the train leaves at 17:45..." Then you ...
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