Over the last few days a story has floated around the internet, that Obama will have to be disconnected from the internet when he moves into the White House. I find that idea to be revolting.
A number of people have asked me why I, on several occasions, are opting for web based iPhone applications, rather than creating native apps via the App Store.
It is not often that I fell upset by low ethical standards. After all, incidents like the Janet Jackson episode was not something I would take much notice off. It did not like it, but I did not find it particular upsetting either.
Update: Virginia Senate drops the bill. It seems the lawmakers makes sense after all.
Many programs have the same kind of functionality, but they often differ greatly in terms of usability. The difference between just being able to do something and being able in a usable way is very important. A usable product is faster to use, gives you a higher user satisfaction and helps you keep focus.
In a stroke of irony, this article became more real than initially intended. It was supposed to be published on December 20, 2004 - instead we are now in January 2005. The reason - lack of buffer...
Updated: May 28, 2005
How a simple thing can break a project - Part 1 (of 3)
It has been somewhat amusing to read the responses to the release of Firefox 1.0 - first from many blogs and later from the main stream media. Headlines like "The Browser war is back" and "Firefox is cutting into IE's lead" can now be found on essential any news site in the world.
Notice: This article is not about any serious stuff like usability, management or branding. It is about something different altogether - let's call it "Fantastic Life"
Warning indicators is something we all have on our computers. It can be from lowest variation - like you mailbox's task folder - to critical applications like an oilrig interface. Most of these programs do not really help you. They do indicate warnings, which are fine - but they fail to indicate which warning you should direct your attention to.
From time to time I end up discussing Linux's ease of use (like this evening). On the "Linux is the best" side I often see a Linux advocate. This is typically a person with above average computer skills and one who likes to fiddle around with server settings using strange command-line interface.
Google is undoubtedly the best search engine around. Not only is it the most user-friendly, but it is also the best from a technical perspective.
Picture this: A silent, deadly and very ruthless killer. He is dressed in an expensive Armani suit, armed with poison, silenced weapons and a good knife - he even drives a Mercedes. He is on a mission, and in order to succeed it doesn't really matter how many he kills nor if they are civilians who just happens to wear a coat he likes.
Positive Fantasy Syndrome (or P-FANSY) is an illness, in fact a virus, which is spreading among web designers with rapid speed. It is highly contagious and sometimes fatal. P-FANSY is characterized by making web-designers believe that if they make the site hard enough to see, their readers would think it actually looks good.
Zeldman's latest redesign is not that good (*cough*). Either he has more than perfect eye-sight, or he is using a computer with a very high contrast.
All over the world, people are getting killed, arrested and pacified under the cover of terrorism. The world's hotspots are suddenly filled with terrorists - and the world is at rage.
I found this article on BBC's news website, and it made me feel good. It is about SMS, and how it can help an 81 year-old father and her deaf daughter communicate.
We all know "spam"; it has been around for the last 10 years and is currently weakening the most effective communication system ever created - emails.
First it was micro payments - now music downloads. Both started out with the promise of a cheaper way to get things, but turns out to be overly expensive.
Rice was asked if Bush focused on Iraq - and answered "not a single one of his principal advisors advised doing anything against Iraq". Does that not mean that Bush did indeed focus on Iraq (we did invade...) despite that his advisers told him to focus on other issues?
I am constantly amazed how government institutions can spend millions of dollars on web-designs that is down-right user hostile and inaccessible on any other system than Windows.
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