Link of the Day [7.02.08]

broderic on July 2, 2008

Back before I was a Master at Computer Science, I had to take a class for Computer and Human Interactions. This tried to impart in all the students the need to design for the user. There were GUI tips. Web design tips. Keyboard layout tips. Mousing tips. Joystick and computer input device tips. All was spelled out to help us students understand that the computer was a tool for humans.

One of the important people in the field of human compatibility was Bruce Tognazzini who wrote a lot about it. Here’s his take on iPhone from last year. I can’t believe it has been one whole year since iPhone introduction. In another few days…. 3G!

http://www.asktog.com/columns/072iPhoneFirstTouch.html

Link of the Day [6.29.08]

broderic on June 29, 2008

Copenhagenize the planet!

Looks as if we need to be thinking about cycling as an alternative to driving to work. It would do us all some good. First, it would save us on a gas. Second, it would get us fitter. Third, it would get us all on the roads together, talking, chatting and enjoying the world around us so much better than stuck in a car in traffic. Only if I lived closer to work…

Today’s link is to an article about making cycling a means of commuting. It mentions the Copenhagen Cycle Chic website of pretty girls on bikes in Denmark. That’s always awesome.

http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/wellbeing/story/0,,2287337,00.html