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August 22, 2001


no pain, no gain
Posted in :: Usability ::

I don't know how I missed Whipping Users into Shape , but it's a hoot...


"Ease of use is out. Design your sites to be hard to use. Hard to navigate. Hard to access. Here's a little gem of advice: Use dark colors on dark backgrounds. Winnow out the deadbeat Web surfer chaff."


And although there are so many things wrong with this gem I ran out of fingers and toes counting them, he challenges some assumptions that desperately need to be challenged, such as the model of the user as channel surfer.

Posted at 10:06 AM, August 22, 2001
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On my list for santa
Posted in :: Technology ::

USB Q Drives from Agate

"the Q-Drive for Windows and Apple Mac - USB Storage from Agaté, a miniature "hard drive", is a revolutionary storage device that's about the size of a car key!"


sometimes the very best idea is the simple and obvious one.

Posted at 06:51 AM, August 22, 2001
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