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Lou Rosenfeld — “Swimming in the wake of disaster is a Good Thing: The surprising steadiness in the number of in-house IAs during the dark days of 2001-2002 makes more sense when placed in the broader context of IT budgeting. Organizations couldn’t continue wasting large sums replacing one failed enterprise application with another that seemed […]

“I’ve been considering evaluating Morae and VisualMark for a while now, and what struck me is a real lack of 3rd party reviews or comparisons, which is why I’ve put together this table. Note before you make a purchase, you should think hard about whether you really need the camera feed as well as the […]

SitePoint — “Although the James Bond-esque appeal of a high-tech lab cannot be denied — video cameras mounted on the walls and ceiling with pan, tilt, and zoom controls allowing you to follow participants’ movements! Video editing equipment so you can create a concise presentation to summarize your findings! Auxiliary keyboards and mice to control […]

I decided to generate a podcast about podcasting and some related topics. The only problem is that PostNuke doesn’t easily support RSS 2.0 with enclosures, so you can’t just subscribe to this podcast, or future podcasts. So, I just recorded an MP3 file and I’m making it available here for you. I hope that you […]

Human Factors International — “The resistance to using breadcrumbs is perplexing. They increase efficiency. They support site learning. They reduce the user’s “where-was-I?” memory burden by providing a list of recently visited pages. They make it easier to cross levels of the navigation decision tree within the browse environment. Breadcrumbs make site learning and navigation […]

Overview: Are you a talented programmer interested in getting experience with a usability organization? Do you know PHP, SQL, CSS, and HTML? We’re building a new web site and we need help with the code and the database.
Project Timeline: The project will start immediately after finding the right developer. The completion date is approximately […]

“If your office is too cold, chances are that you might not be typing as accurately, or as much, as you could be. In a landmark study evaluating the impact of indoor environmental conditions on worker productivity, Cornell University ergonomics professor Dr. Alan Hedge found a 74% increase in typing mistakes and a 46% reduction […]

AV Web — “As we automate more and more to meet the demands of efficiency, I wonder if we will have the wisdom to recognize our dependency on automation and the discipline as a profession to retain the skills we need to survive without the technology. An air traffic control center isn’t your local burger […]

Ergonomics Today — “Topping the ACA’s list are heavy truck and tractor-trailer driving, chosen because drivers are subjected to constant compression and vibration from the trucks as well as prolonged sitting. Awkward positions, lifting and hammering put construction workers and shingle roofers on the list. Landscapers, whose jobs may require lifting of heavy rocks and […]

KDE.News — “What is a portable usability laboratory? And could KDE development make use of one? Pete Gordon, an engineer behind such a one, shares his thoughts in this interview on exactly that topic.”
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Abstratics — “This tutorial focuses on using a User Centered Interaction Design approach, specifically Constantine & Lockwood’s Usage-Centered Design, to select appropriate functionality, and then feed it forward into an agile development environment.” (PDF format)
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PC World — “Google Desktop Search might just be too good. Using the new software, I was able to bypass user names and passwords that secure Web-based e-mail programs and view personal messages sent and received on public PCs. Using Google’s new software on a shared computer at the Google booth at the Digital Life […]