Archive for February, 2006

John S. Rhodes of WebWord is writing a book!

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

The blog title says it all. I’m definitely writing a book in 2006. I’m finishing the proposal up this weekend and we’ll go from there. It won’t be long before I start posting stuff on WebWord about it.
And yes, to answer your question, it will be about usability and user experience. It is something […]

Google Video, what a waste

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

“You would think that with all that money, Google should be able to launch a killer video store. But, in reality the only thing it kills are its users. Google Video is one huge lump of wasted efforts.” (Source: Thomas Baekdal, Hat Tip: gruskada)
Aside 1. I have a wicked time copying text on baekdal.com, which […]

Usability Joke: Take 2

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

The first usability joke was quite popular. Let’s give it another try!
Knock, knock
- Who’s there?
UX
- UX who?
UX and some T and you’re in a fancy suit
Knock, knock
- Who’s there?
Usability
- Usability who?
U and I are in usability
Knock, knock
- Who’s there?
Usability
- Usability who?
I’m looking for UX but I only see IA and UI.
Can you do better?