From: Gleanings
To: Negatory good buddies
Subject: Gleanings: NOT
OPENING THANG
On hold, after what seemed like about 50 menu choices, in the pac bell voice mail maze, when I knew I had to talk to a human, I started writing this gleanings. Excuse me if this has caused me to write an unusually negating gleanings–
(just my imagination as muzak may cause cancer in laboratory humans)
***Not so wappy–
WAP Forum Refutes Study Findings
http://www.allnetdevices.com/wireless/news/2001/01/02/wap_forum.html
The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum has strongly disputed the
findings of a recent study that found poor usability in wireless devices
that use WAP.
***Not so rational–
UI RUPture
Can Rational Unified Process really facilitate a better experience?
http://www.uidesign.net/2000/opinion/UIRupture.html
more
http://www.rational.com/products/whitepapers/101057.jsp
***Not so useful–
Is it really necessary to have a lab for usability testing?
Usability Labs: Our Take
http://world.std.com/~uieweb/labs.htm
and a summery of postings on CHI-WEB on the matter
http://www.acm.org/archives/wa.cgi?A2=ind0101a&L=chi-web&F=&S=&P=2910
***Not so hateful
Yahoo to Ban Race-Hate Items
http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21183,00.html?nl=mg
***and– DUH!
Inside: Attention, Masters of the Media Universe.
Seth Godin. You have a relationship. You understand that every interaction has to benefit both of you, or it will end. To build a monopoly based on consumer attention, you have to stop trying to find customers for your products and start trying to find products for your customers.
http://www.inside.com/jcs/Story?article_id=18883&pod_id=13
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To show I’m not completely bitter, here’s a couple of interesting articles on personas and alan cooper
http://www.umlchina.com/GUI/an.htm
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/almstrum/classes/cs373/general/personas.html
and a nice recipe
Creamless Creamy Squash Soup, Gourmet
http://www.epicurious.com/ego/squashsoup
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and if you are in the bay area, check out my pal Anton http://www.antonbarbeau.com
FRIDAY JAN 5TH – STARRY PLOUGH IN BERKELEY. ANTON UK PLUS! guitar guru kevin joins us (assuming he ain’t rushed off to deliver his second any-day-now baby!) we’re on first, at 9:30, so please arrive upon or about early. $6, 21+. also avec les bille, Tiny and the Bean Weevils. (now, see, that’s two separate bands with not-great names that might do well to join forces, non?) please please us like we please you, no questions asked.
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