Perpetual nodesign in process…
the cobbler's shoes and all that.
Accidental e-mail congratulates 7,000 on admission to UC Berkeley law school – Computerworld
I have no idea what mass email tool Berkeley Law School uses but this is a telling tale. Are there enough warnings in the UI to prevent a user from accidentally committing to a grave error? Or, does the problem exist between the [...]
Started this post a while ago and reading a friend’s four prompted me to complete the list.
Four jobs I’ve had
* Kitchen manager for Charlie Co, 32nd Signal Battalion, McNair Kaserne, Frankfurt-Hoecscht Germany US Army
* Waiter
* Teacher at various places, photography
* Perpetual freelancer (photography, publishing, design)
Four movies I can watch over and over
* Room With a [...]
Birds – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Excellent site!
If you click through to a story there is a link for an Interactive Analyzer.
ALAMEDA COUNTY / Blind student sues Target over firm’s Web site / It lacks software that allows access to visually impaired
Basically an online retailer is being sued because their site does not meet accessibility standards that allow a blind person to participate. I knew it would be coming sooner or later.
So where does that [...]
Some printable paper rulers These are cool. Keep a copy on your laptop!
DesignAbout 2005 Remeber those 6 billion other folks who don’t stare at computer screens?
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro – Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
Nice! I have always liked Blender but do not have a day to day need for 3D work so have not bothered to learn it’s rather quirky interface (as compared to more standard 3d tools). This looks like a nice start to a good reference. [...]
Page Source Order & Accessibility
Study on some current usability practices and how they actually work in the field.
ClamXav – The FREE Virus Scanner for Mac OS X
Pretty basic. A gui wrapped around the open source tool. I haven’t run anti-virus on a mac since Disinfectant.
Rosenfeld Media – Publisher of user experience design books
Very interesting mashup for publishing models. Rather than releasing huge door stoppers they will release smaller volumes of content more regularly, and, respond to customer desires rather than purely “what will sell” guess meetings.