A while back I installed the “Ding!” application from Southwest Airlines. Today, I am uninstalling that application. While the application does have some upsides, they are not the upsides you want. The app is unobtrusive. This is good for most applications from a simplicity standpoint, but it’s not great to have your users think “at [...]
Archive for February 9th, 2009
Mental Noise
Chris Noessel has written an article entitled One Free Interaction which neatly chronicles a new pattern for designers. As users become bored, the mental noise in their head can sometimes translate into a interactive noise. As Chris describes it: “One free interaction” is a prospective design pattern that gives software and hardware a more humane [...]
Kindle 2
Amazon has announced the successor to their eBook industry-starting Kindle, the aptly named Kindle 2. As far as crafting an update to a wildly popular product goes, Amazon has done very well here. They have kept the obvious successful features (wireless book downloads, slim form factor, decent screen), and added just a few new features [...]
The PowerBook G4 is Officially Obsolete
Technology moves quick, and Apple is not one to let their customers hang on to old products for too long. There are far too many cool, shiny toys to buy, so letting you sit on old and boring, but functional, laptops would be negligent. To that end Apple has announced that, along with a number [...]