Tao of Mac

Saturday, 23 February 2008

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    Feb 23 2008, 15:46

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    Rui Carmo

Usability

A little definition of usability that I came up with after years of messing around with assorted gadgetry:

It’s not what you can do with a device, it’s what you can achieve by using it.


See Also

Nokia Ovi - 25 MistakesFrom time to accessibility, or lack thereofMobile Web 2009 = Desktop Web 1998Pre-lude
Firefox 3 'awesome bar' not (at all) awesomeFour examples of Internet anti-newsCan the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?The Joy of Webpads
Appropriate amounts of funSniff browser history for improved user experienceOffice 2008 first impressionsThoughts on File Explorers
Humanized Messages for jQueryNokia S60 Threaded SMS BetaSearch in Google ReaderEase-of-use dogs Moto
How to redesign the Leopard dock so it sucks lessMartin Geddes realizes that VoIP isn't all that rosy.Gravitating Towards Some StuffLooking Forward to 2007
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