HCI User Advocate

Software makers and users often have conflicting goals - with the makers winning. Yet they all too often shoot themselves in the foot by distrusting the users - their customers. Or worse, maltreating them. It is time to get angry about bad and malicious software design. This Blog calls software designers on the carpet - giving them credit and shame where they deserve it.

November 10, 2006

Adobe and Apple give me no respect

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Somehow I would have thought it would be obvious by now, but major software vendors still abuse their privileges when installing their soft...
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October 21, 2006

Google Picasa screensaver a little bit evil

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I love Picasa, and was delighted to try out the new version 2.5 that just came out. They did an incredible job in addressing just about eve...
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September 25, 2006

Switchback: Horrors of a Windows Power-user Trying to Switch to Apple OS X

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I have been a dedicated Windows developer and user for over 10 years. I am a nut about efficiency and ease of use (and also a professional i...
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September 21, 2006

Call for "User Advocate" Position

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Microsoft's Windows Media Center 2005 woke me up at night by making two sounds and turning on the screen. Presumably this was a result ...
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