usability

Savage’s Theorem

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I don’t remember where or when, now, but but a few years ago I came across a piece of advice from a respected security expert that ran something like this: “If you treat your users like criminals, they will invariably prove you right.” Even though I don’t remember who said it or where (I think […]

How I learned to stop worrying and love XSLT

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

With a little help from the folks on the Literature and Latte forums, I have been gently massaging Scrivener into something I might want to write a dissertation in. Or, rather something I can write a dissertation in. A big part of that has been learning XSLT, since Scrivener uses Fletcher Penny’s Multimarkdown for LaTeX […]

Are you designing for actual users?

Monday, January 7th, 2008

If you have anything to do with web design, you really need to put Yet Another Girl’s <Wax></Wax> blog on your reading list. Why? because she is one of the very, very few people out there talking about web design and “usability” in terms of, well, actual usability. Her latest post, “Are You Designing for […]