Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days. I just returned from taking the first of four courses that prepare usability professionals for the CUA exam.
This particular course focused on the most current research regarding issues of human-computer interaction (HCI). We spent a little time covering some cognitive psychology and human-factors basics, then [...]
Archive for May, 2006
You’re reading this page in an F-shaped pattern
Published May 19th, 2006 in Visual/Technical Communication. 0 Comments…says usability analyst Jakob Nielsen.
Nielsen released the results of his latest eye-tracking study at the Usability Week 2006 Conference. The heat maps made from the eye movements of his test subjects seem to show that their eyes moved in an F-shaped pattern across the page.
This is contrary to the Z-shaped path that humans use to [...]
Come take up your Hats, and away let us haste
To the Butterfly’s Ball, and the Grasshopper’s Feast.
The Trumpeter, Gad-fly, has summon’d the Crew,
And the Revels are now only waiting for you.
The Butterfly’s Ball and Grasshopper’s Feast is a children’s poem written by William Roscoe in 1802. It’s a delightful poem about a party for small [...]
ANN ARBOR, MI – A local subdivision was evacuated yesterday after a Hazmat team responded to a reported tuna contamination. Paula Flemming, of 432 Culver Dr., found the can of tuna in the trunk of her car, a Lincoln Mercury.
“I opened the trunk, and it was just sitting there,” said Flemming. “I couldn’t believe it. [...]
The Persuasive Mirror is a device that monitors your appearance and behavior and “reflects” an image of the future you. The goal is to provide motivation for people who aren’t taking care of themselves… for instance, a poor eater might see his reflected self as overweight.
Just to see what would happen, I purchased two of [...]
“Daddy, whatcha doin?”
“Making dinner, sweetie.”
“Daddy, whatcha doin?”
“Still making dinner, sweetie.”
“Daddy, whatcha doin?”
“Making. Dinner. Where’s your mother?”
“Daddy, whatcha doin?”
“Mixing a drink.”
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This is comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann3, which is “buzzing” the Earth this week at a distance of only 10 million km (about 25 times as far away as our Moon). It took about 30 seconds for the light to travel from the comet to the Earth.
The nebula in the image is M57 (the “Ring”). It took over [...]
