A reporter from the Washington Post contacted me recently to talk about how people use smartphones. He was working on a story about the relationship between people and smartphones. His premise was that most people who have smartphones don’t understand or use most of the phone’s capabilities. Of course, I gave him an earful, some […]
Current Events Posts
A recent BayCHI session featured Don Norman, who has released a revised and expanded edition of his 25-year old classic, The Design of Everyday Things. Although the entire talk was fascinating, I was particularly struck by a couple of topics. A Little White Lie? This was definitely an audience consisting of people who totally believe […]
Although this topic has nothing to do with website usability, it deserves attention. At the recent Aging in America Conference, presented by the American Society on Aging, we presented a poster on “The Digital Afterlife.” This doesn’t refer to anything supernatural, but to digital artifacts (emails, photos, profiles, etc.). What happens to them after we are […]
I know, I know, “silver” is one of many words on a long list of how to not refer to “them.” Maybe it’s a less touchy issue in the UK than it is here in the US. But in one of my many late-night internet surfing sessions, I came across this posting and thought it […]
