Archive for November, 2005

2 of 10 Ways to be a Better Project Manager

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

As I said in the previous post on this topic one of the reasons a PM gets rewarded, traditionally, is bringing the project in on time.
On time. What the hell does that mean? The creative side of me says the work will get done when it gets done. Frankly, I think there […]

Someone Hates Usability

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

It is always nice to be the number one hit on Google, but I wonder if this particular query is a good thing to be first in:

Hopefully once they clicked through to this site they began to love usability again, but not so much as they took it too seriously. Tool in a tool […]

SXSW 2006 - A Sigh of Relief

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Looks like I am up on stage the first day of the conference.

Big sigh of relief on that one. I don’t mind speaking in front of people, however, I hate waiting til the last day. With this schedule I can “get it over with” and enjoy the rest of the conference.
This […]

Journal of Usability Studies v1i1

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

The inaugural issue of UPAs Journal of Usability Studies is now online.
The issue includes:

Usability for the Masses, by Jakob Nielsen,
A discussion of the notions of discount and guerrilla usability in the contemporary challenges of growing needs for usability services and professionals.
Usability Testing of Mobile Applications: A Comparison between Laboratory and Field Testing, by Anne Kaikkonen, […]