Category: Quick Posts
TES Connect – Pupils think they know more than ICT teachers
I’m not shocked at the results, that sounds like a fair assessment of the education system.
Daring Fireball – Uniformity vs. Individuality in Mac UI Design
I’m in the fence about this, certain elements should retain their conformity for ease of use by users.
NPR – Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman
Political disagreements should never be resolved through violence.
Panic Blog – Panic on the Mac App Store
The Mac App Store opened up today and Panic is all on there.
UX Myths – Myth #29: People are rational
The post is an awesome read and ends with a nice list of books to read to explore the subject further.
52 Weeks of UX – Knowing Your Audience: Lessons from the Gaming Industry
Very important tip for designing interfaces is recognizing the audience and thus the focus of the interface.
ConceivablyTech – The Ultimate Patent Troll Patent: Get Sued When You File A Patent
Just when you thought patents couldn’t get any more stupid, IBM comes through.
Bad Astronomy – At the bottom of Earth’s orbit
Just a little bit of science for tonight.
Coding Horror – Trouble In the House of Google
I’m seeing this start cropping up as well where Google seems to be failing in filtering out spam or content farm sites.
The New Yorker – Sorting out the Senate
In Congress it isn’t majority rule, it’s super-majority rule.