I hear Toyota is contemplating a quick makeover to their current logo and tagline… Wish I could take credit for it, but at least it comes complements of fellow PSL member Eight Eleven. Update: I complimented the author Aaron, and the following conversation ensued… Aaron: I’m going to end up in a lawsuit with Toyota [...]
Read More humor, Twitter, usability failReviews for Apple’s iPad are all over the place. Personally, I feel that tablets have tried and failed enough times in the general consumer market to call the concept dead. iPad will likely find adoption in the same niche’s as its predecessors: hospitals and other similar venues where it can effectively replace a manilla folder [...]
Read More browsers, usability failIn my life as a full-time employee, I ran a membership management system for an international non-profit that organized over 40,000 volunteers at the local, state, and national levels in almost 30 countries. It coordinated physical material deliveries (part of the system was a full shopping cart installation), managed electronic documents, and delivered news to [...]
Read More for fun, hardware fail, Twitter, usability failWith the untimely and unfortunate death of beloved Logitech G5, I was forced to quickly find a replacement. While I know I could simply get a replacement, I figured it might be time to look for newer gear. So after a thorough Google consultation and some in-store browsing, I purchased a Logitech G9 through Amazon. [...]
Read More gaming, hardware, review, usability failWhile my MS complaints are (rightly) focused on their desktop apps, I knew Microsoft would end up in this series at some point. However, even I was surprised at how quickly it happened. These guys can’t help but do stupid things in pursuit of copycatting their competitors. Here’s a screenshot several steps deep into the [...]
Read More Microsoft sucks, usability failWhile working on the file manager section of the Fwd:Vault website, I decided to do a quick check on cross-browser compatibility. The following screenshots are of the same page using the same HTML layout, CSS definitions, etc… At this point in my career, I don’t think words can express how much I utterly loathe Microsoft’s [...]
Read More Microsoft sucks, usability failMaybe I’m just getting more cynical, but I’ve been finding a lot more sites doing really stupid things that serve only to piss off their users. As a result I’ve decided to start a new series of posts titled “Usability Fail” which will discuss just that: sites that make dumb decisions that utterly fail in [...]
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