The App Store is the benchmark all the other mobile application stores are compared against. Nobody's perfect, though – after several years of operation, it's still ridden by some problems and weird design decisions. These are my pet peeves. 1. You need Wi-Fi to buy large applications It's understandable that Apple doesn't want to let … Jatka artikkeliin 5 +1 Reasons Why App Store Sucks
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Will iPad deliver the Origami vision?
While anxiously awaiting the Apple tablet, I took a look at the promo video of the original Origami device. Introduced in 2006 by Microsoft, it was an intriguing concept that was supposed to be something between a laptop and a phone. What happened was what happens to the concept cars that are shown at exhibitions … Jatka artikkeliin Will iPad deliver the Origami vision?
Master’s Thesis: Toward Strategic Usability
It seems there's going to be some delay before I proceed to printing my thesis, so I might as well try to get rid of the mistakes. Even though the text is absolutely fascinating, I'm somewhat fed up with reading through it over and over. If somebody decides to have a look, I'd be happy … Jatka artikkeliin Master’s Thesis: Toward Strategic Usability
Full screen Party Shuffle in iTunes
It seems that Apple constantly makes it difficult to queue songs on the fly, meaning that users can add songs to the playlist without interfering with the song currently playing. It took a long time before such a feature was even included in either iTunes of iPod and the implementations are satisfactory at best. The … Jatka artikkeliin Full screen Party Shuffle in iTunes
iPhone firmware 2.0 and radio button like check boxes
Engadget provides a hands-on with the forthcoming iPhone firmware 2.0. Among other improvements, one is now able to select several items for deletion in the Mail application. Weirdly enough, a symbol which resembles a radio button has been chosen where the actual functionality of the widget is that of a check box. The likely reason … Jatka artikkeliin iPhone firmware 2.0 and radio button like check boxes
Toward Strategic Usability
This is an attempt to summarize what I have been pondering lately: Usability engineering is a methodology that has matured during the past couple of decades to provide solid means of creating products that are easier and more efficient to operate for different kinds of users. The results are not restricted to concrete products for … Jatka artikkeliin Toward Strategic Usability
Unnecessary Modality in Facebook
All in all, it's a nice idea to tell people what it means that the service remembers them when logging in. But why on earth have they implemented it modally? Now the dialog covers the Login button and the user is forced to click Okay even if she already knows the message and would like … Jatka artikkeliin Unnecessary Modality in Facebook
Scrolling Directions Revisited
It is well known that novice users often find traditional scrollbars counterintuitive: "How come the document moves upwards when I'm scrolling downwards?" The reason for the confusion is the faulty mental model the user has created – due to the problematic system image. When moving the scroll thumb, one does not actually move the document … Jatka artikkeliin Scrolling Directions Revisited
Using Songs with the Alarm Clock Function of iPod touch
Maybe my new year's resolution could be to try and write in English every now and then. Besides, I believe this might be interesting for the English-speaking audience as well. I noticed that with certain iPod speakers one is able to use actual songs as alarm tones instead of the normal beeping sounds. Coupled with … Jatka artikkeliin Using Songs with the Alarm Clock Function of iPod touch
Using Songs with the Alarm Clock Function of iPhone & iPod touch
Maybe my new year's resolution could be to try and write in English every now and then. Besides, I believe this might be interesting for the English-speaking audience as well. I noticed that with certain iPod speakers one is able to use actual songs as alarm tones instead of the normal beeping sounds. Coupled with … Jatka artikkeliin Using Songs with the Alarm Clock Function of iPhone & iPod touch
