Original post. Not everyone knows that I used to be pretty deeply involved in the world of sports and fitness apps and wearable devices 5+ years ago. Hence, it was personally rewarding to participate in assessing the purchase and onboarding experience of #Suunto7, their first Wear OS powered smart sports watch this summer. Better yet, I … Jatka artikkeliin LinkedIn: Experiences from Suunto 7 purchase process analysis
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LinkedIn: The great authentication saga, part 5/5
Original post. You know what they say: it's not a proper trilogy unless it has five parts. The final entry of my authentication saga has been published. If you missed the earlier parts, don't worry. The final part doubles as an intro and the table of contents you wished you had when it all started. … Jatka artikkeliin LinkedIn: The great authentication saga, part 5/5
LinkedIn: Presenting at Posti eCom Next 2020 seminar
Original post. It was inspiring to get to share some ideas about my favorite topic, winning mobile services, at the eCom Next 2020 seminar organised by Posti. It seems to me that while the majority of service usage tends to come from mobile already, sales are lagging behind. To solve this, I suggested using Customer … Jatka artikkeliin LinkedIn: Presenting at Posti eCom Next 2020 seminar
5 +1 Reasons Why App Store Sucks
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
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
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