Interesting, I've heard of him, but haven't read his work previously. Thanks for sending. Olivia On May 11, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Thanks for the article. While he makes some valid points, I get the feeling > he just doesn't like the iPad. That's ok, but the first thing he complains > about is the dock. I had no problem noticing it myself. I think that anyone > would be inclined to study the whole screen, and not just the top, and I'd > bet that people would read reviews where they talk about it. Also that "Tab > Bar" is called a Dock. The rest of the review just sort of follows this > complaint. Also, he didn't even review the built in apps at all. What about > ibooks? I'm sorry, I still get the idea he just wants to hate the iPad and > for that matter probably hates Apple's way of doing things. > > On May 11, 2010, at 3:53 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I don't know if many on this list will be familiar with the work of Jacob >> Nielsen. For those who don't know him, he's one of the foremost minds in >> the field of interaction design. Those who took (or are taking) computer >> science at University may have encountered his work during courses in HCI or >> User-Interaction design. He is well-known for the famous "Nielsen's 10 >> heuristics" which play a major part in interface design. >> >> Anyway he's done some testing on the iPad. I don't have one myself, and >> don't have a personal interest in getting one (though I may get one for my >> lab to do some projects on), but I thought the link below might interest >> some people on the list. >> >> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad.html >> >> Enjoy, >> >> Dónal >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) > Pete Nalda > http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda > http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
