Re: [IxDA Discuss] Plurality of Voice

2009-09-17 Thread Paul Nuschke
Yeah this this has gone from must-read to rarely check for me for the reasons being discussed. Personally, I think that the public and google-indexed nature of the list leads to people trying to win arguments and not to friendly discussions between peers like other lists. -- Paul Nuschke

Re: [IxDA Discuss] profit centered design

2009-09-01 Thread Paul Nuschke
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Aesthetics in HCI

2009-07-29 Thread Paul Nuschke
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wood gatherers, boat architects, or sailing experience designers?

2009-03-31 Thread Paul Nuschke
FWIW, I use Gmail for all my mailing lists because the way it groups conversations makes it very easy to ignore any thread that I find particularly annoying. I also tag each mailing list and automatically archive it, so the many, many messages do not plug up my inbox. -- Paul Nuschke Principal

Re: [IxDA Discuss] University / Colleges in NC

2009-01-05 Thread Paul Nuschke
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Clients are funny

2008-08-27 Thread Paul Nuschke
Nice find. ;) I think the main thing that has changed is that it is now easier to scroll because many mice have scrollwheels. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Jared Spool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 26, 2008, at 12:39 PM, Robert M. Fein wrote: Does anyone know of a reputable (to ad

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fireworks CS4

2008-07-23 Thread Paul Nuschke
I have an older version of Fireworks which I really like for prototyping but I tried out CS3 and love the Pages feature. I'm thinking about buying but would prefer to get CS4...anyone know their release timeline for Fireworks CS4? Paul On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Jennifer Quigley [EMAIL

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Off-topic] Alarm Clock Recommendations

2008-06-23 Thread Paul Nuschke
Good question. I designed one if grad school because I hated mine so much. I eventually bought this one @ Costco and love it: http://www.jr.com/sony/pe/SON_ICFC180/ -- Paul Nuschke Senior Design Researcher ELECTRONIC INK(c) www.electronicink.com On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Jonathan Abbett

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Using Morae Recorder+Observer: Yes or no?

2008-06-17 Thread Paul Nuschke
a programmable keypad to mark quotes or interesting parts of sessions, which then makes analysis and video highlights much easier later on. The problem is that you need a second computer nearby so that you can run Observer and connect the keypad. Paul Nuschke Senior Design Researcher ELECTRONIC INK(c

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Eye Tracking too expensive or complicated?

2008-04-21 Thread Paul Nuschke
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 11:43 PM, Jared M. Spool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All you know is that the eye tracker registered that they fixated on the link and that they didn't click. The notion that they didn't understand the link is one inference. It's not the only inference. It may not be the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Eye Tracking too expensive or complicated?

2008-04-20 Thread Paul Nuschke
Jared said: I said that I thought it is a voodoo technique. Deducing information about a design from eyetracking is equivalent to reading tea leaves and using a ouija board. That's a pretty colorful exaggeration. Eyetracking lets you see where people are looking in real time. Without

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Eye Tracking too expensive or complicated?

2008-04-20 Thread Paul Nuschke
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Jared M. Spool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Nuschke wrote: Eyetracking lets you see where people are looking in real time. Yes. But just because you know where someone looks or doesn't look doesn't mean you know anything about what they see, what

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Should web apps maintain state when moving between tabs

2008-01-25 Thread Paul Nuschke
It is still in the wireframe stage so I'm working it out, but I don't think it needs any instruction because the asterisk (maybe combined with a minor font change, or an icon instead of an asterisk) appears after a change is made so it is part of the feedback loop. Paul On Jan 25, 2008 12:38

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Should web apps maintain state when moving between tabs

2008-01-24 Thread Paul Nuschke
feedback. Paul Nuschke On Jan 23, 2008 3:38 PM, Connor, Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I feel like the answer to this should be pretty cut-and-dry, but I can't help but second guess myself. I'm working on a web app with a tabbed interface (what else is new). Under each tab is a workflow

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability testing resources for hardware products?

2007-12-18 Thread Paul Nuschke
to test them, depending on what you are looking for. Also, watch out for fingernails- it sounds silly but people with long fingernails have a really difficulty time using devices with lots of buttons. Paul Nuschke Electronic Ink On Dec 18, 2007 11:19 AM, Alexander Baxevanis [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why has micro-blogging become so popular

2007-12-14 Thread Paul Nuschke
1) Doesn't require thought or reflection, so it's easy. 2) Can be funny...may be some social element here (other people post funny stuff so I do too). On Dec 14, 2007 12:25 PM, Sachendra Yadav [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I can relate to people asking questions, posting experience/views,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] frustation meter

2007-12-07 Thread Paul Nuschke
/PrEmo . The big problem, as someone else mentioned, is after-the-fact reporting of the emotions. You can write your questions about emotions to be something like, At any time during the previous task, were you... but that only goes so far. Paul Nuschke Electronic Ink On Nov 1, 2007 7:49 PM, Juan