Usability Quote of the Day

February 6, 2012

The prevailing computer-human interaction (CHI) model of interface design has been partly responsible for the current state of the desktop computer. The breakthrough on which the field emerged was the admission of psychological principles. The resulting graphical user interface has been the focus of the field of computer-human interaction for nearly 20 years. This interface is a virtual control panel whose design has remained quite technology-centered. -- Malcolm McCullough, Digital Ground, 2004    (via interaction-design.org)

Monday, April 25, 2005

Longhorn To Focus on Usability, Security

At Microsoft's Management Summit in Las Vegas, the Longhorn floodgates opened, with executives from Steve Ballmer to Bill Gates talking about what users can expect from the new system.

Much of the focus has been on usability enhancements, with Ballmer claiming it would take 70 percent fewer reboots than previous Windows versions.

The system also will offer more secure user-access technologies so that, in the case of home users, parents will have greater control over restricting Web surfing.

New graphics processing also will make the user interface more intuitive, executives promised. (Via Yahoo! News)

Longhorn Desktop - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics


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