Novell aims usability research at "better" Linux desktop
Helpful usability testing if you are developing open source applications ...
"Novell Inc. Monday introduced its Better Desktop initiative, a new component of the OpenSUSE project that provides open source developers with usability testing data and resources aimed at making Linux desktop applications a more comfortable fit for users.
The material includes more than 200 video clips of Linux users bumbling their way through unfamiliar computer interfaces, Greg Mancusi-Ungaro, Novell's director of marketing for Linux and open source products told Ziff Davis Internet. This primary research, focused on desktop usage, should prove valuable to Linux application developers, he added.
The videos, downloadable in Mpeg or Theora formats, range anywhere from four minutes to two hours in length and show men and woman ages 18 to 70 using Mozilla Firefox, Evolution, Open Office, Banshee, F-Spot and other applications." continued ... (Via )
"Novell Inc. Monday introduced its Better Desktop initiative, a new component of the OpenSUSE project that provides open source developers with usability testing data and resources aimed at making Linux desktop applications a more comfortable fit for users.
The material includes more than 200 video clips of Linux users bumbling their way through unfamiliar computer interfaces, Greg Mancusi-Ungaro, Novell's director of marketing for Linux and open source products told Ziff Davis Internet. This primary research, focused on desktop usage, should prove valuable to Linux application developers, he added.
The videos, downloadable in Mpeg or Theora formats, range anywhere from four minutes to two hours in length and show men and woman ages 18 to 70 using Mozilla Firefox, Evolution, Open Office, Banshee, F-Spot and other applications." continued ... (Via )
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