Usability metrics: mouse faster than keyboard
Worth collecting: usability studies like this one from Bruce Tognazzini (“Tog”) from 1989, which established that users think keyboard shortcuts are faster, while mouse actions turn out to be really faster. (via)
Delicious Delicious Library 2.0
Wired: First Look: Delicious Library 2.0 Burns With Animated Cool. Looks like the 2.0 version (currently under development) of Delicious Library should address a lot of my criticisms of the program, as well as a lot of Core Animation goodness. Favorite features: publishing to templates, iTunes integration, export formats, library sharing, and smart bookshelves. For [...]
Halloween is Everyday
Alas, tis true—if you aren’t trick or treating or taking someone out trick or treating, the holiday is over way too soon. It was a pretty quiet day at the office followed by a relatively small parade of trick or treaters. (Favorites: the neighborhood “math kid” (he was Pi a few years ago) as the [...]
