Monthly Archives: December 2006

Web 2.0 Improving Usability

By zakiwarfel | Published: December 8, 2006
I was reading through one of the Design Demo reviews by Max Kiesler where he wrote: Excellent use of color, oversized text, and a well designed map navigator are highlights of the Podbop start page. The interior uses the same high contrast and highly readable layout. [...] Max’s description of Podbop seems common place for [...]
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Paper Prototyping

By zakiwarfel | Published: December 8, 2006
I recently gave a talk(1.6mb PDF) on paper prototyping to the NYC UPA group. We had a pretty large crowd, around 70 people showed up. It was just the kind of talk I like to give – the crowd was very engaged, asking questions throughout my presentation. Anyone who’s ever attended one of my presentations [...]
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iTunes and DRM

By zakiwarfel | Published: December 8, 2006
are Apple’s iTunes customers really suckers? This weekend I read Thomas Hawk’s post entitled "iTunes, One Billion Suckers Served." Thomas claims that Apple’s iTunes is bad for customers in a variety of ways. Thomas does make some good theoretical points, however, he misses the mark in seeing the big picture. His post is riddled with [...]
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