Ever wanted to know just how Google, one of the world most visited search engines, handles the load of hundred of thousands of requests without affecting processing performance of their …
A photo of early requirement scoping
For a few days now, my mind has been totally devoted to HCI and Interaction Design, both for a project and a post graduate subject. Here’s a view of my …
Content Management System (CMS) Usability
Australian based company, Step Two post a useful paper on Content Management System (CMS) Usability. The paper looks at some of the usability challenges of a CMS, some of the …
Want to learn to write computer viruses? well now you can!
The Register reports that the University of Calgary, Canada is offering a course titled, Computer Viruses and Malware, to teach students to write, learn, know and stop Computer viruses. Although …
Google News Australia goes Beta
The new Google News for Australia’s version of Google.com has gone Beta, with the latest summary of news headlines from Australia, although at first glance it still shows a lot …
ABC Fly TV and Kids gets axed
The ABC is pulling the plug on its digital Fly TV and ABC Kids programs after failing to secure funds for their continuation said ABC managing director Russell Balding.
100 years from first Flight
This coming December 17th will be the 100 year anniversary since Orville Wright (one of the famous Wright brothers) flew 120 feet (36.5m) in 12 seconds to record the first …
Glendyn Ivin wins at Cannes
Glendyn Ivin wins the Palme D’Or award for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival. Here is a transcript from the ABC AM Radio earlier today.
Eurovision 2003 winner is Turkey
Eurovision is over for another year and congrats goes to, Sertab Erener from Turkey for winning this year. Personally I thought the winner should of been Slovenia’s Karmen with NaNaNa, …
In the Matrix – An essay by Professor Martin Reese
I came across today an interesting essay by Cosmologist and Astrophysicist, Sir Martin Reese, Royal Society Professor at Cambridge University. His essay titled, In The Matrix, looks at his present …
The 1968 paper by Licklider and Taylor, The Computer as a Communication Device
Here is a copy of the interesting 1968 paper by J.C.R. Licklider and Robert Taylor titled, The Computer as a Communication Device. This landmark 1968 essay foresaw many future computer …
Not My Type a beautiful animated series by the Lycette Bros.
Andrew Francois, a lecturer from one of my Masters classes forwarded a link to these series of beautiful creative works by John and Mark Lycette (Lycette Bros), titled Not My …
Comparing the Help features of XP and OS X
An interesting look and comparison of the Help features of 2 Operating Systems, Apple’s OS X and Windows XP.
Information Architecture meets Usability
An interesting interview in O’Reilly Net of Lou Rosenfeld, an information architecture consultant and coauthor of O’Reilly’s Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, 2nd Edition and Steve Krug a …
Textbooks re-written with Scientific discovery of 4 new Kingdoms
ABC Science News reports that 4 new Kingdoms of Life have been discovered by researchers in the high alpine environment of Colorado, USA rewritting History & Textbooks of Science and …