Lessons in UX: How the iPad may change everything
If you are a tech geek, you were probably glued to your computer screens and clicking refresh every 30 seconds Wednesday afternoon, as Steve Jobs and Apple unveiled their new tablet, called the iPad. I know I was, and am very impressed with the features and industrial design of the device. But commentators on the Internet seems split right down the middle about it.
Shortly after the announcement, the criticisms started flying all around the Internet: “I don’t need it.” “It sounds like a feminine hygiene product.” ”It’s just a big …
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Joseph Dickerson is a User Experience Architect focused on improving the usability of on-line and mobile applications. With over a decade of experience in software design and user research, Dickerson has made it his mission to make technology easier for people to use.
