Pro-tips on tech gear from a former Microsoftie: Unless you are a hardcore gamer or doing incredibly detailed 3D modeling with your computer, DON’T BUY NEW. Around five years ago I decided to jump off the upgrade wheel, especially when…
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UX Articles
A modest #UX request: STOP WITH ALL THE UPDATES!
Apple, Technology, UX Articles
The commoditization of UX
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Lessons in #UX: On Discoverability and Learnability, where Apple doesn’t “just work”
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Do Apple do user study or usability testing on its products at all?
No evidence, I'm afraid (I aspire to be a good enough UX designer that someday I MAY be good enough to work for Apple) but I can offer a couple of observations that, as Sherlock Holmes might state, leads one…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
Why is Address Book on iPad so unuseable?
Good question. The address book is using a book paradigm, and I think the reason there is some usability problems with it is two-fold. The first is that the metaphor/paradigm is an obvious one but one that does not work…
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Why micro-interactions like 3D Touch is a #UX trend worth paying attention to
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When the exceptional becomes commonplace, Apple is in deep trouble
I, like many other tech fanboys, was glued to my computer screen early this month during Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference keynote. What new products or software would be revealed? Would the rumored iWatch be shown? Was Apple going to…
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Reaction: Why iOS7 is MORE skeuomorphic, not less
“It’s flat, just like they said it would be!” That was the immediate reaction I saw from one of the tech pundits commenting on today’s introduction of iOS7, Apple’s new operating system for its iPhone and iPad. There have been…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
What are the different design approaches/UX considerations between designing an iPad app and an iPhone app?
First, and most obviously, you need to consider the constraints of both platforms. The primary constraint when you are designing an iPhone app is screen size. You have a smaller "canvas" to work with, and that constraint means that you…
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The connected home is Apple’s for the taking
There’s a huge battle taking place between tech companies, one that doesn’t getting nearly the attention it deserves. It’s not the fight between Google and Apple in mobile, or Facebook versus Twitter in social… It’s the fight for our living…
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Is Apple’s UX consistency slipping with iOS 6?
Short answer: Yes, it's been slipping for some time. Long answer: What is happening is that there are inconsistencies in the UI, not the UX… I know, that's rather pedantic of me to bring up, but there IS a difference.…
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The future, predicted: How Apple can “own” mobile payments (UPDATED!)
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Lessons in UX: The “tender trap” of the iPhone
If you’ve been paying attention to the stock market lately, you may have noticed that Apple is doing quite well. At the time of this writing the stock is over $500 a share, the company has just had another quarter…
Apple, My Quora answers
What are some of the things that Apple decided not to do?
Lots of things. They decided not to build a MIDI "break-out" box a couple of years ago, even though the product was ready for production according to some sources. They decided to stop making printers. They decided to simplify thier…
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What did Steve Jobs mean when he said about a future Apple television that he’d "cracked it"?
Some theories… Apple makes hardware that allows you to consume content… content that you collect and love and revisit. Music, movies, TV shows, games… we have a lot of "stuff." Apple has a distribution network that lets you instantly buy…