by Jono Bacon | Sep 16, 2005 | Uncategorized
Kat, I do think formalised education does have a place, but I think your comments are really taking about the huge benefits of mentoring. I am a big fan of mentoring, and anyone who was lucky enough to have a good lecturer benefits greatly working with an...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 15, 2005 | Uncategorized
Good night last night. Luckily woke up this morning without too much of a hangover. Props to Ron for a great talk about Asterisk. 🙂 Donald Norman speaks the truth. I am also getting a little tired of the fanfare pushed towards Google regarding usability. There is no...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 14, 2005 | Uncategorized
This morning I did a presentation about building dynamic websites with the LAMP platform. The seminar was well attended and the response was positive. We also managed to unload a load of Ubuntu Hoary CDs onto the unwitting delegates. One of the slides in the...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 13, 2005 | Uncategorized
Seems to be an interesting day for usability. With the unveiling of the Office 12 interface, its balance of aesthetics and usability seems rather contrived. Taking a look at the shots, it seems like a step back in usability in some areas. Take a look at the following...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 13, 2005 | Uncategorized
I have been thinking recently about usability in different places. As an example, a few weeks back I was astounded by the usability problems with my bank. Apart from the fact that they don’t know their arse from their collaborative elbows (how can someone who...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 11, 2005 | Uncategorized
Wow, check it out, Linux Desktop Hacks in French: You will be pleased to know that there were no deaths whatsoever at the hands of my cooking. Aside from a slightly rubbery pasta, it went pretty well. The good news in the cooking department is that I am getting better...
