Article archive - page 9

The things we take for granted
Tuesday, April 24th 2007
A simple moment watching a friend discover the mouse scroll wheel highlights how much tech literacy we take for granted. Designers must remember the shift of the average user and avoid widening the digital divide.
Why is CSS such a painful tool?
Monday, April 23rd 2007
CSS is powerful but painfully repetitive, especially when themes require the same colours and borders to be retyped everywhere. Variables and better developer-focused standards would enable styling that can be structured and maintainable.
Fuzzy's where it's at... or will be eventually
Monday, March 5th 2007
Using fuzzy logic can create significantly better customer experiences. It hasn't caught on in web circles yet, but examples are starting.
Please nokia slap me again - no really
Thursday, February 15th 2007
Years of loyalty to Nokia is being tested by a string of buggy phones and poor support, culminating in an N73 that crashes during calls. Despite these frustrations, new hardware makes it hard to walk away.