There are things we’re compelled to do all the time on our Macs that are far more complicated than they need to be. It’s easy to forget this fact while cruising on autopilot through a tedious yet familiar series of mouse clicks. Unfortunately, Adobe seems to have forgotten it too – to the detriment of their users.
The mysterious Freshii “star system”
Despite the best of design intentions, I found one element of the Freshii menu to be a little baffling. Could it all be Dr. Seuss’ fault?
21 nifty iOS features you probably didn’t know about
When I finally hunkered down and went through the iOS User Guide, I was surprised to learn quite a few nifty new things about iOS and my iPod Touch. Here’s 21 of the best!
Password snafus EVOke frustration in BCAA’s new car-sharing site
I almost got stranded at the on-ramp while trying to sign up for the new car-sharing service from BCAA. Here’s what the user-interface flaw was, and how I sorted things out.
Visibility goof in new Chevron screens leaves tall users a little short of information
How a major corporation let basic design and visibility rules fall through the cracks.