March 27th, 2009
When using a system, a tools, a software, I want to accomplish a goal, a task
- I expect the system to provide me the information and tools necessary for me to accomplish my task
- I want to be able to accomplish my task in the natural flown of my thinking:
- search for information;
- look at the information;
- make a decision;
- execute an action; and
- look at a confirmation of the action I just took
Tags: Interaction design, Usability, Usability guidelines, User Experience
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March 11th, 2009
Moody’s gave the best rating to PCAA in 2007. Desjardins lost 591 million because of PCAA in the last quarter of 2008. In 2009, Moody’s express warning on the Risk Management at Desjardins since they do not manage properly complex financial products such as the PCAA.
It appears that overconfidence in Moody’s was one of Desjardins biggest mistake. The irony here is that Moody’s rate negatively institutions (Desjardins) that are in difficulty because they relied on Moody’s positive rating of certain financial product. It sound like Moody’s rates Moody’s’ negatively.
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October 25th, 2008
Francois Aubin is keynote speaker at Interactivity and new interfaces
[CONFERENCES] October, Thursday 30th, 5:00 – 8 :00 p.m. 5$
REACTABLE (ES), BILL BUXTON (CA), FRANÇOIS AUBIN (CA),
MELISSA MONGIAT (CA), JEAN-CHRISTOPHE YACONO (CA)
[PERFORMANCES] October, Thursday 30th, 9:00 – 11 :00 p.m. 8$ :
REACTABLE (ES), GRACE STATE MACHINES (CA),
AUGMENTED MAKE-UP (BR), ROBODRUMMER (CA)
[CONFERENCES] October, Friday 31st, 5:00 – 8 :00 p.m. 5$
ABSOLUT MACHINES (USA), WORKSPACE UNLIMITED (CA/BE),
VIVIAN CACCURI (BR), ZACK ZETTEL(CA),
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October 25th, 2008
- Not understanding the nature of the Internet. Too often, design teams think of the Internet as a pushing media such as television or radio. Users’ behavior on the Internet is different than when they are reading books or newspapers, listening to the radio or watching television. For example, when browsing, users have goals and look for information. If they don’t find what they are looking for, they will leave the page after 8 to 12 seconds. Users scan web pages. They don’t read. If something looks like an ad, they will rapidly look someplace else. Read the rest of this entry »
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