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Yes, this is off-topic for a blog focused on user experience. But I could not resist sharing this picture.
It’s a shot of Earth and Moon from Mars orbit, taken by the Mars Polar Orbiter. It’s one of the most awe-inspiring pictures I’ve ever seen. Just look at the picture for a while and let it sink in: those two half-circles are our entire world and its companion.
What’s more, humans created the technology that allowed us to take this amazing image.
Click the pic then enlarge it in your browser to embiggen and enjoy.
Earth and Moon From Mars Orbit
Profuse apologies for not posting in over a month. Standard excuses apply – swamped at work, volunteer tasks overwhelmed me, and I didn’t want my girls to think that Daddy was completely checked out.
I’m getting myself back into the blogging habit by pointing y’all to an article forwarded to me by a colleague. It’s about the poor usability of enterprise and business apps. Link is below as well.
You might ask why enterprise apps are generally so unusable. The answer is simple really: the people who evaluate and purchase the apps are typically not the target users. And the app vendors typically don’t take the time to understand and model customers’ workflow. (And when they provide the means to customize their apps so customers can modify screens and workflow, the tasks involved in customizing are often insanely obtuse and clunky.)
Have I made enough generalizations for the week? :-)
Users Find Business Apps Complex and Hurt Productivity – Computerworld
