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This blog is out of service (boohooo)
01.06.2007 | Comments: 8023

Unfortunately I have not been able to update this blog for ages. Ande in the mean time, spam has taken...

Interactive TV user research -an example
01.09.2004 | Comments: 5275

(another excerpt from my upcoming book: "Breaking Through to the Other side") An example – testing interactive World Cup 2002...

Interactive TV user experience research
20.08.2004 | Comments: 4537

(another excerpt from my upcoming book: "Breaking Through to the Other side") Some of the principles or methods from software...

Characteristics of usability and user experience
09.08.2004 | Comments: 5616

(excerpt from my upcoming book; "Breaking Through to the Other Side") Usability is not the same as good design or...

Usability definitions I love
06.08.2004 | Comments: 1

"After all, usability really just means that making sure that something works well: that a person of average (or even...

An old discussion still going strong: How many test persons do you need
06.08.2004 | Comments: 9394

Five to six test persons are commonly used for each round of usability testing. The effect of each test person’s...

Copenhagen as a tourist destination - Sixteen top three lists
04.08.2004 | Comments: 12413

Neighbourhoods are in () – neighbourhood map: 1. Getting around Copenhagen Walk. It is a small town (a least the...

Finding a usability partner in another country
01.07.2004 | Comments: 8190

Finding a usability partner in another country is not as easy as it sounds - especially not if you're looking...

All time favourite archade games
19.05.2004 | Comments: 28

All time favourite archade games:Pacman Snake Simon Spaceinvaders Tetris and Flash games...

Searching for weapons of mass destruction
17.05.2004 | Comments: 16349

1) Go to www.google.com 2) Type in: "weapons of mass destruction" (DON'T hit enter) 3) Hit the "I'm feeling lucky"...

The Bollywood approach to usability testing
05.04.2004 | Comments: 9

Loved this; a simple solution to the problem of testing via the thinking-aloud protocol with test persons who don't like...

Google and how eclectic and strange the web is
02.04.2004 | Comments: 6

Mark Hurst, in his latest Good Experience newsletter, follows up on his earlier claim that Google=Good experience, adding another creative...

Books and Music reminder list
02.04.2004 | Comments: 6

Music under consideration Michael Bublé and Jools Holland - both featured in a Parkinson Show on BBC recently. Cæcilie Nordby...

April fools day celebration
29.03.2004 | Comments: 6

Pornolize this site - refresh the page for a fresh pornolization. Thanks to Vgrd. The pornolizer Happy April fools...

Usability subculture
22.03.2004 | Comments: 15

HCI is the field of Human-Computer Interaction - with it's own subculture. The rap worlds_first_hci_rap_we_got_it.html Respect. The cartoons www.ok-cancel.com/index.html...

The history of video gaming
22.03.2004 | Comments: 5

An excellent introduction to electronic gaming: the Videogame History 101 at www.emuunlim.com/doteaters Includes fantastic machines like this 1971 Computer Space:...

Experiences in the wind
21.03.2004 | Comments: 9

Such a windy couple of days we've had. Reminds me of how creative the wind can be in bringing objects...

Shopping baskets in online shops
17.03.2004 | Comments: 1

Shopping baskets say a lot about how the online shops sees itself. This cute wicker basket is from my publisher's...

My life as a usability specialist
17.03.2004 | Comments: 13151

Work is being reorganized – again. We’ll be assigned a new company name, again, but our staff, our tasks and...

Welcome to my blog!
17.03.2004 | Comments: 9547

Thanks to Vegard I now have a blog. I think of this blog as a diary of my experiences with...