Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
ALAN COOPERIt has also been said that the software industry is an example of midgets standing on the toes of other midgets.
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To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.
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We seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
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I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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And as soon as any object exhibits sufficient cognitive function, those instincts kick in and we react as though we were interacting with another sentient human being.
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One of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
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I’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
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The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology.
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If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
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Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
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