Humor>Usability http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Humor/Usability A listing of the most recently indexed works about Humor and Usability in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif Humor>Usability http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Humor/Usability XML Personas http://tc.eserver.org/33877.html http://tc.eserver.org/33877.html While looking over the slides for the Tools of Change presentation, I came across this fun presentation(PDF) by Bill Kasdorf to explain different versions of XML for publishing. The graphics are under the fold. The Jakob Nielsen Drinking Game http://tc.eserver.org/32934.html http://tc.eserver.org/32934.html Go to any web or internet related conference. Sneak in lots to drink. Sneak in lots of friends. Attend the obligatory "User-Centered Web Design" keynote session featuring Web Usability Guru(tm) Jakob Nielsen. Follow these rules. OK/Cancel Comics http://tc.eserver.org/27262.html http://tc.eserver.org/27262.html Many, many episodes of a comic for user interface designers. PDF Author Creates Spoof of Nielsen's Misguided Alertbox http://tc.eserver.org/22307.html http://tc.eserver.org/22307.html Doug Alford responds in kind to Jakob Nielsen's 2003 essay '<A HREF="http://tc.eserver.org/19757.html">PDF: Unfit for Human Consumption</A>.' Usability Must Die http://tc.eserver.org/19598.html http://tc.eserver.org/19598.html Usability is a tool that should be in the kit of all software designers/programmers. It only became a profession when people found they could charge £1,000 a day by calling themselves Usability Engineers and pontificate on the mysteries of 'ease of use'. A Nose Gesture Interface Device: Extending Virtual Realities http://tc.eserver.org/14259.html http://tc.eserver.org/14259.html This paper reports on the development of a nose-machine interface device that provides real-time gesture, position, smell and facial expression information. The DATA NOSETM2—Data AtomaTa CORNUCOPIA pNeumatic Olfactory I/O-deviSE Tactile Manipulation—allows novice users without any formal nose training to perform complex interactive tasks. Top 10 New IRB-Required Additions to Consent Forms http://tc.eserver.org/13953.html http://tc.eserver.org/13953.html A list of the top 10 new IRB-required additions to consent forms. Driving Over Jakob Nielsen http://tc.eserver.org/13066.html http://tc.eserver.org/13066.html A web-based game, in which you master the usability issues of driving a Mack truck over well-known usability experts.