Usability, Design & Technology related Articles

Last week I saw an advert by a well-known electronics shop advertising digital HDMI cables - you know, the sort you use to plug your DVD player into your TV. They had them listed under the headings: Good at $150, Better for $200 and Best for over $250. So what? Analogue cables vary hugely in price. Why not digital cables?

Digital is not Analogue!

That may sound like an obvious statement but people keep getting sucked in and think the old arguments which worked for analogue still work for digital. They don't. Trust me. OK, don't trust me ... read on instead. More...

When you jump into a rental car, you don't want to play "Where's Wally" to find the brake when travelling at high speed.

There are certain things you expect - and I'm not just talking about that chemical cleaner smell unique to the motor industry or the fact that the radio can never get a decent station. You expect the steering wheel to be in front of you, the pedals on the floor and the control dials behind the steering wheel. You might even expect to sit on the left or the right to drive. More...