This is a part of a series of posts around “-able” software, which will eventually grow into an evaluation rubric. Today I want to talk about understandable software. Is your application giving your users something they can understand? And better yet, is the feedback actionable? Is it even useful? Here’s some feedback, along with a …
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My rear-facing camera failed on my iPhone 5. It was past the 1-year warranty date, and I didn’t buy AppleCare. Historically Apple had usually taken care of me if I had a Genius Bar appointment and was reasonably nice, but not this time. Frankly the manager was a little too smarmy for me, saying “your …
I’m enamored with my FitBit, but one thing that makes this wearable tech slightly less wearable is the fact that I have to charge it. Yet we have self-winding and solar-powered watches. If the movement of my arm is enough to cause an accelerometer to detect a change, should it also be enough energy to …
