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UI Friction

Posted in Misc on Feb 27th, 2007

This article discusses a study conducted by Pfeiffer Consulting on user productivity in Windows Vista. The study found that there was more “UI Friction” in Vista than Windows XP, which is worse than Mac OS X.

I find this interesting as I have intuitively felt that there was something about Windows XP that made me feel […]

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Who Cares About WinFS?

Posted in Misc on Jun 25th, 2006

Ars Technica notes that Microsoft has finally given up on WinFS (for now). The piece does a good job explaining the history behind WinFS and why it has been abandoned as a stand-alone product. What interests me more is the implication that this is a sign that the operating system is becoming less relevant.

This may […]

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