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Do you remember your PIN code or is it just in your muscle memory?

”I wonder if in 5 years there will be a mobile in existence that has a keypad? Is viewing replacing texting, calling, as the central focus of the mobile? If this happens, how does my new mobile change the relationship I have with all my other devices?”

When it comes to mobile innovation, the gap between developed and developing countries is not much of a gap at all.

On the web, in the age of Google, design has no margin of error, and there are no stupid users, only inadequate designs.

There is a moment in every blogger’s life when they realize that yes, other people are going to read what they have to say.

A large collection of nifty web 2.0 demos.

Edupunk is an ideology referring to teaching and learning practices that result from a do it yourself (DIY) attitude. Many instructional applications can be described as DIY education or Edupunk. It describes inventive teaching and inventive learning.

In the old world, usability specialists just found usability problems with a design. In the new world, usability specialists also answer the question: ”How usable is this design?”

To sustain career and mental health, you must work within your means and know how to navigate ambiguous workplace situations. Using client and project management techniques is one part of the solution. Using your talent is the other.

A long term systemic philosophy of treating employees right fosters a mindset that is focused on thinking about the needs of others, which ideally translates into the products the employees create for the company’s customers.

The research commissioned by Logitech claims that, in a quarter of homes, there is only one person who knows how to operate all the technology.

Today, as innovation’s terrain expands to encompass human-centered processes and services as well as products, companies are asking designers to create ideas rather than to simply dress them up.

More coverage on the topic. Mini-notebooks are light, but have drawbacks.

”Back when I was a kid, I always knew where two things were: the nearest pay phone and, if I wasn’t walking distance from home, the nearest bus stop.”

”The future of social media isn’t in more tools to help us spew more content. Instead, we need ideas and technology that can leverage all this available online content (including status and activity streams) to enhance real world social interactions.”

I’m sure I’ll never dare to send any email ever again.

Japan has long been famous for its advanced cellphones with sci-fi features like location tracking, mobile credit card payment and live TV. But while many phones would do Captain Kirk proud, most of the features are hard to use or not used at all.

Although anecdotal evidence shows that mobile phones are economically beneficial to base-of-the-pyramid users, research shows that is little empirical evidence to reinforce this claim.

According to a study, most people don’t move around much, and when they do, they tend to go to the same places. So how about some local services, please?

Kannettavan tietokoneen kanssa matkustava joutuu suunnittelemaan varusteensa hyvin. Mukaan tarvitaan kosolti varusteita, jos nettiyhteyden aikoo saada toimimaan ulkomaillakin kohtuulliseen hintaan.

WebAIM has updated the popular PDF Accessibility article. This article provides most everything you need to know to create and edit accessible Adobe PDF documents. I should translate this into Finnish…

It’s all about Closeness, Curation and Imagined Identity.

”Maybe the answer lies in spa treatments after all.”

A look back to an article written 3 years ago.

HAH! I WAS right all along. (Thanks to Ville.)

By linking Bluetooth and GPS, your phone can tell if someone is near you and can access lots of information about them – the perfect ingredients for real social interaction.

Informaatioalan ammattilaisilla on parhaat valmiudet vastata tulevaisuuden tiedonhakijan tarpeisiin ja kehittää sellaisia tietopalveluja, joita on mahdollisimman helppo käyttää, mutta minkälainen on käyttäjä 2.0?