Comments on: Computer Administrative Debris http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/ Developing Interfaces with Cocoa Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:44:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: meetaNaire http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-226 meetaNaire Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:38:40 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-226 Thanks for the post Thanks for the post

]]> By: Peter Hosey http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-69 Peter Hosey Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:30:38 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-69 Congratulations on being linked from <a href="http://daringfireball.net/2008/03/one_app_at_a_time#fn1-2008-03-13" rel="nofollow">a Gruber article</a>. ☺ (Sorry for the double-post—I forgot to run Markdown the first time. I'd appreciate it if you'd delete that botched attempt, if you please.) Congratulations on being linked from a Gruber article. ☺

(Sorry for the double-post—I forgot to run Markdown the first time. I’d appreciate it if you’d delete that botched attempt, if you please.)

]]> By: luke hartman http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-35 luke hartman Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:16:21 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-35 <a href="http://redlers.com/" rel="nofollow">Mellel</a> is another word processor that offers a full-screen mode. I've always appreciated Mellel's interface and the full-screen option allows even more concentation. I appreciate the link to Tufte's impressions of the iPhone and its interface. It really is amazing how a good UI enhances productivity and satisfaction...something that I've noticed (from a negative side) the more I've had to use Windows at work. Mellel is another word processor that offers a full-screen mode. I’ve always appreciated Mellel’s interface and the full-screen option allows even more concentation.

I appreciate the link to Tufte’s impressions of the iPhone and its interface. It really is amazing how a good UI enhances productivity and satisfaction…something that I’ve noticed (from a negative side) the more I’ve had to use Windows at work.

]]> By: this is totally gonna work... http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-24 this is totally gonna work... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:50:37 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-24 <strong>Widget-Based Thinking...</strong> If our goal is to minimize the conceptual distance between the user's mental model of the application (remember, the developer's mental model is almost irrelevant) and what they need to do to meet that model, then restricting ourselves only to what t... Widget-Based Thinking…

If our goal is to minimize the conceptual distance between the user’s mental model of the application (remember, the developer’s mental model is almost irrelevant) and what they need to do to meet that model, then restricting ourselves only to what t…

]]> By: rvr http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-23 rvr Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:53:56 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-23 i know you alluded to this in the post, but i wanted to emphasize that comparing something like acorn to photoshop is pretty apples and oranges. photoshop's new interface is extremely well done, and allows the user to show or hide as much of the interface as she likes. it also does a great job of keeping palettes lined up and organized, and is, in my opinion, far ahead of other apps in this regard. acorn, on the other hand, does not have close to the depth of features, which is largely the point, and that's great. but for those of us who use photoshop's wealth of features i think they've done a great job of simplifying and organizing all the debris. i know you alluded to this in the post, but i wanted to emphasize that comparing something like acorn to photoshop is pretty apples and oranges. photoshop’s new interface is extremely well done, and allows the user to show or hide as much of the interface as she likes. it also does a great job of keeping palettes lined up and organized, and is, in my opinion, far ahead of other apps in this regard.

acorn, on the other hand, does not have close to the depth of features, which is largely the point, and that’s great. but for those of us who use photoshop’s wealth of features i think they’ve done a great job of simplifying and organizing all the debris.

]]> By: home http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-22 home Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:08:53 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-22 <strong>computer administrative debris...</strong> If you haven’t read it already, Cathy Shive has done a nice piece summarizing the words of Edward Tufte on the iPhone and applying it to a desktop context.  In particular, both focus on bringing content to the front of the user perspective. ... computer administrative debris…

If you haven’t read it already, Cathy Shive has done a nice piece summarizing the words of Edward Tufte on the iPhone and applying it to a desktop context.  In particular, both focus on bringing content to the front of the user perspective. …

]]> By: Jamie http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-18 Jamie Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:55:30 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-18 Aperture in full screen mode is glorious Aperture in full screen mode is glorious

]]> By: Cathy http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-14 Cathy Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:14:25 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-14 Yes, I added a pluggin for caching that messed up the feed. Should work now. Yes, I added a pluggin for caching that messed up the feed. Should work now.

]]> By: Michael James http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-13 Michael James Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:07:51 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-13 I'm not able to subscribe to your blog. Is there a problem with the RSS feed? I’m not able to subscribe to your blog. Is there a problem with the RSS feed?

]]> By: Cathy http://katidev.com/blog/2008/02/15/computer-administrative-debris/#comment-8 Cathy Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:41:54 +0000 http://katidev.com/blog/?p=20#comment-8 Ok, I just downloaded Writeroom and it's awesome. :) I mean, it doesn't have any controls or widgets anyway, but it really is nice to have the screen totally dedicated to typing. It's very dramatic! Ok, I just downloaded Writeroom and it’s awesome. :) I mean, it doesn’t have any controls or widgets anyway, but it really is nice to have the screen totally dedicated to typing. It’s very dramatic!

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