Category Archives: Mobile Usability

Healthcare Experience Design Conference – Boston, Mass – April 11, 2011

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Theo Mandel • 0 Comments

As a user experience professional designing EMR, EHR and case management software in the healthcare industry, there are few opportunities to educate, learn, network and focus on UX in healthcare. Well, look no longer!! I’m excited to hear about the Healthcare Experience Design Conference in Boston, Mass, on April 11, 2011. Here’s a summary of… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Application Usability, Healthcare Usability, Mobile Usability, Real-World Usability, Technology, Usability Consulting, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience, Web Usability

Why are User Experience (UX) and User-Centered Design (UCD) getting a bad rap?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Theo Mandel • 1 Comment

There have been a number of recent articles, blog posts and list comments trashing user experience design (UX) as unneeded, misguided and counter-productive to good product design and development. As a long-time user experience practitioner, I was taken aback by these attack from many sides. However, as my partner at Success PragmatiQ, Larry Marine, and I… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Application Usability, Healthcare Usability, Marketing Usability, Mobile Usability, Product Design, Product Development, Technology, Usability Consulting, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience, Web Usability

No more vacation: How technology is stealing our lives

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Theo Mandel • 0 Comments

Have we become too dependent on our mobile computers and devices? This article answers the question: “E-mail and smart phones were supposed to liberate us. So why does it feel like we never have any free time?” Things may have gotten worse than we thought: “There’s been a lot written about how the beeping and… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Mobile Usability, Real-World Usability, Social Networking, Technology

iPad Usability: First Findings From User Testing – Mixed Results!

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Theo Mandel • 0 Comments

Now that the iPad is out and people are using the new apps supposedly designed for the iPad, their usability falls short of the expected Apple usability experience.  Jakob Nielsen, in his Alertbox, May 10 2010, summarized his findings: “iPad apps are inconsistent and have low feature discoverability, with frequent user errors due to accidental… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Mobile Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Web Usability

Google Goggles – Amazing New Mobile Technology

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Theo Mandel • 0 Comments

Google has announced a new mobile tool that enables users to search using pictures instead of words. Called Google Goggles, it uses the phone’s GPS and compass to help determine search results. This free app works only on Google Android mobile phones. Goggles can also recognize faces, but Google has decided to block facial recognition… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Mobile Usability, Real-World Usability, Technology