by Theo Mandel | Jul 12, 2010 | Application Usability, Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability, Social Networking, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Web 2.0, Web Usability
This is a wonderful community effort! The Health 2.0 2010 Developer Challenge was launched on June 2nd, 2010 at the Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI) meeting at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), with support from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....
by Theo Mandel | Jul 4, 2010 | Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD)
Finally, technologists provide enhancements to healthcare usability! Usability of medicine pill bottles, that is!! I work on the usability of healthcare software systems. I’m glad to see that usability professionals are also working on medical devices and other...
by Theo Mandel | Jul 3, 2010 | Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD)
ATM banking systems haven’t kept up with touchscreen technology. Look what you can do on an iPad and then look at your bank’s ATM screen. There’s no reason an ATM needs to have an out-dated on-screen with buttons on the frame of the hardware. Ideo...
by Theo Mandel | Jun 11, 2010 | Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD)
Since the introduction of the iPad, everyone has wondered if this is the ultimate tablet platform. However, one industry that has been using tablet computers for many years – the healthcare industry – does not necessarily think the iPad is the bee’s...
by Theo Mandel | May 23, 2010 | Marketing Usability, Search Engine Optimization, Technology, Web 2.0
Theo Mandel, Ph.D. presented a session at Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association’s (RMDMA) Direct Marketing Day conference in Denver on May 19, 2010. The session was titled, “The Golden Rules of Usable Web Design.” Each year, the Rocky Mountain...
by Theo Mandel | May 22, 2010 | Mobile Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Web Usability
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...
