Aaron Brethorst (Page 200)

Aug 10, 2003
Usability and UI Design

KDE Usability Gripes

Just for fun, let’s look over the KDE screenshot from before. Issues: What in the world is “aRTs?” Why would I want to enable or disable full duplex operation? Hell, I spent four years getting a computer science degree, and I have no clue he...

Aug 10, 2003
Usability and UI Design

Linux Usability Disasters

The single most irritating type of comment I ever read on Slashdot is the “but we should stop copying Windows and invent our own unique, better user interface!” This bothers me to no end. I honestly cannot believe that the Linux community will dev...

Aug 09, 2003
Mac OS X

Rendezvous

If I ever meet Stuart Cheshire, I am going to buy him a beer. I was bored to tears at work today – I completed the project that I’ve been working on a couple days ago, and everyone I work with is gone so I can’t get any feedback – so I started pu...

Aug 08, 2003
Zoon Politikon

A Minnesotan' Take On Arnold

So, unless you’ve been living under a rock since Wednesday you have heard that Arnold is running for governor of California. Considering that I had the good fortune to be a subject of Jesse Ventura until recently, I think that I have a pretty good...

Aug 07, 2003
Personal Life

school' out forever

well, just about. I just got my grade for statistics, and I did far better than I could have expected, given that I never went to class, and all I wanted to do was pass it. As things stand now, all I need to do is get a grade for my Advanced Proje...