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Arnfeld, Alan
Achilles Group Limited
Abingdon, United Kingdom
 
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   Computers in the human interaction loop
Waibel A., Stiefelhagen R.,  Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2009. 374 pp. Type: Book

Can computers really adapt in helpful and seamless ways to support human activity? This collection of papers questions whether humans need to modify their behavior to fit computers, or if we can create a computer or set of computer services that...

Jan 27 2010  
   Pricing product lines of digital content: a model using online choice experiment
Kannan P., Pope B., Chang A.  System sciences (Proceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Jan 7-10, 2008) 300-300, 2008. Type: Proceedings

It is difficult to know how much to charge for compatible goods and services from the same provider, delivered through different media channels. Kannan, Pope, and Chang address the issue by considering a real-life product line pricing problem for ...

Nov 24 2009  
   Helping software architects design for usability
Golden E.  Engineering interactive computing systems (Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, Pittsburgh, PA,  Jul 15-17, 2009) 317-320, 2009. Type: Proceedings

The achievement of effective usability in modern software solutions is no easier now than it was when I first started my career, 20 years ago. Excellent business requirements are not enough....

Oct 29 2009  
   FEATURE: the value of visual design in software development
Peter K.  interactions 16(1): 66-68, 2009. Type: Article

The importance of visual design as an integral part of software and Web development is still often overlooked. Peter highlights the importance and value of visual designers as key contributors to the design and structure of products. They provide ...

Feb 10 2009  
   How people recall, recognize, and reuse search results
Teevan J.  ACM Transactions on Information Systems 26(4): 1-27, 2008. Type: Article

Teevan is a specialist in search and information retrieval for Microsoft Research. In this paper, she addresses three topics that are central to effective search performance by the searcher (user) and effective product design by the product...

Dec 5 2008  
   Information integration in the enterprise
Bernstein P., Haas L.  Communications of the ACM 51(9): 72-79, 2008. Type: Article

Aligning the information model across an enterprise is complex. Held across many applications across an enterprise, providing the information in a business-usable form is tough--and getting tougher due to the ease with which new systems can...

Oct 22 2008  
   Keeping narratives of a desktop to enhance continuity of on-going tasks
Park Y., Furuta R.  Digital libraries (Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Pittsburgh PA,  Jun 16-20, 2008) 393-396, 2008. Type: Proceedings

I want one of the new desktop browsers described by Park and Furuta. These authors have investigated a very common problem: how to get all your files and software applications back to a particular arrangement from a previous point in time. Why is ...

Aug 6 2008  
   This menu has changed
Shannon M.  Communications of the ACM 51(5): 19-21, 2008. Type: Article

In this light-hearted article, Shannon provides us with a succinct summary of the new direction many devices are now taking in their interaction design....

Jul 9 2008  
   Idea navigation: structured browsing for unstructured text
Stewart R., Scott G., Zelevinsky V.  Human factors in computing systems (Proceeding of the Twenty-sixth annual SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Florence, Italy,  Apr 5-10, 2008) 1789-1792, 2008. Type: Proceedings, Reviews: (1 of 2)

The most common type of Internet search facility is the empty search box. The user types one or more keywords, and the search engine returns a set of results containing one or more of those keywords. In more advanced searches, this experience can ...

May 21 2008  
   Moving beyond user participation to achieve successful IS design
Wagner E., Piccoli G.  Communications of the ACM 50(12): 51-55, 2007. Type: Article

Building on a case study experience, Wagner and Piccoli find that simply involving users in participatory design is not enough to ensure success—even when users are involved from the start. Wagner and Piccoli refer to the practice of...

Jan 25 2008  
 
 
 
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