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I think it’s a gigabit connection.

For many decades now, there has been a well developed and understood paradigm by which we physically interact with mechanical and electronic devices. Regardless of the device, its size or shape, when you press a button, you receive feedback from the device from the action of pressing. The ‘press’ paradigm is the default method of [...]

Usability is about making a thing (be that thing a door handle, a computer application or a can opener) inherently easier to use. Ideally, use should be self-evident.
Microsoft have taken a beating over Vista since its debut last year. Seven options to shutdown/sleep. It’s even been called a chrome plated turd.
Why is this important? Usability [...]