Wow, the upcoming Chumby has an incredibly simple and intuitive UI for adjusting volume: just turn the dial. No unlocking to make the volume UI available.  No having to ensure that you are in the right mode.  You can feel for it and operate it without even looking, with instant response. What a great idea! [...]

Stationery is broken in the Mac OS. Here’s the fix, and a workaround in the mean time.

Now that the iPhone has been around a while, it’s time for Apple to go back and fix the basics they missed in v1.

A free time warp with every launch

Surprisingly little change in 2.5 years

By now, I should stop being surprised when I see companies destroy their good name with sleazy business practices.

All kinds of potential goodness snuck in when Apple made the touchpad clickable.

There is a lot of each going around.

The iPhone has a few things to learn from its grandpa.

Look in the mirror, Patelco.

Basic UI deficiencies in common products we’ve suffered for for years or decades.

The iPod touch looks like a slick, sleek PDA and a handy mobile web terminal. Too bad it’s not much of a music or movie player.

Sacrificing simplicity for the appearance of simplicity.

Reducing the needless UI overhead in Front Row.

UI friction needlessly wastes the user’s energy on delays and busywork.

Breakthrough innovations in generalist user databases

Applying design lessons between the analog and digital worlds

Ever lose your place when zooming into a browser page? It’s not just you!

Murphy would say that the right way to insert a magnetic card is the fourth one you try.