webdesign fail

when this is your webpage you have failed:

(yes, I am being a bit hypocritical since my own site is so... 'in need of work' to put it kindly)

University Website Design (xkcd comic)

As an RA I would regularly direct residents to a page they needed with the google search terms that would get them there the fastest - google still is the only practical way to navigate the umASS disaster we call a website

On URLs, user ignorance, and ui changes vs education

Following the ReadWriteWeb Facebook login story, there has been a lot of discussion on what the actual root issue is and how to solve it. Funkatron takes a stab at the UX design failings that led up to this situation. But Phil Crissman and UI&us do a better job of breaking down this issue further and pointing out the dual standards of user education, something I think we need to spend more time trying to solve.

proof that facebook is going the way of myspace

it's users are getting dumber and dumber...
[edit] followup and analysis of the problem

A heartbreaking review of Apple's New Magic Mouse

By Ars Technica
The Dealbreaker:

Those of you who make middle-clicking a regular part of your mousing activities will want to avoid the Magic Mouse altogether: middle clicks are not supported at all. But there's one aspect of the Magic Mouse that may be a complete deal-breaker for long-time Apple Mouse users: no support for Exposé and Dashboard actions.

wow... and to think that Microsoft actually paid "designers" to come up with this crap...

An overly-verbose dialog users will not read to inform you about another annoying dialog they already ignore, what will Microsoft think of next?? [via Marco]

shocker: microsoft manages to fuck up the Surface on even the most basic tasks

like where to plug it in, or the fact that it requires a mouse and keyboard to set up... Skin Deep Useability [via Daring Fireball]