I should have known it was too good to be true. The Olympic comittee has ruled against Oscar Pistorius and his Cheetah feet–he doesn’t really have the feet of a cheetah; that’s the name of the prosthetics he uses to compete at an international level.
The South African won’t be attending the Olympics in [...]
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Oscar Pistorius, without feet, has too many advantages for Olympics
Published by January 14th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 7 CommentsLance Ulanoff, maybe the problem is YOU
Published by August 1st, 2007 in Ergonomics and Society, Human Computer Interaction, Keyboards and Mice, Office Ergonomics and Uncategorized. 5 CommentsIn his recent posts, Lance Ulanoff has been bashing ergonomics.
Typically, I take in criticism of ergonomics quite calmly because, to a certain degree, I also doubt the extent to which ergonomics can change the course of a workday.
Most of Ulanoff’s two ergonomics posts are devoted to how he can’t type.
I’ve seen people who over years [...]
Investing in Next Generation Technology to Rival Status Quo NEVER A Waste
Published by July 26th, 2007 in Other Products, Software and Uncategorized. 105 CommentsAside from being in control of a company just purchased by HP for more than 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS CASH, has Mr. Anderseen taken a dive off the deep end?
In this recent post, he sites an AP article claiming that the German government is investing in a next-generation search engine. He titled his post, “And [...]
Getting around the city easier WITHOUT a car
Published by July 24th, 2007 in Product Design, Product Reviews, Travel and Commuting and Uncategorized. 8 CommentsI don’t know how many of you readers live in a city (but I suppose I could easily figure that out thanks to Google Analytics) but I stumbled upon an interesting innovation:
Its called the MagicWheel.
I’ve read studies (and will post links here when I can find them) that show that riding a bike in a [...]
Disabilities and Ergonomics, Engineering Our Way Through Barriers
Published by July 20th, 2007 in Ergonomics and Society, Product Design and Uncategorized. 6 CommentsWednesday’s NYTimes editorial on Oscar Pistorius was a truly eye-opening experience for me [when I read it Wed; I've been thinking about it ever since]. I’d been completely ignorant of the situation prior to reading the article. And dang am I excited about the prospects.
For those of you not familiar with the situation, [...]
Ergonomics outside the office: Guitars
Published by July 16th, 2007 in About this Site, History of Ergonomics, Product Design, Resources and Uncategorized. 11 CommentsWe had a couple of comments from an ergonomics blogger with a focus on guitars. I thought I’d link to his site as well as to an interesting project.
The first site will be great to keep an eye on for the music enthusiast looking for a few ideas in the arena of body-friendly instrument [...]
Why the iPhone just straight up stinks…(but will still sale butt loads)
Published by July 12th, 2007 in Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Devices, Product Design, Product Reviews and Uncategorized. 21 CommentsReading this review (Tom Yager @ InfoWorld) really drove me to a “final” conclusion on the iphone.
(Please keep in mind that I’m really looking at this from a human-computer interactions (HCI) perspective as that is the scope of this blog.)
Here’s a few excerpts that I thought were fairly poingant :
“iPhone needs a stylus as an [...]
Michael Moore, CNN, Facts & Sicko(s)
Published by July 10th, 2007 in Ergonomics and Society and Uncategorized. 1 CommentI was thinking about what occurred here. And as usual, Michael Moore is going straight for the jugular! I happen to agree with him what he’s saying. Since the topic of ergonomics is directly related to health care, I thought this would be an interesting addition to the Ergonomenon. (more on [...]
Ergonomics is all about equipment
Published by July 10th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Occupational Safety, Office Ergonomics, Product Reviews and Uncategorized. 9 CommentsI’m not putting that title down lightly. Check this study out.
EXEC Summary: proper ergonomic training is not enough to gain significant improvements in employee standards of working or general productivity.
Now check this article.
EXEC Summary: posture affects productivity and general body pain. (tell me something I don’t know)
Going [...]
iphones, smart phones and generally dumb ideas
Published by July 9th, 2007 in Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Devices, Product Design, Uncategorized and Usability. 5 CommentsSo, I’m still pretty excited about the iphone and I’d love to hear personal stories of use.
That being said, I was speaking with a client of mine the other day when the iphone came up. My client was saying that the iphone is not really a business person’s phone. His perspective was that [...]