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 CommentsButtons Buttons and More Buttons
Published by October 29th, 2007 in Human Computer Interaction, Uncategorized and Usability. 1 CommentIf it has the word ‘button’ in it, it’s a good blog. At least that seems to be the case in my experience so far. I recently came across two excellent interaction design blogs, “The History of the Button” and “Upressable Buttons“ which talk about buttons in more depth than you ever thought possible.Â
When you think [...]
Steelcase Treadmill Workstation — Office of the Future?
Published by October 29th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Human Computer Interaction, Occupational Safety, Office Ergonomics, Product Design and Uncategorized. 9 CommentsI wrote in the past about the “walking while working” movement composed of a small but growing group of people abandoning their desks for a healthier alternative– a workstation jerry-rigged to a tread mill.Â
You just may be able to get a treadmill-workstation at your local office supply store sooner than you think. Steelcase recently unveiled [...]
Eating At Your Desk: A Guilty Pleasure
Published by August 9th, 2007 in Occupational Safety, Office Ergonomics and Uncategorized. 11 CommentsJudging by how often I see my coworkers do this (and yes, I do it too), and the plethora of images I found on Flickr when entering the tags “lunch” and “desk,” eating at one’s desk is a common occurrence in offices everywhere.
The days of hanging out in the break room or lounge are over. [...]
Lance 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, [...]
High Heels Have A Future After All (with Crocs)
Published by July 18th, 2007 in Clothing Designs, Product Design and Uncategorized. 4 CommentsCrocs, a Boulder based shoe company, began as a niche item for kayakers (they’re light and they float) and were soon adopted by gardeners, chefs and hospital workers. The first edition of the shoe, although hideously ugly, has become an icon up there with the Birkenstock.
The key to Crocs’ success is not necessarily their [...]
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 [...]