The batteries in mouse have run out and are humming away in the charger as we speak so apologies for the slow delivery this morning (now afternoon!). ;-)
Note to Google – “How do you use Chrome without a mouse?”. Luckily most of the day to day stuff I use is un-mouse friendly – more a reflexion of it’s aging roots than any level of sophistication.
On that subject I’ve always wondered about the use of mice for "front of house" applications. In other words those applications that are used by ordinary people. The mouse is a great tool but do you really need it for a Point of Sale application – I remember watching a women in a coffee shop apprehensively drawing her mouse across the counter top and clicking away vainly while I waited patiently to pay $3.50 for my coffee. I left it on the counter in the end, as she was reaching for the manual!
It’s one of those things that has drifted from the computer world, where it is really useful, into the real world – where it’s a damn nuisance! A bit of a metaphor for what I’m on about here.
I remember hoping that the death of the green screen would be a great day for the world but I’ve fallen out the other end of that now and realised that it still is the best and by far the fastest way for non IT people to interact with computer systems.
And trust me – there are more of them than us!
ADVICE: When selecting a system for use by non-IT (real) people be careful that you design for them and not us! (Am I right Justine?)
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