The Official Google Blog has a post detailing the usability tests they put Advanced Search through. It brings to light a few important nuances, such as users many times don’t actually think about the searches they submit. This causes theRead the whole post
Usability
IRC, NoNameScript, and Python – Oh My!
I have been a Half-Op (HOP) for an IRC channel that belongs to the World of Warcraft server I have played on for a while now. Currently I am using NoNameScript, an extension to the ever-popular mIRC that is the workhorse of Windows IRC clients. Most of the time I’m satisfied with its features and what is easily done with it. However, I curse mIRC Script and bring a plague upon both its houses.
Is installing software harder than it should be?
I got to thinking about software installation today. The reason for this is actually quite important to why this post is occurring in the first place. I was updating my system, which runs Gentoo Linux (and Windows XP) as its operating system. For those of you who have not used Gentoo, I will explain the packaging system Gentoo uses.
