Comments for Yellow Collaborates http://lotusknots.wordpress.com Usability, Innovation and the Pursuit Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:47:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Play the fiddle as pandemics raze by lotusknots http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/play-the-fiddle-as-pandemics-raze/#comment-70 lotusknots Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:47:12 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-70 Finally our politicians are seeing the light. Today I read in the papers that namma Karnataka CM would like to introduce stringent measures for population control. 2 Kids per family else risk losing the perks from the government. A very good move! Way to go. I hope that this move gets momentum in the days to come and does not subside once the fancy of his China visit dies out. There are critics of course, but the height was from the Minister of state for health. He suggest bringing electricity to villages so that they can watch TV more and have less time for producing children. Wow! Is this a leader of the 21st century. Finally our politicians are seeing the light. Today I read in the papers that namma Karnataka CM would like to introduce stringent measures for population control. 2 Kids per family else risk losing the perks from the government. A very good move! Way to go.

I hope that this move gets momentum in the days to come and does not subside once the fancy of his China visit dies out. There are critics of course, but the height was from the Minister of state for health. He suggest bringing electricity to villages so that they can watch TV more and have less time for producing children. Wow! Is this a leader of the 21st century.

]]> Comment on Play the fiddle as pandemics raze by Hemant http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/play-the-fiddle-as-pandemics-raze/#comment-68 Hemant Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:05:12 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-68 Whenever you try to find the root cause of the problems faced by general public, 9 out of 10 times it would come down to the population. Talk about the pandemic in media and I guess they have to have a new one everyday to run their business. Today SRKs detention was all over the headlines for what king khan had to go through which can happen to anybody crossing international borders. Your post gives a good (or not so good) feel of things on the ground – matru bhumi! Whenever you try to find the root cause of the problems faced by general public, 9 out of 10 times it would come down to the population. Talk about the pandemic in media and I guess they have to have a new one everyday to run their business. Today SRKs detention was all over the headlines for what king khan had to go through which can happen to anybody crossing international borders.

Your post gives a good (or not so good) feel of things on the ground – matru bhumi!

]]> Comment on Usability: An accelerator for alzheimers? by Neen http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/usability-an-accelerator-for-alzheimers/#comment-65 Neen Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:19:03 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-65 How about usability linked to stupidity. We cater to the lowest common denominator in this country and it shows. In public schools, curriculum is dumbed down so that it is accessible to the least capable/intersted and this is starting to happen at a university level as well. Our newspapers are written for a sixth grade reading level for the same reason, and television acts as a substitute for real life experience. High concentrations sugar in the diet have also been linked to decreased brain activity and reduced focus. Maybe we all need to consider becoming Aamish. How about usability linked to stupidity. We cater to the lowest common denominator in this country and it shows. In public schools, curriculum is dumbed down so that it is accessible to the least capable/intersted and this is starting to happen at a university level as well. Our newspapers are written for a sixth grade reading level for the same reason, and television acts as a substitute for real life experience. High concentrations sugar in the diet have also been linked to decreased brain activity and reduced focus. Maybe we all need to consider becoming Aamish.

]]> Comment on Usability: An accelerator for alzheimers? by lotusknots http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/usability-an-accelerator-for-alzheimers/#comment-63 lotusknots Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:26:43 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-63 Yep Unni..Get your point that it is not fully understood yet (Alzheimers). Its more about a plaque that builds up in your brain. Hope we could devise something like a toothpaste..brainpaste or visit a surgeon to do a cleanup similar to what we do with our plaque build up in the teeth. This would help a lot of folks who have to struggle with this incurable disease. If only wishes were horses! As per an article that I read on <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE4AR48G20081128" rel="nofollow">Reuters, Alzheimers is even being linked to fast food</a>! Lifestyle, head injury risk (even whiplash conditions), exercise, diet (read the above on fast food) and intellectually stimulating activities all play roles in this. So my point was about the intellectually stimulating activity. Standardization and usability are drivers for faster decisioning and there should be a certain degree to it. But then there should be a controlled chaos in this too so that the brain gets exercised. One common factor people often complain about is ease of use. Say they are used to Microsoft applications (primarily through MS Office, Windows and IE) . For such users any thing else becomes an encounter with the third kind. They would struggle with Safari or Firefox just because the colors layout and icons seem different. Or lets say StarOffice/Symphony vs Office. Or perhaps Rational Porfolio Manager vs Microsoft Project (though there is no reason to compare the two). If this small bit can help, let us then give back to the humankind the gift of a reduced risk. Yep Unni..Get your point that it is not fully understood yet (Alzheimers). Its more about a plaque that builds up in your brain. Hope we could devise something like a toothpaste..brainpaste or visit a surgeon to do a cleanup similar to what we do with our plaque build up in the teeth. This would help a lot of folks who have to struggle with this incurable disease. If only wishes were horses!

As per an article that I read on Reuters, Alzheimers is even being linked to fast food!

Lifestyle, head injury risk (even whiplash conditions), exercise, diet (read the above on fast food) and intellectually stimulating activities all play roles in this.
So my point was about the intellectually stimulating activity. Standardization and usability are drivers for faster decisioning and there should be a certain degree to it. But then there should be a controlled chaos in this too so that the brain gets exercised.
One common factor people often complain about is ease of use. Say they are used to Microsoft applications (primarily through MS Office, Windows and IE) . For such users any thing else becomes an encounter with the third kind. They would struggle with Safari or Firefox just because the colors layout and icons seem different. Or lets say StarOffice/Symphony vs Office. Or perhaps Rational Porfolio Manager vs Microsoft Project (though there is no reason to compare the two).
If this small bit can help, let us then give back to the humankind the gift of a reduced risk.

]]> Comment on Usability: An accelerator for alzheimers? by Unni http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/usability-an-accelerator-for-alzheimers/#comment-62 Unni Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:51:17 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-62 Ps: I used to have a friend whose husband had Alzheimers. He had no problems recognizing her or their daughter's name, but he would never remember that their daughter got married or the son in law. The little knowldege I have about this disease is from her.(Disclaimer). Ps: I used to have a friend whose husband had Alzheimers. He had no problems recognizing her or their daughter’s name, but he would never remember that their daughter got married or the son in law. The little knowldege I have about this disease is from her.(Disclaimer).

]]> Comment on Usability: An accelerator for alzheimers? by Unni http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/usability-an-accelerator-for-alzheimers/#comment-61 Unni Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:45:22 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-61 Not sure if I understood your argument completely, however Alzheimer disease or senile dementia normally affects recently acquired memory in the initial stages and then progress to complete loss of memory including loss of language skills. It is like you are out of disk space, you can store no more, and there is a virus that is eating up files on your harddrive. During the initial stages there would be any difficulty driving a car or going to the restroom, but the sufferer would forget some one he met in the restroom for the first time. Hence atleast during the initial stages any standard cues would help a lot and any changes from the norm would only create dilemma. Regarding standardization and usability, I believe it enhances your analytical skills and allows faster decisioning. What needs to be thought of are ways to employ the unused brain capacity. Mind you, being a lazy goose or a couch potato does not gaurantee Alzheimers. The cause for Alzheimers I dont think is well understood yet, but its due to some kind of plaque formation in the brain. ** I also did not understand why your brain tickles before entering the restroom. For me, it tickles elsewhere. :-) Not sure if I understood your argument completely, however Alzheimer disease or senile dementia normally affects recently acquired memory in the initial stages and then progress to complete loss of memory including loss of language skills. It is like you are out of disk space, you can store no more, and there is a virus that is eating up files on your harddrive. During the initial stages there would be any difficulty driving a car or going to the restroom, but the sufferer would forget some one he met in the restroom for the first time. Hence atleast during the initial stages any standard cues would help a lot and any changes from the norm would only create dilemma.
Regarding standardization and usability, I believe it enhances your analytical skills and allows faster decisioning. What needs to be thought of are ways to employ the unused brain capacity. Mind you, being a lazy goose or a couch potato does not gaurantee Alzheimers. The cause for Alzheimers I dont think is well understood yet, but its due to some kind of plaque formation in the brain.

** I also did not understand why your brain tickles before entering the restroom. For me, it tickles elsewhere. :-)

]]> Comment on iPhone-Stop cribbing start experiencing by iPhone-Stop cribbing start experiencing » iPhone Tricks http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/iphone-stop-cribbing-start-experiencing/#comment-50 iPhone-Stop cribbing start experiencing » iPhone Tricks Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:30:20 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=49#comment-50 [...] Yellow Collaborates added an interesting post today on iPhone-Stop cribbing start experiencingHere’s a small reading … ell; everything is just an upgrade away as we apply more and more open standards to the web. Viva la iPhone!… … stating umpteen reasons why the iPhone is crap and Apple is evil….About six months ago I was about to take the plunge to an iPhone but my friend said wait for 3G launch in July 08….And I had a chance to use my colleagues LG Touchphone which was a far cry from the iPhone…. [...] [...] Yellow Collaborates added an interesting post today on iPhone-Stop cribbing start experiencingHere’s a small reading … ell; everything is just an upgrade away as we apply more and more open standards to the web. Viva la iPhone!… … stating umpteen reasons why the iPhone is crap and Apple is evil….About six months ago I was about to take the plunge to an iPhone but my friend said wait for 3G launch in July 08….And I had a chance to use my colleagues LG Touchphone which was a far cry from the iPhone…. [...]

]]> Comment on Finding Andalasia in Carlsbad, CA by gerry http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/finding-andalasia/#comment-49 gerry Fri, 16 May 2008 18:19:19 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-49 Appreciate it. Got to get a lil more literature in it so it gets a royal touch and also a bit of adventurous feeling into the writing Appreciate it. Got to get a lil more literature in it so it gets a royal touch and also a bit of adventurous feeling into the writing

]]> Comment on Quickr vs Sharepoint by Chris http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2007/09/30/quickr-vs-sharepoint/#comment-32 Chris Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:03:51 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2007/09/30/quickr-vs-sharepoint/#comment-32 Throwing in Sametime would further the distance. But it's a wash if you add OCS 2007 to Sharepoint. Throwing in Sametime would further the distance. But it’s a wash if you add OCS 2007 to Sharepoint.

]]> Comment on Atop the hump of the camel: Dosage for nature deficit disorder : Camelback Mountain Phoenix, AZ by Sindhu http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/atop-the-hump-of-the-camel-dosage-for-nature-deficit-disorder/#comment-31 Sindhu Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:10:09 +0000 http://lotusknots.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-31 It sounds like you could do with the break, guess you have been working too hard. We have been considering Kadavu for a weekend, guess that would make you nostalgic too. It sounds like you could do with the break, guess you have been working too hard.

We have been considering Kadavu for a weekend, guess that would make you nostalgic too.

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