7 Awesome Features of Windows 7
Now that my finals are over, I decided it was time to use my free upgrade to Windows 7. I have to admit, I didn’t hate Vista as much as the next person, and I had heard bad things about the upgrade process (though not about Windows 7), so I was a little nervous going into it. I thought I would start the install, only to come back to a completely unusable computer, stuck halfway between operating systems, that I would then have to wipe clean and start fresh. Thankfully, this was not the case.
I started the upgrade process by ..read more
Why I Had Zero Visitors and My Identity Stolen
I have encountered two human factors issues lately that have left me confused — some for far too long.
The first of these is with Google Analytics. I used Analytics to find out if there are actually people viewing my site and where these people are from. However, I recently updated the theme for my website, and forgot to include the Analytics tracking code.
It should have been obvious, when right around the same time I rolled out the changes, Analytics kept telling me no one at all was visiting my site, but I also hadn’t posted a new entry ..read more
Experimentation with CSS
The last time I looked at CSS, tables were still (more or less) an acceptable way of doing things. When I learned HTML, everyone was using frames.
For a while now I’ve been wanting to re-learn CSS. Using WordPress themes was an excellent way to get my website off the ground, but I know I’m capable of designing a personalized and user-friendly website of my own. Plus, knowledge of CSS seems like a useful thing to have.
Two days ago I breezed through a tutorial on CSS — learning a lot about what the different terms represent, but not a lot about ..read more
National Ergonomics Month 2009
National Ergonomics Month has officially begun. I’d like to celebrate the month with a few more posts about human factors issues, but for now I’ll just include this little plug to advertise. After all, that’s what NEM is all about.
According to the website, NEM serves to promote human factors to the public “by providing information and services.” As part of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society at school, it seems like a lot of what HFES groups do is try to raise awareness about the field as a whole.
It’s a tough road. Most people I encounter have never heard of ..read more
