A problem with many of today's appliance interfaces is that they are inconsistent. For example, the procedure for setting the time on alarm clocks and VCRs differs, even amon...
Emergencies happen frequently and handling them effectively is necessary. In many cases, emergencies are treated by a static procedure, without considering the requirements of th...
In this paper we introduce the idea of organizing systems. Through a number of examples from an ongoing ethnographic study of family life, we suggest that organizing systems come ...
Abstract—Tiny, wireless, sensors embedded in a large number of Internet-capable devices–smart phones, cameras, cars, toys, medical instruments, home appliances and energy meter...
Online training and support objects can be difficult and timeconsuming to create. Written words are often ignored by users who want someone to show them a procedure. Viewlets are ...