Comments on: Usability versus Usefulness http://francoisaubin.com/2007/05/21/usability-versus-usefulness/ Ensure useful and usable solutions Fri, 28 May 2010 15:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Francois Aubin http://francoisaubin.com/2007/05/21/usability-versus-usefulness/#comment-229 Francois Aubin Tue, 22 May 2007 04:24:19 +0000 http://francoisaubin.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/usability-versus-usefulness/#comment-229 Yes, Giving and recalling direction is painful. happy to learn the analogy help make the point. many thanks Yes, Giving and recalling direction is painful. happy to learn the analogy help make the point.

many thanks

]]> By: Jerome Paradis http://francoisaubin.com/2007/05/21/usability-versus-usefulness/#comment-227 Jerome Paradis Tue, 22 May 2007 00:40:44 +0000 http://francoisaubin.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/usability-versus-usefulness/#comment-227 Francois, I really like your "recalling directions" analogy. I still struggle to explain to people how to get to my country place without using Google maps! The analogy really makes the point as to how people really can't explain exactly what their work is really about. Francois,

I really like your “recalling directions” analogy. I still struggle to explain to people how to get to my country place without using Google maps!

The analogy really makes the point as to how people really can’t explain exactly what their work is really about.

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