Fit for Human Consumption

This Blog on Hold

Due to the large overlap in content between this blog, and other ones I author (not to mention to simplify my life), I am putting this blog on hold.  I will be posting content to two blogs:

IDSA Human Factors Section  - this will cover methods, emerging technologies, etc.

http://www.humanfactors.typepad.com/idsa/

Fresh Ink (Electronic Ink) - this will cover general commentary and observations

http://freshink.electronicink.com/

You can always reach me at robtannen@hotmail.com or RTannen@electronicink.com

More Morae...

The "Floozy Speak" blog has some well thought-out recommendations for future versions of Morae, including more robust video and editing features and the ability to add more useful metadata to files.

http://www.floozyspeak.com/blog/archives/2005_03.html#000862

Morae - Six Month Case Study

Our report of experiences using Morae for video and data capture at Electronic Ink's usability lab has been posted to the Morae site:

http://www.techsmith.com/casestudies/morae/electronicink.asp

Arbitron PPM

An article in this week's New York Time's magazine discusses a new technology for measuring media viewing.  The Portable People Meter (PPM) by Arbitron is a pager-sized device that  "listens" to a high frequency audio signal that will be potentially embedded in TV, radio and even film and mp3 content.  By recording what the listener is exposed to, the system is much more accurate, flexible and comprehensive than current methods of audience measurement (e.g. surveys, dedicated set-top boxes) and works inside and outside the home.

See Arbitron's site for more detailed explanation and technical background.

Usability & Security Online Seminar

I'm going to be giving an online seminar on the basics of usability and security on May 10th.  It will cover general principles of software security, related usability issues and principles, and recommendations for selecting and evaluating software.  I'll also cover some emerging trends in usability and security.

See the link for more information on this and other Electronic Ink usability seminars, and registration:

http://www.electronicink.com/seminars.asp