Re: MyInfo 3, Jot+, etc., and the vital need for calendars

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Posted by daly_de_gagne
2004-12-28 12:19:51

Stephen, how do you know that Grandview suffers in its ergonomics when you have not seen it or used it?

You seem to equate a high level of ergonomic proficiency with ease of learning or the steepness of the learning curve. I don’t think they necessarily equate.

I can outline almost as fast as my mind spins in ADM—rarely do I miss an undo feature, although I know that it could at times be helpful for me (and, I understand, to be included at some point).

You write: “A professional who has to respond to impining information moment to moment doesn’t need a highly ergonomic program, because the world’s demands render negligible the effect of a slightly greater program facility. Catching thoughts is a different matter.”

Forgive me for concluding that you maynot have been in a position where you need to respond to impinging information—someone in that position, needs a computer interface that is just as ergonomic as someone who is brainstorming and working in the world of pure knowledge.

I think it would help if we had a clear working definition for purposes of our discussion as to what ergonomics in this context means.

Daly

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