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Usability and Learnability

Clark Quinn

He ended up with a core list of features that still defines Personal Information Management ( PIM ) today. It’s an extra burden to take this into account, but I reckon it’s as much a job of learning technology design as is project management, understanding how people learn, the communicative properties of media, and more.

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iLust? Changing the game

Clark Quinn

It’s been equipped with a bookstore to complement the iPhone Store (media and apps), will play movies, music, and apps. It’s got a moderate suite of PIM, including contacts, calendar, and notes (no ToDos, ahem), and a microphone. netbook in size). However, Apple has changed the market for a new version of the product.

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Down on the iPad?

Clark Quinn

It is, instead, largely a media consumption tool and a PIM (personal information management) device. As I blogged, it’s huge for publishers, providing both a channel for richer media and interactivity, and a new unified market channel. This is not a real-time communication tool. Is that good for learning?

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