http://blog.melchua.com/2009/11/19/reply-to-cory/ Braindump of the Mel. Seek coherency and relevance at your own risk. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:15:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.melchua.com/2009/11/19/reply-to-cory/comment-page-1/#comment-3533 Beth Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:04:18 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/2009/11/19/reply-to-cory/#comment-3533 When I was in college I had note-takers, and the best notes I got were taken by a friend of mine who was blind. Not only were they typed and screen readable, but she had figured out how the Word outlines thing worked and filled bookmarked notes into the syllabus. I still don’t know how to do what she did, but the ease of use versus the usual hand-written photocopied notes I got was impressive. I really like the idea of “edge-case users” who may find capabilities that already exist, but no one knows how to use usefully, or gaps in functionality that other people are unconsciously compensating for. When I was in college I had note-takers, and the best notes I got were taken by a friend of mine who was blind. Not only were they typed and screen readable, but she had figured out how the Word outlines thing worked and filled bookmarked notes into the syllabus. I still don’t know how to do what she did, but the ease of use versus the usual hand-written photocopied notes I got was impressive. I really like the idea of “edge-case users” who may find capabilities that already exist, but no one knows how to use usefully, or gaps in functionality that other people are unconsciously compensating for.

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