December, 2008 | Technical Communication Center

Simplicity is the Essence of "User Value"

Sometimes some gadgets are built so complex that it’s hopeless. Take my microwave for example, with 20 buttons and a number pad.

All I need is TWO buttons and a number pad to enter the amount of minutes and seconds I need to heat up my food.

Here is [...]

There are a number of digital cameras marketed this year according to their “effective megapixels.”

So what the heck is an “Effective Megapixel”?

If you think it’s a marketing gimmick, it is, but not in the negative sense that one would expect.

Actually it’s a positive thing for which [...]

OpenOffice offers such a wealth of indexing options.

Select Insert > Indexes and Tables from the main menu to display the sub-menu.

Select Indexes and Tables once again to display the main screen where you decide what goes into your TOC or Index, and [...]