If I'm Writing This

If I'm writing this, I'm obviously not as interested in finishing that I said I would when I said I would... Man I'm bad.

Just got back at 9:40 from a day of usability testing and found that Thursday and Friday night will be even later. There goes all the time I had been counting on for making sure I don't look like a fool at the conference. I could just pull some all nighters, but I don't know that I could survive the days sitting in that dark dark room all day watching people click buttons.

Actually though, it's extrememly interesting, and I love watching it. I wonder though if I would find it so interesting if they were testing someone elses work. It's pretty exciting watching and waiting to see if they will click the button I wanted them to. And every comment they make is followed by a big smile of pride, that I predicted correctly when creating the application, or just as often, a cringe, and desire to hide as they say "I didn't understand why XYZ didn't happen... I pushed this button" when OBVIOUSLY that button was not supposed to do XYZ.

Anyway, I had a potentially very helpful conversation with the usability expert. It turns out that they mostly do work on cell phone usability, and as someone who doesn't own a cell phone. I need all the help I can get when it comes to knowing what is acceptible and not in the world of cellphone applications. I say it was potentially useful, because it didn't directly result in any changes, in Mfop yet, but I have a better idea now about this whole cell phone thingamajig.