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The Lack of Usability in Computerized Phone Hotlines in General

March 22nd, 2004 · 2 Comments

and specifically in the case of New Ferry.
People don’t like computerized telephone hotlines. The first thing they try to do when they come across one is to find the option to speak to a human being. (This must be true: observe how a lot of the operators have now hidden the option to reach a [...]

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Tags: Social Restructuring

Laptops Spectaculation

March 22nd, 2004 · 3 Comments

I checked out a shop at Admiralty and a few shops at Windsor House Saturday afternoon.
I didn’t look at the Fujitsu P5020. The Lady is happy w/ her desktop, and see no need to spend a large sum to get a premium laptop.
The form factor of the iBook 12” (800MHz) is very useable. Response [...]

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Tags: Tools for Work

A Grand Day Out

March 22nd, 2004 · 1 Comment

After church yesterday, we took a ferry from Tuen Mun Pier to Tai O and spent the afternoon there.
Fine weather. Quite a few people, but it was not packed like Lau Fau San, which is nice.
New Ferry runs their 150-passenger ferry right into Tai O, and we got off the pier into the middle of [...]

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Tags: General