At the IA retreat

I'm at the IA retreat in NY, and it's great. A few things I've learnt so far:

• Nobody in the US knows the British TV show "Allo Allo".
• Making wireframes is too slow. But then again, wireframes are the perfect inperfect tool. A boundary object.
• Our tools are getting old: can't easily spec Ajaxy apps, portals, ...
• We need affordable methods (says Olga, and I believe her)
• When God said 'Name these animals', Adam (from the biblical story) got the first IA job (and God was the first client).
• "Tagging" can't really be translated very well into Spanish.
• "Usability" in Swedish is a real word (not a neologism like in English): Anvandbarhet" (sorry, no crazy Swedish accents).

And a lot more, so many more blogposts to come. This year, everything is being recorded as well, and podcasts will be available.

# Oct 8, 2005

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