As always, he's right, Fremont, Calif.- 04/22/2003. Software usability expert Jakob Nielsen made a surprise announcement on his website useit.com this week that he will be branching out from website/software usability and now be including lingual and cultural usability into his studies. [hard to be humble]

Preorder. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] - John isn't writing the book - Rogers Cadenhead is, the Amazon link is busted - or its a spoof - I think this is great, a book about such a new and 'in-development' app - brave man

Schemes that supply second-hand computers to Africa have come under attack in a UK report. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] never mind Africa, what about critcising 'second-hand computers to Hackney or Rotherham'!

A Scottish university provides online learning to 30,000 Hong Kong students whose colleges are closed due to Sars. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] every cloud has a ........

A Dublin cinema is told it is breaking the law by installing a device to stop mobile phones being used during films. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] blimey that's all we need!

"Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge's chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view." [Quotes of the Day] ....... and this is pretty good too

"No man ever listened himself out of a job." [Quotes of the Day] hehe - now that seems a good one for today - hehe

LitterFree Self-Washing Litter Box, A four-step process ensures that the LitterFree will always be clean, odor-free and ready for cats to use. Instead of conventional cat litter, it is filled with washable granules that are treated and sanitized during each cleaning cycle. brilliant [respice prospice]