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Usability Testing Hardy Heron With a Girlfriend

Posted by kdawson on from the sleeping-on-the-couch-tonight dept.

toomin writes "Reviews of the latest Ubuntu version, 8.04 Hardy Heron, are everywhere, but most of them are undertaken by geeks familiar with Linux. This guy sits his girlfriend down at a brand-new Ubuntu installation and asks her to perform some basic tasks. Some of them are surprisingly easy, others frustrate and annoy. There are lots of little usability tweaks he stumbles upon just by seeing the desktop experience from the point of view of the mainstream user."

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  1. My Test Result: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why thank you. My girlfriend said, my "Hardy Heron" is quite useable and pleasant to work with. Your mileage may vary, of course.

  2. Re:Puts a whole new spin on the term... by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I can't be the only one who misread the headline as 'Usability Testing Hairy Hardon With a Girlfriend'.

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  3. of whom? by thetsguy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Was that guy testing the usability of his girlfriend or Hardy Heron?