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  • Down With GUIs! - By Jef Raskin. GUIs are not human-compatible. As long as we hang on to interfaces as we now know them, computers will remain inherently frustrating, upsetting, and stressful. [Wired 1.06]
  • Jef Raskin - Official site about author of The Humane Interface. The most thorough site about THE, The Humane Environment. Many writings on diverse topics, manual, specification, screenshot, bug list, CVS, downloads. [Open Source, GPL]
  • Keeping Interface Simple - By Paul Gilster. When Jef Raskin talks about computers, it pays to listen. Raskin has spent his career thinking about how to make computing easier. Balanced, positive explanation of THE. [Raleigh News & Observer]
  • osOpinion: Raskin on 'Raskin on OS X' - Summary of newspaper story, useful forum comments. [Linux Today]
  • Raleigh News & Observer: Keeping Interface Simple - Summary of newspaper story, useful forum comments. [Linux Today]
  • Raskin on 'Raskin on OS X' - By Jef Raskin. Corrects some misconceptions of his views of Macintosh OS X, and current interfaces generally. Explains his work for those too busy to read his works. [CIO Today]
  • The Humane Environment - Brief news story, and forum comments in great abundance, more than usual. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot]
  • The Humane Environment - Brief announcement of first release, but with over 50 forum comments. [OSNews.com]
  • The Humane Interface - Book review of The Human Interface: New Directions for Interface Design, by Jef Raskin, and the usual mass of forum comments. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot]
  • The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems - By Jef Raskin; Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0201379376. Guide to interactive system design, reflects author experience and vision, shows many extant interfaces are dead ends, making computers easier to use needs new approaches. [publisher website]
  • The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com]
  • THE Key to User-Friendly Computers? - By Alex Salkever. Raskin helped design Apple's classic user interface. He is working on a new system that could be a big improvement. Brief accessible analysis. [BusinessWeek]
  • Search our Wiki for Desktop Environment Humane - Find more information about this subject by clicking here

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