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OSDI
2008
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
Avoiding File System Micromanagement with Range Writes
We introduce range writes, a simple but powerful change to the disk interface that removes the need for file system micromanagement of block placement. By allowing a file system t...
Ashok Anand, Sayandeep Sen, Andrew Krioukov, Flore...
CSCW
2010
ACM
15 years 6 months ago
API peer reviews: a method for evaluating usability of application programming interfaces
API usability tests in the lab are time and resource intensive, thus allowing a relatively small percentage of the API namespace to be evaluated. We describe a group-based usabili...
Umer Farooq, Dieter Zirkler
CHI
2010
ACM
15 years 4 months ago
Enhancing web page readability for non-native readers
Readers face many obstacles on today’s Web, including distracting content competing for the user’s attention and other factors interfering with comfortable reading. On todayâ€...
Chen-Hsiang Yu, Robert C. Miller
CHI
2010
ACM
15 years 4 months ago
Understanding usability practices in complex domains
Although usability methods are widely used for evaluating conventional graphical user interfaces and websites, there is a growing concern that current approaches are inadequate fo...
Parmit K. Chilana, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Andrew J. Ko
CHI
2010
ACM
15 years 4 months ago
Exploring the accessibility and appeal of surface computing for older adult health care support
This paper examines accessibility issues of surface computing with older adults and explores the appeal of surface computing for health care support. We present results from a stu...
Anne Marie Piper, Ross Campbell, James D. Hollan