Ebook: The best interface is no interface: the simple path to brilliant technology

"Screens have taken over our lives. Most people spend eight hours a day staring at a screen and then some 'technological innovators' are hoping to grab even more of your eyeball time. You have screens in your pocket, in your car, on your appliances and maybe even on your face. Average smartphone users check their phones 150 times a day, responding to the addictive buzz of Facebook or emails or Twitter ... most apps are intentionally addictive distractions that end up taking our attention away from things like family, friends, sleep and oncoming traffic. There's a better way ... innovator Golden Krishna challenges our world of nagging, screen-based bondage, and shows how we can build a technologically advanced world without digital interface"--Publisher's description.;Welcome. Introduction : why did you buy this book? -- Screen-based thinking : let's make an app! -- The problem. Slap an interface on it! : Slimmer TVs! Faster computers! And an overlooked epidemic of awful -- UX [does not equal] UI : I make interfaces because that's my job, bro -- Addiction UX : click here to cut down your belly fat by using this one weird tip -- Distraction : "Will you marry me?" "Sorry, I was sending Alice a text. What'd you say?" -- Screen insomnia : I love staring into a lightbulb! Me too! -- The screenless office : the best interface is no interface -- Principle one. Back pocket apps : this app goes perfectly with my skinny jeans -- Lazy rectangles : that's a great wireframe. We nailed it. We're going to make a billion dollars -- Principle two. Computer tantrums : your password must be at least 18,770 characters and cannot repeat any of your previous 30,689 passwords -- Machine input : I saved your life, and I didn't even need a password -- Analog and digital chores : I know, I suck at life -- The challenges. Change : You hat this book? Thank you -- Privacy : the machine will "learn" about me? No thanks -- Automatic : automatic solutions are terrible. Look at Clippy! -- Failure : what happens when it all falls apart? -- Exceptions : less is sometimes more -- Conclusion. The future : wow, this is boring.