INLS 62 Class Notes

Day 19: Nov 1

Reminder: Projects due next week (Wed)

1. One minute papers

QWERTY keyboard as example of technical challenges outweighing human challenges; installed base effects

Who created QWERTY? (see text—Christopher Latham Sholes)

We talked about editing for word processing. More interested in the questions and work habits that arise as people communicate via email. Editing and revision of email messages is a developing process. Where will we wind up? We talked about editing for word processing. More interested in the questions and work habits that arise as people communicate via email. Editing and revision of email messages is a developing process. Where will we wind up? We talked about editing for word processing. More interested in the questions and work habits that arise as people communicate via email. Editing and revision of email messages is a developing process. Where will we wind up? (see emoticons, IM abbreviations)

Many great ideas are never broadly adopted. One reason that it is difficult to convert to a new technology when there is a steep learning curve involved in learning the new system.

What are the ways that academic research typically reaches the business world? (RB example) Is it typically vendor-sponsored research or corporate spin-offs? What work is being done to get open source applications into the business environment (Apache, Linux and mySQL are are widely used -- what makes them special?). What efforts are being made to move technology into real-world applications?

2. Review project designs
3. View talking to the ceiling

Read Chapter 13 for next week

2. Review project designs

4. One minute paper: post to blog

1. main point you learned today
2. main unanswered question you left class with