Finally someone is doing Ubuntu Linux usability testing with a girlfriend. The new user was given a couple of common tasks over a default installation of Ubuntu. I hope, the Linux distributions can learn a lot from this article and improve Linux user experience on a desktop computer. From the post:
Erin's knowledge of computers is limited to word processors, spreadsheets, Photoshop and a reasonable amount of browsing on the Web. Fairly standard stuff for a university philosophy student. All I did to the system (before leaving Erin at the log-in screen) was to install it and create a user account for her. She had no problems logging in, and loved the stylised heron background. Then I gave her one by one the tasks I'd set her. I didn’t give her any help at all.
=> The Great Ubuntu-Girlfriend Experiment (via slashdot)
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Yawn.
I did the Desktop usability test on my blog almost 3 years ago.
http://tinyurl.com/4vehxe
Girlfriend Smirlfriend…the wrath of a wife holds much over that of a GF.