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		<title>The Design of Everyday Things, Notes</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2010/01/17/the-design-of-everyday-things-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher W</dc:creator>
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The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman











Chapter 1 &#8211; The Psychopathology of Everyday Things

















Page 1 to 33
















Principles of Design
















Visibility
















The right parts must be visible and convey the right message.  When the right message is conveyed you can naturally respond to the design.
















A good conceptual model
















&#8220;The designer provides a good conceptual model for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steam Third Party Support</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2009/04/21/steam-third-party-support/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher W</dc:creator>
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Steam has been a product that I’ve used from time to time to purchase the occasional game when I’m lazy and don’t feel like driving down to a local GameStop or Wal-Mart to pick up a game.  As of this weekend I will no longer be purchasing any games off of Steam due to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hamachi Messed Up My Internet</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2008/11/28/hamachi-messed-up-my-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher W</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Arounds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[team fortress 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teamspeak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vista]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[winsock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been using Hamachi off and on for a while now as a personal VPN to a bunch of servers I have at different places. In this case, I was using Hamachi to bypass my friends firewall to use our TeamSpeak server. That being said, I was just being lazy and didn’t’ feel like fooling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MacBook Review</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2008/04/02/macbook-review/</link>
		<comments>http://zeidz.com/2008/04/02/macbook-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher W</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why am I buying a new notebook in the first place?
After much contemplation whether to replace my notebook, fate stepped in and decided for me as my Compaq Presario V4000 took its final breath March 15 2008. As the grief of losing such an intricate tool faded, it was time to decide which notebook replacement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Windows XP Issues with Simple Fixes</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2007/11/14/four-windows-xp-issues-with-simple-fixes/</link>
		<comments>http://zeidz.com/2007/11/14/four-windows-xp-issues-with-simple-fixes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSOD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SATA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re like me, you’ve been putting off upgrading to Windows Vista for as long as possible. While I still feel pretty confident with Windows XP, there are still some random flaws that pop up every now and then that can be a pain. Here are four Windows XP problems I have run into that are relatively easy to fix.]]></description>
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		<title>Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Review</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2007/10/15/half-life-2-episode-2-review/</link>
		<comments>http://zeidz.com/2007/10/15/half-life-2-episode-2-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Reviews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[steam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the orange box]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the recommendations of my family and primary care physician, this past week I have spent a sad majority of my free time playing Valve's newest release The Orange Box to the extent that it has started to effect my health and mental well being. Since I've already reviewed Team Fortress 2, this time around I will be sharing my opinions on the most recent episode in the Half-Life 2 series.]]></description>
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		<title>PortableApps Review</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2007/09/30/portableapps-review/</link>
		<comments>http://zeidz.com/2007/09/30/portableapps-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[applications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that I am a huge fan of portability. I love to be able to get to every file of mine from anywhere and edit it. Recently I heard about PortableApps, a suite which runs programs directly off of a USB drive with no need for local installation.]]></description>
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		<title>Mario Party 8: The Flawed Party?</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2007/09/23/mario-party-8-the-flawed-party/</link>
		<comments>http://zeidz.com/2007/09/23/mario-party-8-the-flawed-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher W</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Reviews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wii]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mario Party 8 is the latest in the Mario Party series. Mario Party 8 does not differ much from the previous games. Mario Party 8 added a few new features such as using the Wii motion sensing, but did not stray far from the old formula. The story this time round is, the Star Carnival [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sims 2: Bon Voyage Review</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2007/09/23/the-sims-2-bon-voyage-review/</link>
		<comments>http://zeidz.com/2007/09/23/the-sims-2-bon-voyage-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher W</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Sims 2: Bon Voyage is the latest of the Sims 2 expansion packs. In this latest expansion there is great deal of new content including new items, actions, and three new locations for your sims to enjoy. The expansion comes with three locations to visit including a tropical island, a mountaintop, and an East [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Fortress 2: First Impressions</title>
		<link>http://zeidz.com/2007/09/22/team-fortress-2-first-impressions/</link>
		<comments>http://zeidz.com/2007/09/22/team-fortress-2-first-impressions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[half-life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the orange box]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past couple of days, I have spent much of my free time playing the “beta” version of Team Fortress 2. Over ten years in the making, the full game is about to be released to the public. While I haven't played much of the original, I was excited to try out the sequel.]]></description>
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