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ah, yes...the old "peanut-butter sandwhich" routine...
> The best part of this program so far has been the
> demonstration of a quick
> usability test (not strictly a usability test, but
> it worked for class
..
> handed over the manuals
> and materials to another student, and watched as
> that student attempted to
> follow the procedure.
>
> It was a disaster. A very, very, educational
> disaster, as my teacher
> intended! Despite the simplicity of the tasks, and
> the weeks that the
> writers poured into writing them -- plus edits of
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John Posada, Merck Research Laboratories
Sr Technical Writer, WinHelp and html
(work) john_posada -at- merck -dot- com - 732-594-0873
(pers) jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com - 732-291-7811
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