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On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 11:04:28 AM Jack Johnson wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:42 AM, errno <errno@cox.net> wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:20:27 AM Jack Johnson wrote:
> >> which is why I find it hard to get hot headed over any of the
> >> assertions, but tend toward trusting the research.
> >
> > What research?
>
> The rabbit hole is pretty deep,  but you could start with:
>
> International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
> http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10715819
>
> ...and a teaser on variables:
>
> http://www.intechopen.com/source/pdfs/5711/InTech-The_effects_of_panel_loca
> tion_target_size_and_gender_on_efficiency_in_simple_direct_manipulation_tas
> ks.pdf
>

Very cool, thankyou! Something of actual substance. I'll definitely
check those out with great interest.

I was hoping that when you said "trusting the research", you weren't
referring to the 'research' that 'Tog' vaguely alluded to in that opinion-
piece article of his which was linked to earlier in this thread.


Cheers