Let’s call her a member of the touch generation – a generation who will grow up in a world where the way to interact with technology is not the keyboard, but the touchscreen. This video of Todd Lappin’s 2.5 year-old daughter using an iPad for the first time is remarkable in illustrating how we are conditioned by the interfaces of our technology

Journalists working on the web would do well to read “30 Usability Issues To Be Aware Of” on Smashing Magazine. It offers handy tips on issues such as the 3-click-rule: people should be able to find what they are looking for within 3 mouse clicks. For journalists without a background in web development and design, it also offers a great glossary of usability terms. Now there is no excuse for