Usability News is a free web newsletter that is produced by the Software Usability Research
Laboratory (SURL) at Wichita State University. The SURL team specializes in software/website user interface design, usability testing, and research in human-computer interaction.
Barbara S. Chaparro, Editor

Inside this Issue:

Website Design

• What's the Skinny on Weight Loss Websites?
  by D. Shaikh, R. Baker, & M. Russell
• Influence of Training and Exposure on the Usage of Breadcrumb Navigation
  by S. Hull
• Does Background Music Impact Computer Task Performance?
  by C. Phillips
• Evaluation of Websites for Older Adults: How "Senior-Friendly" Are They?
  by T. Hart

Alternative Devices

• The Effects of Perceptual Grouping on text Entry Performance
  by C. Hamblin, M. Bohan, & A. Chaparro
  
• Evaluating the CombimouseTM: A New Input Device for Personal Computers
  by J. Slocum, S. Thompson, B. Chaparro, & M. Bohan
  
• Usability of Mobile Devices in the Cockpit
  by C. Hamblin

Technology & Education

• Where's My Clicker? Bringing the Remote into the Classroom: Part II
  by G. Copas & S. Del Valle