{"id":813,"date":"2009-08-04T19:56:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T00:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/813"},"modified":"2009-08-04T19:59:55","modified_gmt":"2009-08-05T00:59:55","slug":"aza-raskins-the-over-the-phone-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/813","title":{"rendered":"Aza Raskin&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Over-the-Phone Test&rdquo;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Read it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azarask.in\/blog\/post\/phone-test\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Thus our test: We ask ourselves, \u201cWould I be willing to teach my Grandma how to use this over the phone?\u201d. If the answer is \u201cDefinitely\u201d, we know we\u2019re doing well; if the answer is \u201cMaybe\u201d, we know we can do better; and if the answer is \u201cNo\u201d, then it\u2019s often time to rethink the whole thing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Definitely a smart way to consider the usability of many features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read it here. Thus our test: We ask ourselves, \u201cWould I be willing to teach my Grandma how to use this over the phone?\u201d. If the answer is \u201cDefinitely\u201d, we know we\u2019re doing well; if the answer is \u201cMaybe\u201d, we know we can do better; and if the answer is \u201cNo\u201d, then it\u2019s often time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd5QIe-d7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1749,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1749","url_meta":{"origin":813,"position":0},"title":"Nest Update #12: Software at 3.0 with New Features","date":"October 3, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As the blogosphere exploded yesterday with news of a second generation Nest thermostat and a new major version of the software (for the thermostats and the controllers such as the web site and various SmartPhones), I wondered what impact the new software and hardware would have on average users, like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recommendations&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"IMG_0630","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0630.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1340,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1340","url_meta":{"origin":813,"position":1},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #1","date":"December 27, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"After a few weeks of using the Nest thermostat, I\u2019ve got a few more comments that I\u2019d like to share. 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