In pursuit of desktop evolution: User problems and practices with modern desktop systems

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-180

  Ravasio, Pamela ^a   Schär, Sissel Guttormsen ^a   Krueger, Helmut ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Desktop metaphor; Document classification; Document retrieval; Improvements; Personal computer; User practices; User problems; User study

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DESIGN; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DESKTOP METAPHORS; DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION; DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL; IMPROVEMENTS; USER PRACTICES; USER PROBLEMS; USER STUDY;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

EID: 3042799777     PISSN: 10730516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1005361.1005363     Document Type: Article

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