My Blog's Ironic Shortcoming

I intended this blog to be a source of reliable information on human experiences with technology. The quality of my entries had always been my primary concern. I wanted to write entries that aren't far from journal articles. With that mindset; I tended to postpone posting because of the lack of time to write something lengthy, desire to share only big ideas, and reserve sharing great thoughts in more profitable venues. As expected, I rarely post and my few entries aren't as presentable as I want them to be.

This blog is relatively new and it probably doesn't have an audience that is committed enough to read lengthy posts about highly technical things. I'll keep in mind that I'm not blogging about pop stars so I'll have to make my posts as usable as possible for varied personas.

Why I Have Not Been Posting Here

When I put this blog up, I had many topics lined up. However, a number of reasons have been stopping me from posting. The first is my ownership of the information I am to post. I am not very familiar with copyrights and other legal factors that are involved in writing. Some of the topics that I have lined up were intended for my competitive advantage when I am already making money out of what I love to do and to be properly cited. I was not willing to just give away some of my potentially expensive ideas. However, it contradicts my open principles. My deeper goal is to make this world a little better by contributing to the repository of human knowledge.

The second issue is related to quality. I do not want to spread unreliable information. Also, I am not familiar with warranties. As much as possible, I would fix the problems caused by the misinformation that I could spread, but I may not have the power to do so every single time. I will just add disclaimers.

I am not very much into writing. The third issue is my lack of confidence in my proficiency in writing scholarly blog entries. I have been tweeting because it does not require a perfect writing style. What made me more confident in publishing weblog entries are some of the dugg entries (on digg.com and similar sources of social news), that are not perfectly written. I realized that content matters more. In this world of amateur media, netizens buy good ideas as long as they understand them.

The last issue that I am to mention is procrastination. I have been telling myself that I am too busy to bother writing. The ironic thing is that I manage to do unimportant things that have no urgency. Yes, though I am currently taking a (hopefully) brief vacation between graduating and having a job, I have more than enough responsibilities to keep me busy. That is no excuse, though. Everyone, including great bloggers out there, are busy with a lot of things.

Now, I'm off to writing my next blog entry.

First Post!

Hello World!

Okay, that seems to be working. Lemme finish the mic check. There! Game.

You found a small spot in the Intertubes where Allan Caeg's technology User eXperience (UX) thoughts are going to be posted. I put this blog up because of my need to share with the world my ideas about Human Factors and Ergonomics. Earth is too unusable for human beings and it needs a hell lot of polishing. Usability is not the only issue, though. UX lovers are nagging about that topic now, but there is also evolution going on. UX designers have seen that usability is not enough. A good reference would be Human Factors International, which preaches persuasion, emotion, and trust. The development of Human Factors and Ergonomics are phrased in different jargons, but what is important is the goal to make design more suited for the user.

Join me in my journey to shape the world into an environment that provides the best possible experience to its inhabitants!