An Interface Is Humane If It Is

A Computer Shall Not Waste Your Time Or Require You To Do More Work Than Is Strictly Necessary.

An Unlimited-length File Name Is A File. The Content Of A File Is Its Own Best Name.

What Users Want Is Convenience And Results.

I Am Only A Footnote, But Proud Of The Footnote I Have Become. My Subsequent Work On Eliciting Principles And Developing The Theory Of Interface Design, So That Many People Will Be Able To Do What I Did Is Probably Also Footnote-worthy. In Looking Back At This Turn-of-the-century Period, The Rise Of A Worldwide Network Will Be Seen As The Most Significant Part Of The Computer Revolution.

When You Have To Choose Among Methods, Your Locus Of Attention Is Drawn From The Task And Temporarily Becomes The Decision Itself.