The accessibility report is the only one I've purchased.

As you read through the report you will see a speaker icon indicating there is a related audio file. (The audio files are not included with the PDF - they're a separate download.)

So, anyway, when you click the audio icon nothing happens. You literally have to load the audio files separately (via your file manager or whatnot). The PDF does not link to the audio files! (The PDF should link to the audio files with the assumption they're in the same folder as the PDF... or at least link to unzipped versions at nngroup.com)

Posted by: Jack Schonchin on April 22, 2002 11:08 PM

 

Just looking at his site scares the hell out of me. I stopped reading his articles too. There are more gurus out there now. Better ones too.

Posted by: on April 24, 2002 09:34 AM

 

OPINION: Jakob Nielsen is overrated, narrow-minded, and the antithesis to art and creativity.

Posted by: m on April 24, 2002 11:46 PM

 

Well, well, we sure are down on Jakob here aren't we?

Here's my opinion: Jakob is a leader. He has been cutting through bull and fuzzy thinking for years and years. He has carved a niche for usability, putting the profession years ahead of where it would be without him. Because of him, people know the name of an entire profession that--without him--would still have an identity crisis.

His style of communicating is clear and unequivocal, and is nearly always right. Don't agree? Just look at his record. (The biggest risk he takes is his predictions, which are not often wrong in their substance, but in their timeframe.) Of course, people who speak in such absolute terms can't help but make other people angry sometimes. But what a pleasure to get such precise, actionable advice, typically backed up with data.

The software weanies and the arteests are offended by him. But, so what? They've had their time under the sun for too long. It's time for the emergence of interaction design. I admire Jakob Nielsen, and hope he keeps up the heat for a long, long time.

Posted by: Eric Grose on April 25, 2002 10:31 AM

 

I've been a long-time Jakob supporter... but I'm offended by his post-dot-com-bust approach to hawking his wares. The commercialism of his Alertbox columns is rising, while the level of useful information is lowering.

Posted by: Jack Schonchin on April 25, 2002 11:45 AM

 

Constructive criticism is good for everyone, even "gurus".

In technical fields, particularly the ever-changing world of the web, a guru can't afford to rest on his laurels. Always, someone will come along who is better.

Posted by: js on April 26, 2002 09:52 AM