Welcome. Our aim is to give a monthly overview of the main events and debates in the Usability world. We also hope to provide a good introduction to the code for those of you new to the concept in the form of a multipart introduction, Usability, an introduction. This month we are highlighting interactive TV and we've got the low down on Jakob Nielsen's latest exploits in the UK. Enjoy.

With the looming government plans to turn off the nation's analogue television signal between 2006 and 2010 iTV is rapidly becoming a major frontier of usability practice. If, as expected 99.4% of the population is within range of the new digital signals and 95% have access to digital receiving equipment, iTV is set to become as integral to British life as the telephone. A simple comparison between iTV and the Internet proves this beyond doubt.

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Usability is a science which is aimed at maximising the benefits we receive from our various and multiple screen technologies.

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Jakob Nielsen the guru of web page usability (New York Times) was recently in the UK presenting as key note speaker Internet Magazine's "Building Successful Web Sites" conference at the QE2 conference centre in London.