Another good article I’ve found via digg.

This is a usability essay by Thomas Baekdal about online package tracking applications.

I have to say, the situation here in Australia is no better, really.
Most of them give you a lot of information, but don’t really have much that’s useful.

Here’s three I just pulled up:

First, we have Australian air Express’s Track and Trace:

Then we have Startrack Express’s Track and Trace:

I find it interesting that there’s no initial tracking information - sure it was delivered the next day, but still..

And last, but certainly not least… we have Toll.
Well, we have TWO from Toll, since the first one tells us… well… not much. The two status I have seen are “POD available online”, and “Onboard for Delivery”.

None of them seem to update very often, or are that timely on their updates.
The tracking information usually isn’t available until 12-24hrs after it has been shipped.

I will give AAE bonus points though for sending me emails confirming the package has been recieved. That’s nice, even if it doesn’t arrive until that night, or three days before.

Interesting article on Destructoid.
Part 1 of “My Afternoon with Jack Thompson” is up now.

I’ll update when I see the other parts go up.

Oh, background info for those not in the know.

• - Jack Thompson
  …an American attorney and activist against obscenity and violence in media and entertainment, based in Coral Gables, Florida. Thompson describes himself as a Christian conservative and a Republican.
  
• Bully
  Bully, also known as Canis Canem Edit in Europe and Australia, is a video game under development by Rockstar Vancouver for Sony PlayStation 2 and is currently scheduled to be released in October 2006. [...] The game takes place in a fictional reform school called Bullworth Academy. The title of the game is a reference both to the name of the school, Bullworth Academy, and to school bullying. The motto of the school, “Canis Canem Edit” is Latin for Dog Eat Dog.