<p><strong>Michael E. Cohen</strong> digs deeper into some of the concepts in his new Take Control book, <strong><a href="https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/mysteries/">Apple Interface Mysteries</a> </strong>in the second half of our conversation. Again, he draws on past experience to explain how some of the interface elements we all know came about, and why they aren’t always as intuitive as we would like. Be sure to watch past the end credits for some bonus material that might just give you a new perspective on interfaces and how to learn them.</p>
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<p><strong>Michael E. Cohen</strong> has worked as a teacher, a programmer, a Web designer, a multimedia producer, and a certified usability analyst. He's the author or co-author of several books, including <a href="https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/pages"><strong>Take Control of Pages</strong></a>, and <strong><a href="http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/pdfpen">Take Control of PDFpen</a></strong>, and can be reached on Twitter as <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/lymond">@lymond</a></strong>.</p>
