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One researcher’s unlikely crusade: to overthrow the on/off button.

Dennis G. Jerz / 9 Jul 2002

"[U]sers—confounded by too many choices—fail to take advantage of their office equipment’s power-saving features." 

—One researcher’s unlikely crusade: to overthrow the on/off button. (Technology Review)

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