January 31, 2005
Developing sites for users with Cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties
From Juicy Studio, although the article focuses on writing for people with "Cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties", it could just as well have been for "the typical stressed web-user". Many of the tips has to do with making your site...Read more about Developing sites for users with Cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties
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June 25, 2004
Free beer for usability
Interesting idea: Café testing The basic idea behind café testing is to situate yourself at a café, put up a sign to attract participants, and test the people that come to you. Because cafes appeal to a wide variety of...Read more about Free beer for usability
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January 26, 2003
Google Village: Who are you optimizing your site for?
A very good article about Google and optimizing for it and other search engines. Might be basic for some web developers, but it covers the basics of optimizing your site for your users and the search engines. Google Village: Who...Read more about Google Village: Who are you optimizing your site for?
Posted by jarle at 04:06 PM
December 23, 2002
Bad service in the US too
John Dowdell has experienced the spreading bad service of a big shop when doing his Mac shopping at CompUSA. He writes that he so far has visited the store twice - in total spending 1 hour and 15 minutes to...Read more about Bad service in the US too
Posted by jarle at 11:46 AM
July 02, 2002
Why to not _blank
Mark Pilgrim continues on his 30 days to a more accessible weblog, today he explains why the _blank tag is evil. In all dominant browsers, using the <a target="_blank"> tag to force a link to open in a new window...Read more about Why to not _blank
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June 27, 2002
30 days to a more accessible weblog
Mark Pilgrim (dive into mark) is writing up a whole month of good tips on how to make your weblog more accessible. Its really a usability exercise - and most of what he is talking about can easily apply to...Read more about 30 days to a more accessible weblog
Posted by jarle at 02:21 PM
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June 25, 2002
Jakob Nielsen wants you to Flash him
Jakob is looking for examples of Flash-Based Applications and tools for user testing. So if you have a Flash based tool, or you know of good Flash based tools that Jakob should usability test, then you can contact Hoa Loranger...Read more about Jakob Nielsen wants you to Flash him
Posted by jarle at 10:03 AM
June 14, 2002
The Flash usability discussion continues
John writes about a usability discussion that is going on at the CHI-WEB mailinglist. Involving, amongst others - Donald A. Norman of Nielsen Norman Group and Chris MacGregor of Flazoom.com. Check out the postings so far...Read more about The Flash usability discussion continues
Posted by jarle at 05:59 PM
June 04, 2002
Usability in focus at Macromedia.com
Its the week of User-centered design at the Des/Dev center over at Macromedia.com: Flash 99% Good - Written by Kevin Airgid and Stephanie Reindel. This is chapter 8 of the Flash99% Good book that has been made available both as...Read more about Usability in focus at Macromedia.com
Posted by jarle at 11:56 PM
Follow up: Nielsen to make "best practices" document for rich internet applications in SWF
Chris MacGregor has written a very good reply to Jakob's latest addition to his "Flash 99% Bad" paper. You did notice that he has added text to it now, text that I am sure wasn't added because of the job...Read more about Follow up: Nielsen to make "best practices" document for rich internet applications in SWF
Posted by jarle at 12:49 AM
June 03, 2002
Nielsen to make "best practices" document for rich internet applications in SWF
Macromedia announced today that the creator of the "Flash 99% bad" report, Jakob Nielsen will be working with them to develop a "best practices" for rich Internet applications.. The buzz is naturally on in the Flash community. Here are some...Read more about Nielsen to make "best practices" document for rich internet applications in SWF
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May 13, 2002
Dave Winer: A Brief User Interface Manifesto
Dave Winer writes about his first real eureka experience with usability, its a blast from the past - one that will be as true tomorrow as it was yesterday. DaveNet : A Brief User Interface Manifesto I remember, as if...Read more about Dave Winer: A Brief User Interface Manifesto
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May 04, 2002
The Sanctity of Elements
O'Reilly Network: The Sanctity of Elements. Meg Hourihan writes about interface, design and the input of clients. Or how to make sure that your design process isn't hijacked by the customer and end up in catastrophe...Read more about The Sanctity of Elements
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