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Category Archives: user experience
The Delete Confirmation Functionality
Phil Haack writes about the lack of confirmation dialogs when deleting an item in the Netflix queue. I have noticed something similar on the Amazon wish lists. It avoids an unnecessary click, but at the same time, allows you to … Continue reading
The Worst Software Book Ever
There are some books (“Peopleware“, “The Innovator’s Dilemma“, “The Halo Effect“) that you want to hug and never let go. And then there are others that you want to tear apart and dance on its fragments. Alan Cooper’s “The Inmates … Continue reading
The vi Paradigm
While eating, I sometimes use Google Reader. While a book would do as well, each blog entry is only a few paragraphs long and you don’t have to quit in between. Google Reader handles the eating situation well because you … Continue reading
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How Many Friends Can You Follow?
The rise of social networks like Facebook and Orkut allow you to easily follow the happenings of your friends. Twitter allows you to keep track of what they are doing on a real-time basis. But how many people can you … Continue reading
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Graphics Design for Web Projects
Most of software development favors left brained thinking. Programming, in particular, is all about logic and being objective. For the most part, it is a learnable skill, even if the time requirements for being an expert can vary from the … Continue reading
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Worst Authentication Error Page
What would you expect if you typed the wrong password into a login screen such as the following? Most of you would suppose that Google Adwords would bring up a screen telling you that your username or password is incorrect. … Continue reading
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