Posts in: Usability
- To password mask or not password mask?
- That is the question Jakob Nielsen sparked with last summer’s column: Stop Password Masking. In this week’s A List Apart, Lyle Mullican discusses The Problem with Passwords, and writes: However, making such a sweeping change to a fundamental user interaction could present serious problems. Consider some contexts in which a password might need to be entered [...] [9 Feb 2010]
- On Content Strategy and Curation
- When a site launches, your audience arrives to learn more about what you know most about. It’s critical to create a content experience with purpose, that is consistent and contextual. This helps to assert your brand’s authority, establishes relationships with your audience, and secures a return visit based on your content’s value. The content strategist-as-curator [...] [8 Dec 2009]
- “Usability” versus “User Experience”
- The two terms are often used interchangeably, but they’re slightly different concepts. As Cecily explains, [user experience] is how developers use persuasion, reward, and design to craft an environment that is a pleasure to use. Cecily drives the point home with a Slideshare deck. Usability vs. User Experience: What's the Difference? View more presentations from Cecily Walker. [18 Nov 2009]
- Link dump: July 31, 2006
- I suspect, though that two four is not much of an actual ‘dump.’ Tor Mac OS X Installation instructions More anonymous web surfing using Tor, Vidalia (a Tor GUI and Privoxy. (And the Torbutton extension for Firefox.) Cultural differences in gameland i18n and l10n of games based on cultural frameworks. [Hi-jacked from Rebecca's Pocket] Screen Resolution and Page Layout Jakob Nielsen [...] [31 Jul 2006]
- Recommended: “Internationalization Primer”
- Digital Web takes a holistic look at how to develop an internationalized, multi-lingual website. It focuses on back-end and template development as opposed to internationalizing mark-up. For more on internationalization, you can also check out the W3C Internationalization Activity group. [6 Jun 2006]
- Web page context, and a notice on each post
- I made the mistake of posting about Lil Romeo and Bow Wow a couple of weeks ago. Within a few hours of adding the comments feature I had three comments, including one each from Bow Wow’s fantasy girlfriend and Lil Romeo’s future wife hopeful. Now I always pictured my readers as 25+ adults. Not 14-year-old children. [...] [4 May 2006]
- Link dump: May 3, 2006
- Slides from php|tek Bits of information from conference presentations. [Via Chris Shiflett] Cluesheet Quick-n-dirty PHP development tips. [Also via Shiflett] IE7 For XP Beta 2: Has Firefox Met Its Match? IE 7 is a very good browser — if you’ve never used Firefox. WineCamp Geek + Grapes = me green with envy. [Via Emily Chang] The Difference [...] [3 May 2006]
- Thursday three-fer
- F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content This week’s Alertbox column, offers tips for web writing based on eyetracking studies of how users read web pages. Community Creators, Secure Your Code! Tips for sanitizing your user-generated content and code. Related: Ask Chris Episode 1 (MP3 file). Google Calendar releases an API So now you can create a calendar front-end and [...] [20 Apr 2006]
- Grammar in an online world…
- Today’s thought which I have considered for some time: If, as rules of grammar tell us, you’s supposed to underline titles of books, and, as rules of usability tell us, you’re not supposed to underline anything that isn’t a link, how do you properly represent book titles in an online environment (when they don’t link to [...] [19 Feb 2006]
- Atlanta: AJAX — Time for the Transformation of Web Applications
- CHI*A presents its monthly event. This month it’s AJAX. AJAX: Time for the Transformation of Web Applications Steve Benfield of ClearNova delivers a presentation on AJAX and its business applications. When: Thu, Sept 22, 6:30 p.m. Where: Macquarium, 1800 Peachtree St, Suite 250, Atlanta How much? FREE [12 Sep 2005]