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Monthly Archives: July 2010
MySpace: Bad Usability Cost Them The Crown
It’s becoming more and more clear that the relatively short-lived reign of MySpace as the king of social networking sites, is over. Facebook is the new Emperor of social networking. We need not look much further than the horrible user … Continue reading
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Heuristic Evaluation
There is already a myriad of information available on the web about Heuristic Evaluation (HE). The purpose of this post is not to simply re-iterate that information. As a usability practitioner I have performed many heuristic evaluations on websites and … Continue reading
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Feeling Overwhelmed
I couldn’t help but to keep thinking about my post “What is Usability?” long after I pressed the “Publish” button. As much as I like Krug’s definition of usability, I couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that it is missing something: … Continue reading
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The Usability Approach
Yes! The creative juices are flowing. You feel the rush; the euphoria that comes along with new insight! A new thought, a creative, inspired moment – a Eureka! moment – in which you’ve come up with a new idea. A … Continue reading
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What is Usability?
Somebody called me a usability expert the other day. Usability expert, I repeated to myself, smiling – ohhh, I liked the sound of that. Yes, I’m completing a masters in human computer interaction, this is true. Yes, I love to … Continue reading
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Building a Website with WordPress on Your Own Domain
If you are interested in owning your own domain (like www.jonathanbeer.ca) and creating your own website at a very low cost, read on. Creating your own website is now easier than ever before using user-friendly publishing software like WordPress.
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