Happy New Year! ... "Usability As Common Courtesy" is an excerpt from the book Don't Make Me Think (2nd ed.) by Steve Krug. As always, Steve presents a ...
Back in 1999, a reliable study by ZONA Research showed that between 30% and 50% of users leave a company's website if the waiting time for loading its pages...
Hi all, I am currently in touch with Daniel Szuc of Apogee Asia (apogeehk.com) for a possible usability event here in the Philippines. Please share your...
HI, Greg. I believe school webmasters can benefit from this, a usable website means more enrolless for the school, hence, more money :) Mr Leo Valdes, a...
Hi, Here is Jakob Nielsen's reaction to the recent study in Canada on visitors making snap decisions in just 50 milliseconds. ... Several readers have asked me...
Hi Greg! MMMMUG can definitely contribute like last year's World Usability Day. Maybe we can make this an activity at the first half of the year, with WUD held...
Hi, Red. I think we would need sponsors first. These speakers would command their usual professional fee. If we can get that, ( or at least a pledge) then mas...
Hi guys, Thanks for your input. I am a newbie on organizing events, so what's your advice on how to go about this? What should we do first? Is March still ...
greg my man! tulungan kita with events management dre. di nga lang masyadong hands-on since fieldman na ako. we'll try and contribute what i can. begin with...
Joe Clark recently wrote about several Failed Redesigns. His post has such a classic WaSP tone, that I hope he doesn't mind that I quote a couple of...
Thank you for your email. I'll respond to it after I return to the office on 02/06/2006. I will reply to your message on my return to Tokyo, Monday 6...
Hi, I want to run a weekly discussion on usability-related workplace situations. Every Tuesday, I will post a situation that we may encounter or have already...
Dear PUG, We have a complex web-based application and after doing a usability analysis, I recommended major changes in the user interface. But, my boss wants...
Hi everybody, I hope my last email didn't go into your "spam" folder :) Any comments on this week's topic? Greg ... -- /*- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...
I believe that the answer to this is quite simple: if you have the confidence that you can still keep your job even if you defy your boss then just go and do...
Emil R. Bansale, Jr.
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Feb 9, 2006 4:37 am
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Write the manual. In addition to what Emil said, let me just highlight some "Value" you yourself would gain after writing it. 1. this saves you the task of...
There is an immediate payoff when you write the manual in terms of progress visibility. Saying that the manual is done is concrete than saying the UI has been...
Dear PUG, I just joined a web development team and my first task is to continue the website project of the original designer who left for Singapore. I've...
Dear PUG, I just joined a web development team and my first task is to continue the website project of the original designer who left for Singapore. I've...
Emil R. Bansale, Jr.
erbansale@...
Feb 15, 2006 1:23 am
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I find it annoying when a link opens in a new window. It clutters my desktop. It reminds me of porn sites that launch, sometimes, 5 windows. I find it easier...
Hello, guys, I subscribe to *not* opening a new window if it's an external link. Even if the designer has good intentions of marshalling the user within his...
Hi, If you are looking for free and pretty icons for your next project, I recommend Mark James' collection. The icons are currently in PNG format (IE6 does...
With the advent today of tabbed browser interfaces, the issue of desktop clutter becomes a moot point more and more. The ability to click the "Back" button to...
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