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.
erbansale@...
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...
Emil R. Bansale, Jr.
erbansale@...
Feb 16, 2006 2:44 am
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Here are 10 guidelines for building the credibility of a web site based on research in Stanford (http://credibility.stanford.edu/guidelines/index.html) 1. Make...
Pinoy Blogger of the Month: Wilson Ng Wilson Ng <http://www.ngkhai.net/bizdrivenlife/writings/> has 3 passions in life: business management, learning/writing,...
Dear PUG, I've read stories on companies with usability labs and how they successfully integrated usability testing in their product development. I want...
Good morning everybody. MicroUsability, based in Singapore, (www.microusability.com) is looking for a Usability Consultant to start and operate their business ...
Dear PUG, I am creating an e-commerce website and I need to implement a shopping cart. I've looked at several e-commerce websites in the Philippines and they...
I guess that is one way of making sure that the guy on the other end is serious with shopping online, sort of a psychological security measure if you were to...
Having as usability lab will definitely help you get some leverage. It is different when you say "according to our tests, 8 of 10 users can't figure out how to...
Hello All, The PhilWeavers Network, The premiere online community of Filipino Web Designers, announces the 2nd Bi-Annual Murder by Design Conference, to be...
When it comes to shopping carts, I always it compare it with my experience in a supermarket. In a supermarket, we don't need to register our names just to use...
Unfortunately in the Web, our feedback tools are limited and our chance of getting feedback instantly is almost nil. When people visit our website, we could be...
Hi, I came from a programming background and I am used to building things with a text editor - typing HTML and CSS. A few years back, I tried MS Frontpage but...
I look at it from a shopper's point of view. One doesn't "register" while shopping in a supermarket -- not until you pay with your credit card. You browse,...
exactly my sentiment as well ... From: Lyn Dimaano To: usability-ph@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [usability-ph] Digest...
1. When displaying an error, make it obvious so your visitor could quickly see it. An effective approach is to contrast the color of the text (e.g. red ...
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