Why do companies feel the need to destroy their user’s experience on their web sites? Today’s example is CNET.com. This is a place where you expect a few things. Information about technology Downloads Advertising The...
Read MoreI get annoyed when I can’t easily and quickly find the button or other user interface element I need to complete a given task. This is especially bothersome when the task at hand is likely the most common task in a...
Read MoreHere is a great post from the makers of Thesis, a highly advanced WordPress theme. It talks about how a receipt highlights the fact that most business owners never look at their operations from the most important vantage…...
Read MoreSo, I’ve discovered the awesome world of CSS3, Media Queries and the concept of responsive layout. What is this you ask? Well it is the next evolution in designing for the web. It used to be that you had to worry a great...
Read MoreThe title of this post is a phrase I’ve heard way too many times. It is the refuge for those that either can’t, won’t or just aren’t given reason to think. Years ago when I worked for a rather large...
Read MoreHello again! So this installation of bad interface practices is one that has bugged me for quite a while. It is something that many of are so used to that we don’t question it. It is the START menu in most flavors of the...
Read MoreI have had a few of these in my thoughts as of late. They are things that we interact with, some many times a day, that are just plain silly. Most don’t really slow us down too much but, well, they annoy me. The emergency...
Read MoreYou will need a couple things in order to get started. 1. Internet Explorer (I’m using IE 7.0.5730.11). 2. You will also need a Google account so that you can use their super-great RSS reader. Google accounts are free and...
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