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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. Â Facebook is the new Emperor of social networking. Â 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. Â 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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