Articles
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Usability Spotter #5- HP Laptop Touchpads With Scroll Zones- Absence of Tactile Cue
We discuss the usability issue with HP laptop touch pads with a scroll zone contained in it along with solutions to fix the issue.
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Axure widgets for the user interface pattern- Clear input field value on focus
Also featured on the Axure RP website, you can read about the purpose of and download my Axure widgets for two input prompt user interface patterns.
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Jing- a Video Capture Tool for Time-based UI Bugs (or When Screenshots Won’t do)
All UI bugs cannot be captured through images as they are not all state-based. Some are time-based, i.e. the bug occurs in transition of states or time taken to change states. Video capture using Jing is an effective method of capturing such issues.
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Web Accessibility- Our Responsibility as Web Industry Professionals
Also published at NCDAE, Access Tech News and the The Blind Access Tech Channel, this is a straight forward message to share with peers working in the web industry to understand that accessibility is our responsibility, and not something that should conveniently be ignored.
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Usability Spotter #4: A Usability issue- Google Chrome Tab Selection Through the Mouse
In Google Chrome, once the default width of open tabs exceeds the width of the tab bar, tab width continually reduces with every further tab opened. We discuss why this is an issue and how might it be solved.
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jQuery Masked Input Plugin- Increase usability, input masks for text fields
Summary The jQuery masked input plugin lets you improve the form filling experience by providing an elegant solution to inputting data for fields such as date and telephone number, etc. Use a single text box with built in formatting cues and achieve effective error prevention instead of using the usual combination of dropdowns or a…
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Guidelines for Conducting Effective and Efficient Meetings
This framework aims at accomplishing the goal of your meeting while utilising time well. You will also find a link to download a MOM (minutes of meeting) template.
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How does Adobe Benefit From the Free User Feedback at DearAdobe.com?
Adobe can use some free user feedback at Dearadobe.com without spending a penny. While they might have to trudge through some ambiguous feedback, there are benefits to this site which is what we discuss in this article.
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Usability Spotter #3: Impact Mozilla- Incorrect Button Placement & Voter Dropouts
Why the placement of the Impact Mozilla’s back button will lead to an unnecessary number of users dropping out of website without casting their vote. This is followed by its solution.
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Usability Spotter #2: Creative Commons Chooses ‘Human readable’ Instead of ‘Simple Language’
The footer of the Creative Commons licenses state “This is the human-readable summary of the Legal Code”. We discuss the usability issue with it and its solution.