Tag Archives: Usability

Things I loved in 2005

Posted on January 18, 2006 by tom

Louise has a Things I loved in 2005 list. I’d like to do one… Antony and the Johnson’s sound like full on cheese …ha… but catchy… Louise is doing an ethnography event tomorrow which has SOLD OUT… I really wanted … Continue reading →

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Why Tags Are Better Than Categories

Posted on January 5, 2006 by tom

Simple answer usability. Complex answer… usability again. For example, when showing somebody how to use blog software like WordPress or Drupal one of the things it’s tempting to do is to explain categories. The conversation usually goes like this… Me: … Continue reading →

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Does Usability Change with Events?

Posted on January 4, 2006 by tom

Does Usability Change with Events? Good question. I wonder what all that was about then? At times it seems that there is a whole heap of denial about usability, even in the usability field itself. That sort of denial that … Continue reading →

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Getting it Right and How Not To Get Bought

Posted on December 22, 2005 by tom

An interesting article that interestingly tells you where they went wrong (or how he is pissed off that he got voted down and how he told you so at the time). Ari Paparo Dot Com: Getting it Right p.s folders … Continue reading →

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UI Design Newsletter Round Up

Posted on December 19, 2005 by tom

What a fantastic resource. A round up and concise summary of all the latest usability research for the last quarter. Fantastic. For example Navigation Design For left-to-right languages, users tend to look left for the navigation plane. (Oulasvirta, Karrkainen, and … Continue reading →