Defending the Userverse with a Little Bit-o-Java

December 29th, 2009 | Posted by admin in Usability - (1 Comments)


Just finished up my newest creation: Usability Defender V.1.

The application is built in Processing and is a usability video game with the goal of teaching the user basic web usability (yeah it’s a little tongue-in-cheek). All the concepts are based on Jakob Nielsen’s past research and the game is sort of a Galaga/Centipede mash-up. (more…)

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The Panic to Monetize Social Media

May 6th, 2009 | Posted by admin in Social Media | Usability - (3 Comments)

While on the hunt to find ways to add to my company’s profile on LinkedIn I noticed a new link in the top right hand corner:  ”Interested in a premium account profile?”–why I might just be. After scanning a few “quick PDF’s” on what the premium account is I was confused more then ever, so I just filled out the lovely AJAX form and waited for someone to contact me.

…one hour later… (more…)

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The Usability Juggernaut MSN Messenger

February 18th, 2009 | Posted by admin in Usability - (0 Comments)

So I was about to write my first blog on MSN messenger and its icon-mismash-usability-nightmare-interface, when I decided to check if  a new version was available before I hit “post”.

example
my current version

Turns out there is…

I successfully navigate past the default software add-on’s; all ten of them including something called ‘Family Safety’???

And then there it is – only 7 icons with no text … compared to my old craptastic version with 13ish.

New Version

POINT MICROSOFT!
Wow don’t hear that everyday.