Items tagged with usability

ThinkFree -- making it hard to sign up

December 1, 2006 - 244 words , 2 comments
Signing up for ThinkFree is a hassle.
Also tagged as: thinkfree thisisbroken

Amazon Shipping indicator

November 25, 2006 - 202 words , 1 comment
Amazon could help customers by showing them earlier if an item can be shipped for free.
Also tagged as: amazon ecommerce shipping

When usability goes horribly wrong

October 30, 2006 - 53 words
Joseph Scott has an interesting button at his office.
Also tagged as: button documentation josephscott realworld

Reality check

October 3, 2006 - 27 words
"People still search for the domain name in search engines while we worry about what...
Also tagged as: requirements rss simplicity

Skype usability on OSX

September 11, 2006 - 104 words
Getting contact information out of Skype requires a good memory.
Also tagged as: skype thisisbroken

Feed Crier new features

September 5, 2006 - 354 words
A bundle of new features have snuck into Feed Crier under the cover of darkness.
Also tagged as: features feedcrier

Rick Segal gets Inuitive

July 17, 2006 - 206 words
Bad software’s like a toilet seat in the grocery store.
Also tagged as: intuitive ricksegal ui

Intuitive

June 13, 2006 - 668 words , 1 comment
An intuitive interface is natural only because of previously-learned behaviors.
Also tagged as: design firefox requirements ui

Temporary files in Firefox on OSX

February 2, 2006 - 100 words , 17 comments
An annoyance with how Firefox and Thunderbird handles temporary files under OSX.
Also tagged as: annoyance firefox mozilla thunderbird

Hotel simplicity

January 9, 2006 - 141 words , 1 comment
Some simple things hotels do to make your stay nicer.
Also tagged as: hotellamp irons travel