Archives » August, 2004

Suffering in Site Design

Jakob Nielsen was interviewed on CNN.com and at the bottom of the article was a statement about user testing that really hit me:

…And you sit back and you watch them, and you will suffer, because I guarantee when your customers try out your Web site, they will fail again and again, they will complain bitterly [...]

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"I Love You Dad"

Abby just opened up my office door a crack and said, "I love you Dad."
That is why I work from home :)

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Dark Chocolate Good For Your Heart

In a new report Indulge in dark chocolate, open an artery it is announced that Dark Chocolate may be good for your heart.
In other news Randy Peterman locks down his bank account siting Jessica’s already unusually healthy heart does not need more chocolate ;)

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How Not to Use Flash

Dave Barry just announced today a new book that he and another fellow wrote: Peter and the Starcatchers. This book’s web site is one of the worst uses of Flash cursors (mouse pointer in layman’s terms) I have ever seen! Do I use the point of the sword (like I use the point [...]

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Get Dizzy Watching Them Spin

Since the Olympics are nearly over it’s time to prepare for the whirled politics scene. Or at least the presidential politics scene. Eric Meyer posted Antispinward, a blog entry about a site that debunks many of the spin stories put out by both parties! That site is called www.spinsanity.org. At the [...]

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