Usability - Accessibility |
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Accessibility audit vs. accessibility testing
Updated: 13 Jan 2007
Article outlining the difference between the two accessibility evaluation methods: The accessibility audit and accessibility testing.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
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Trenton Moss |
5.00 |
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Resizing Batch Images
Updated: 21 Feb 2008
Resize all images in the source folder and save them in the destination folder
VB, .NET2.0
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reza shirazi |
4.50 |
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WCAG 2.0: The new W3C web accessibility guidelines evaluated
Updated: 26 Nov 2006
WCAG 2.0, the second version of the W3C's accessibility guidelines are soon to be released - find out what accessibility experts at Webcredible think of these new guidelines.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
4.18 |
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The secret benefit of accessibility. Part 2: A higher search engine ranking
Updated: 14 Feb 2005
An additional benefit of website accessibility is an improved performance in search engines.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
4.00 |
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Beyond guidelines: Advanced accessibility techniques
Updated: 24 May 2006
Find out how to go beyond the W3C accessibility guidelines and offer a truly accessible web experience.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, CEO, Dev, QA
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Trenton Moss |
4.00 |
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Web accessibility for screen magnifier users
Updated: 11 May 2005
The needs of screen magnifier users are overlooked when implementing web accessibility on to websites. Some of the basic principles for improving accessibility and usability for screen magnifiers users, also increase usability for everyone. Listed are six ways to improve accessibility and usability.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev, QA
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Trenton Moss |
4.00 |
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Ten quick tests to check your website for accessibility
Updated: 16 Jun 2005
Guidelines that provide a good start in increasing website accessibility to disabled people.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
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Boberta |
3.89 |
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The problem with automated accessibility testing tools
Updated: 29 Aug 2005
Are automated accessibility tools a little too good to be true? There are a number of underlying problems associated with using just automated tools to test for accessibility.
HTML, Windows, .NET, ASP, ASP.NET, Visual-Studio, WebForms, Architect, Dev, QA
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Boberta |
3.86 |
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The secret benefit of accessibility part 1: Increased usability
Updated: 11 May 2005
As soon as new site visitors arrive at your website the first thing they need to know, before anything else, is what you do. This oh-so-overlooked yet such basic of information can be communicated to your site visitors in a number of different ways.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, CEO, Architect, Dev, QA
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Trenton Moss |
3.82 |
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Using the Web Accessibility Toolbar
Updated: 6 Dec 2005
The Web Accessibility Toolbar will help you test any website for basic accessibility in just a few minutes - find out where you can get it from and how to use it.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Boberta |
3.75 |
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Web accessibility: The basics
Updated: 14 Jun 2004
What is web accessibility & why is it important?
CSS, HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
3.71 |
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Improving accessibility for motor impaired users
Updated: 5 Aug 2007
The unique requirements for motor impaired web users can often be overlooked - find out what you need to do for your website.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
3.67 |
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The secret benefit of accessibility. Part 1: Increased usability
Updated: 14 Feb 2005
Web accessibility has so many benefits that I really do wonder why such a large number of websites have such diabolically bad accessibility
CSS, HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev, QA
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Trenton Moss |
3.54 |
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Learning difficulties & web accessibility
Updated: 13 Feb 2006
Learning difficulties & web accessibility
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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timfidgeon |
3.50 |
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The future of web accessibility
Updated: 26 Nov 2006
Accessibility is currently in a great state of change - find out what the future holds for web accessibility and how this may affect your website.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
3.00 |
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Usability - Content |
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Website content and usability
Updated: 16 Jun 2005
Certain guidelines you should be sure to follow when writing content for your website.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
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Boberta |
3.78 |
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Online Persuasion - 7 Ways to Persuade People to Buy
Updated: 6 Jul 2008
Persuading people to do what you want them to do on your website isn't as hard as you think. Read through these top tips so your online conversion rates can soar!
All-Topics, CEO, Architect, Design
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Trenton Moss |
2.29 |
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5 ways to improve online cross- & up-selling
Updated: 6 Jul 2008
Find out how to increase cross-selling and up-selling on your website. Doing so will help you sell more items and keep customers coming back to your site again and again.
CEO, Architect, Design
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Trenton Moss |
1.31 |
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Usability - Design |
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API Usability: Guidelines to improve your code ease of use
Updated: 21 Nov 2004
Transposing the usability principles, traditionally used in GUI design, to library and component interface design
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Mathieu Jacques |
4.87 |
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Split A/B testing
Updated: 5 Aug 2007
Split A/B testing is ideal for testing two web page designs to find out which is the best. Find out how A/B testing works and when to use it.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
4.60 |
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Thoughts about UI design
Updated: 7 Mar 2006
This article describes several UI design rules; complying with them, I believe, will be a good start for a better UI application.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev, QA
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Cohen Shwartz Oren |
4.57 |
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Dialog Boxes Guidelines
Updated: 20 Feb 2010
Guidelines that must be kept in mind while you are designing and implementing dialog boxes
All-Topics
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db_developer |
4.33 |
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10 ways to orientate users on your site
Updated: 5 Aug 2007
Follow these top tips and make sure site visitors know where they are on your site at all times.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
3.43 |
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Eye tracking: Eye candy vs. I can do
Updated: 5 Aug 2007
Find out the pros and cons of eye tracking, showing you when you should and perhaps shouldn't use it.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
3.38 |
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User-centered design (UCD) - 6 methods
Updated: 1 Dec 2005
Learn all about user-centered design, the methods available to you, and how and when they should be employed.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev, Design
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timfidgeon |
3.18 |
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An Example of Strategy Design Pattern for Beginners
Updated: 25 Oct 2010
This example shows how and where to implement the strategy design pattern.
C# (C#3.0), .NET (.NET1.0, .NET1.1, .NET2.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5), Visual-Studio (VS2008), Dev, .NET4
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Niladri_Biswas |
3.09 |
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How To Select A Good Colour Scheme for your Website
Updated: 4 Jul 2007
How to select a good colour scheme for your Website
Dev, Design
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mikvos |
2.70 |
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Customisable websites - the definitive guide
Updated: 27 Sep 2010
ustomisable websites have recently become more and more popular - get the lowdown on when and why you should and shouldn't allow users to change pages on your website.
All-Topics, CEO, Architect, DBA, Dev, QA, Design
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Trenton Moss |
1.53 |
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Designing Visualisations: Applying User-centered Guidelines
Updated: 12 Aug 2010
Designing Visualisations: Applying User-centered Guidelines
All-Topics, Design, usability
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Trenton Moss |
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Usability - General |
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GUI Prototyping: How And What For?
Updated: 5 May 2012
How you can use prototyping in software development and how you can choose proper tool for that
Java, UML, Windows, Linux, JavaSE6, Swing, Design, Sales, Web-Development, User-controls, Application, UI, expression, Forms, GUI, tools, Blend, software, screen, Visualisations, Development, Visio, Project, Project-Management, interface
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Rustem Gaifutdinov |
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User-driven applications
Updated: 10 Apr 2010
User-driven applications are the programs in which full control is given to the users. Designers of such programs are responsible only for developing an instrument for solving some task, but they do not enforce users to work with this instrument according with a predefined scenario.
C#, .NET, Architect, Dev, Design
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SergeyAndreyev |
4.97 |
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The New Emperors Clothes - Abuse of Web Technology
Updated: 30 Jan 2012
Why Javascript/JQuery/HTML/CSS/DOM is creating an awful mess
CSS, HTML, Cloud, Ajax, jQuery, CEO, Architect, Design, Web
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Garry Lowther |
4.91 |
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10 Unexpected Online User Behaviours to Look Out For
Updated: 15 Jun 2010
When designing a website, there are key user behaviours that should be taken into account. But in order to take them into account, it helps to know them. Below are 10 of the more interesting and less well-known user behaviours that regularly occur in user testing.
All-Topics, Dev, Design, Marketing
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Trenton Moss |
4.82 |
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Improving usability for screen reader users
Updated: 29 Aug 2005
Simply ensuring your website is accessible to screen reader users is unfortunately not enough to ensure these users can find what they're looking for in a reasonably quick and efficient manner
HTML, Windows, .NET, ASP, ASP.NET, Visual-Studio, WebForms, Architect, Dev, QA
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Boberta |
4.82 |
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Usability for older web users
Updated: 13 Feb 2006
The number of older web users is growing at a dramatic rate. Find out how to make your website easy to use for this lucrative market.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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timfidgeon |
4.67 |
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Using Alpha in PNG to Make a Magic Card
Updated: 12 Oct 2007
Trying to use PNG to make a magic card for your friend
C#1.0, C#2.0, .NET1.1, .NET2.0, WinXP, Vista, ASP.NET, GDI+, VS2005, Dev, Design, WinForm
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Jacky Yiu |
4.17 |
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7 Usability Guidelines for Websites on Mobile Devices
Updated: 17 Nov 2007
Usability and page design for Websites on mobile phones is very different to that of PCs. These essential mobile usability guidelines will help ensure your site works well for mobile visitors.
CEO, Architect, Dev, Design
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Trenton Moss |
4.10 |
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Planning a usable website: A three-step guide
Updated: 11 May 2005
A website is like an information flow, with you as the provider and your site visitors as the receivers of the information. If you don't plan your website with this in mind, you could find yourself with a brand new website that solves all your immediate needs... but not those of your site visitors.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev, QA
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Trenton Moss |
4.00 |
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How to Embed Usability & UCD Internally
Updated: 17 Nov 2007
Integrating usability into any organisation can be a difficult and isolating experience. Get the lowdown on how to achieve this within your organisation.
All-Topics, CEO
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Trenton Moss |
3.67 |
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Beyond Web usability: Web credibility
Updated: 26 May 2004
Web usability is no longer enough
Windows, Visual-Studio, IE6.0, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
3.60 |
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Ecommerce Imagery: Persuading with Pictures
Updated: 17 Nov 2007
The use of effective images to sell online is crucial. Read through these essential guidelines and find out how to use images to increase conversion rates.
All-Topics, Design, eCommerce
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Trenton Moss |
3.00 |
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Designing Online Social Networks: The theories of social groups
Updated: 29 Mar 2008
Customisable websites have recently become more and more popular - get the lowdown on when and why you should and shouldn't allow users to change pages on your website.
All-Topics, CEO, Architect, DBA, Dev, QA, Design, eCommerce
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Trenton Moss |
2.00 |
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Web usability: The basics
Updated: 19 Apr 2004
The basics of web usability.
C++/CLI, Windows, .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
1.73 |
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A huge and free image collection for programmers
Updated: 27 Sep 2010
A huge and free image collection for programmers
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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includeh10 |
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Usability & security: Unlikely bedfellows?
Updated: 6 Jul 2008
With people having to remember more and more usernames, passwords and PINs, it's crucial that any online security offers the best possible usability. Find out how you can help customers remember their passwords and continue using your website in the long-term.
All-Topics, CEO, Architect, Design, eCommerce
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Trenton Moss |
1.00 |
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Online videos: Engaging your users
Updated: 2 Sep 2008
A guide to using online video on your site to offer more enticing content.
All-Topics, Dev, Design, SysAdmin, Sales, Marketing, eCommerce
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Trenton Moss |
1.00 |
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Usability - Links |
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Writing effective link text
Updated: 3 Oct 2004
Because of this unique ‘choose-your-own adventure’ way the Internet is structured, it's essential that we can find and understand links quickly
HTML, XHTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
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Trenton Moss |
4.74 |
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Build up links to your website
Updated: 11 May 2005
How to build up links to your website.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, CEO, Architect, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
3.53 |
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Linking out is good
Updated: 2 Nov 2004
Site visitors will leave your site. And there's nothing you can do about this.
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
3.52 |
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Usability - Search Engines |
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How to Build Powerful Search Forms
Updated: 30 Nov 2011
A design pattern and implementation example for building advanced search forms
C#, XML, Windows, .NET, WPF, Silverlight, Architect, Dev, Design, Framework, UI, Forms, GUI
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Xomega Team |
4.79 |
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The secret benefit of search engine optimisation: Increased usability
Updated: 16 Jun 2005
Are search engine optimisation and usability compatible? Aren't there trade-offs that need to be made between giving search engines what they want and giving people what they want? Read on and find out (although I'm sure you can guess the answer!)...
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
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Boberta |
4.61 |
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Don't submit your website to any search engines
Updated: 29 Aug 2004
That's right - this search engine optimisation article is telling you not to submit your website to any search engines
HTML, Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev
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Trenton Moss |
4.21 |
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Filter & sort: Improving ecommerce product findability
Updated: 26 Nov 2006
Filtering and sorting are essential for helping users find the products they're looking for. Find out how to make best use of this essential functionality.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, eCommerce
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Trenton Moss |
4.00 |
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How to improve your site search (...or ‘looking for jamie oliver’)
Updated: 12 Dec 2005
Site search engines should always allow for common user errors. By taking these errors into account, users should be able to always find what they're looking for through the site search.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
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timfidgeon |
1.80 |
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Usability - Testing |
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Usability Testing (Chapter 2)
Updated: 22 Jan 2002
Usability: The myth of efficiency.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev
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Matt Gullett |
4.77 |
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8 guidelines for usability testing
Updated: 1 Dec 2005
Eight essential guidelines for usability testing, helping you to plan, run and analyse usability tests.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
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timfidgeon |
4.29 |
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Usability testing with children
Updated: 20 Apr 2006
Usability testing with children can prevent some unique challenges - find out what exactly these are and what you need to do.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
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timfidgeon |
2.58 |
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Expert usability review vs. usability testing
Updated: 13 Jan 2007
Article outlining the difference between the two usability evaluation methods: The expert usability review and usability testing.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
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Trenton Moss |
2.00 |
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