[IxDA Discuss] Yahoo Problem

2008-11-06 Thread Alethea Woo
. Then I start Yahoo Email so as to check that new letter. As a result of this behavior, Yahoo Messenger shut down immediately. Only after I close Yahoo Email, can I start Yahoo Messenger to continue chatting. Anyone can solve this problem?   Cordially   Alethea Woo    User Experience Researcher

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Johnny Holland - it's all about interaction

2008-11-03 Thread Alethea Woo
visually comfortable in the term of color, but the layout may need improvement. 1) Too much elements clutter the screen. Take the "A Social Interaction Primer" for example, the big tag on the left and the small tag on the right display same information. What's more? They lead to the same page. So

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Password requirements are not user friendly

2008-11-02 Thread Alethea Woo
Combination of 2 buttons, like shift one letter, do increase the hassle. In the term of action, no matter digit or letter, any button equates each other cuz the action required are all to click once. But regards to memory, combination of letter and digit certainly adds to the load. Some websites d

Re: [IxDA Discuss] In the Event of My Death

2008-11-02 Thread Alethea Woo
I may shed a little light on this issue. In China, everyone gets and ID card, with which the old password in bank can be eliminated and reset. I myself forgot password of my bank acount for more than one time. Then citizen ID card worked. I needn't know the password, cuz the clerk will eliminate it

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is simplicity the answer? I am with John Maeda on this one.

2008-11-02 Thread Alethea Woo
This topic reminds me a case I just met. Days ago I attended UPA conference and live in a hotel nearby. The remote of TV was full of features but lack of simplicity. To me simplicity is how to make device easy to use, while users' need could be all satisfied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Event] Design by Fire conference 21 OCT 2008 - Utrecht, NL

2008-09-18 Thread Alethea Woo
does this conference only held in Netherland? Alethea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=32371 Welcome to the Interaction Design Assoc

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interesting interface design

2008-09-17 Thread Alethea Woo
It really caused trouble when I wanna move cursor across the screen, for example from the top to the bottom. Just too sensitive. Unexpected results frequently occured by moving mouse. But it's definitely a new idea which may shed light on the interactive ways, and can be certainly improved. Alet

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Shanghai Face-to-Face Meeting: SEPTEMBER 27, 2008

2008-09-17 Thread Alethea Woo
sounds a good idea:) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=32957 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this lis