I took some notes while watching the video:
1) We used to have "character by character" typing in IM programs,
but those gradually got phased out, and I don't know anybody who
turns that on anymore. I always prefer to finish my thoughts before
sending them to recipients. Sometimes I'll write a re
Thanks for confirming my suspicions, gang.
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Say you've got a list of the Top 5 Most Popular Whatevers. Is it
reasonable to fear that these top 5 will stay in the top 5, just
because they are positioned as the most popular?
If so, are there any best practices (or even anything you've used
successfully) for building an algorithm that will mak
I have been saying "I use science to make Web sites better," because
people aren't pushing the science angle enough, I think.
I want people to know that there are reasons why we put things in
grid layouts, and the logo links to the home page, etc.
But things are moving farther away from the page,
Do you mean the fact that it steps you through questions in order to
refine your search? I've often seen that called a "wizard" or
"finder", such as CNET Camcorder Finder:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4247-6500_7-4.html?tag=leftColumnArea1.0
Or do you mean that it uses sliders instead of checkboxes an
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>From an Interview (http://www.summer-glau.net/pdf/28.pdf)
Q: By the way, how did you get cast for the role? Have you gone
through the whole audition process?
Summer Glau: Actually, Sean Ryan knew my work from Firefly and called
Joss to ask if I was good to work with. Joss told him "Well,
There's at least one laptop floating around there that replaces the need for
a login password with the image of your face. Do you have any experience
with such a thing? How'd it work out for you?
I am so tired of typing passwords.
Wel
Captain Obvious says: Like on Flickr?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/friends/show/
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Welcome to t
I was at a conference once, (either SxSW or Adaptive Path's UX Week), and
someone was speaking about banner ads, and how we only see them in our
peripheral vision, which makes us nervous because our "old brain" knows that
shadows moving in the corner might well be a tiger, and we should be on
alert
Will, your signature says your job title is "User Experience
Architect". So is mine, incidentally, so that's what I put on the
survey.
Maybe they should've asked, "what should your job title be?"
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Bring a list of relevant Web feeds that you follow, not to mention
excellent mailing lists like this one.
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I've used nearly every popular weblog CMS at some point, and I think
I am finally settled on WordPress for two major "selling" points:
1) Plugins
2) Talented developers
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I think you answered your own question: indicate that the link leads
to a PDF and let the user decide.
In my experience, the default behavior changes even when a different
browser is being used, and people get used to the way their browser
operates.
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Dan,
Did you see the mobile version of OmniFocus? From their intro page
(http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/iphone/):
%u201CUsing your location, OmniFocus can create a custom list of
actions to complete nearby. Buying groceries? OmniFocus can show you
the closest grocery store and cr
WaMu does everything I want it to, as well.
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How about an example screenshot and something like "Get this for your
own site" or just "Put this on your Web site!"
A clear example should go far enough explaining what it is and what
the benefit would be.
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Hi, Evan,
I don't see any studies, but I did used to work Customer Service for
Bank of America, so I have a good deal of anecdotal evidence.
I think the only reason that people ever gave me was that they were
afraid the deposit would get lost. That does unfortunately happen,
but we were always ab
1) The area should be highlighted on hover, but not play
automatically, and there's a prompt: "Click to learn more," or a
noticeable "Play" button/icon, at which point the
animation/voice-over whatever can start.
2) It should be really easy to pause or stop the
highlight/movie/audio aspect. Is the
I think you guys are onto something. For example, it would be helpful
if searching YouTube provided moving video previews of Search
Results, like Viewzi does:
http://www.viewzi.com/search/videox3/flight conchords
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For me, I think it's about speed.
While I am heartily rooting for the success of my friends and former
co-workers who have joined Viewzi, I still feel like Search Results
should be a pit stop instead of a destination.
Maybe I have too much DOS in me. Maybe there's another component
that just hasn
As a consumer, I would prefer that a button which leads to a financial
transaction be very clear about it as soon as possible, so including
words like "Buy" or "Purchase" or "Cart" is very helpful, but
just to play along:
If the only things to be bought on the site are audio and video, how
about "
On the Search Results Page, does the list of Categories help you
narrow the Search Results? (Hint: yes, it should).
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I admit I hadn't considered using paper quite so big. I also should
say that I really don't like arguing, but I feel I should clarify
some things:
Some people feel like prototyping with a computer discourages
changing your mind about a particular layout or interaction.
I don't feel that way. It's
Also, if you have the option of avoiding paper, I think it's the
environmentally responsible thing to do.
And if you're showing your sketch to someone who isn't in the
office with you, you'll probably use a scanner or fax machine, which
is more energy and paper wasted.
Bah. Paper.
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Paper refuses to stretch for me, either horizontally or vertically, in
the way that Web browsers do. I suppose if there's a particular piece
of an interface that you're imagining, and want to show someone,
paper is okay. But not an entire page.
My practical answer is that I am much faster using a
Ask the questions that nobody else is asking (granted, sometimes
that's because the answer is "obvious", but it doesn't hurt to
ask).
I have an almost supernatural capacity for objectivity. Ask me
whether a sponge can be used as a refrigerator magnet and I will ask
to borrow the sponge.
I've also
David Malouf said:
"(G-d! I'd love to be able to aggregate%u2014and I bet there is a
tool to do it%u2014all those tweets that start, "When Obama is
President ..." ) is on Twitter."
Jason Kottke did it:
http://www.kottke.org/when-obama-wins/
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Hi, Owen,
You could be marking up every page with HTML/CSS so that they are
"printer-friendly" by default, by using a print stylesheet. In
which case, if there's a particular page that people are urged to
print, you can just include a button that calls upon the system's
printing mechanism, and you
So, when you scroll down (or up) on the iPhone screens, the screen keeps
scrolling for a bit even after you've removed your finger, in essence you
stopped telling it to scroll.
I've seen some computer mouses have a similar effect.
What are we calling this property? So far I've just been using the
A couple of people already mentioned last.fm as one resource, and it
occurred to me that one other idea might be for people on this list to tag
appropriate, design-friendly music with something like "ixd" or even just
"design".
It looks like the "design" tag has been used at least a few times, alr
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