Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

2010-02-04 Thread Jeremy White
After showing a scanned sketch to one client, she replied "Hmm...I don't like the style. Looks like it was drawn. That's not what we're going for." Duh! So my suggestion is to make sure they know a sketch is just a sketch! ;-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from The Atlantic.com

2008-07-16 Thread Jeremy White
Maybe the author and her friends are just getting old and senile. ;-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31358 Welcome to the Interacti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Confirm password" field - Superfluous?

2008-07-16 Thread Jeremy White
Interesting suggestions about the password reveal. I was thinking along the same lines. Perhaps a "reveal" button that must be held down and when released, the password is again asterisks. Good luck! I'd be happy to know what your final product uses as some of my clients seem very similar. . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Zoomii: Google Maps -like interaction in a bookstore

2008-07-11 Thread Jeremy White
About half the time I spend in a book store, even if I came for something specific, I'm just browsing and hoping to come across something good. I liked how the back button allowed me to retrace my steps until I realized my steps were pretty short. "Click click click click click click click..." G

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Confirm password" field - Superfluous?

2008-07-11 Thread Jeremy White
If the users don't necessarily have email, then I don't think we can assume that these users have become accustomed to having to retype their password. After all, there are still people who hardly ever use computers, especially people without email. If the security risk is low, then I'll change my

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Confirm password" field - Superfluous?

2008-07-10 Thread Jeremy White
The way it's written, it doesn't look like an email is part of the plan; just answer the question and you're logged in and allowed to change your password. Sending the person an email is definitely not going to be such a security risk (such as the way IxDA.org handles log-ins). This won't work i

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Confirm password" field - Superfluous?

2008-07-10 Thread Jeremy White
How much easier is it to guess someone's hint question than it is their password? I'm guessing it's a lot, considering you're given a hint and the answers are usually given as simple words, not random characters as good passwords could be. I would consider if is the security risk was worth it. I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Great Online Banking Experiences?

2008-06-28 Thread Jeremy White
Yes, Chase is pretty good. As soon as I log in, all my accounts are neatly listed. It's sometimes all I need to do. Plus, their variety of email and SMS alerts are very useful. Even more, I love ING Direct. Clean and simple. Putting your PIN in is nice. Click the numbers or type the letters rando

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Using a Survey to Asses Usability

2008-06-10 Thread Jeremy White
It can certainly help you figure out some blatant issues, but that's really only helpful if the product is clearly poorly designed. Why not just fix those blatant issues yourself without having the user confirm the obvious? When creating the usability surveys, it's important to be as non-leading a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Adaptive UIs (web or otherwise)

2008-06-09 Thread Jeremy White
Right, don't hide something just because I haven't used it yet. Taken to an extreme, you might hide all the options besides "File Open" because that's the history of what I clicked. Of course, this program is going to be much more complex. But let's say it determines that I'm details oriented, m