Archives for “usability”

Intelligent Defaults Save Time

Posted by Scott on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 12:41 pm. 0 Comments.

Have you ever been a regular at a coffee shop? The barista knows you by name, and every morning when you come by, she's already ...

Filed under apple, coffee, defaults, intelligentdefaults, leopard, macintosh, microsoft, osx, software, tortoisesvn, UI, usability, xbox.

Bugzilla’s Reset Password Page Sucks

Posted by Scott on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 8:33 am. 2 Comments.

Frequently, my coworkers will forget their Bugzilla passwords. They come to me, because I manage it, and I always send them to the reset password ...

Filed under accessibility, bugzilla, design, forms, passwords, UI, usability.

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XScreenSaver
A collection of free screensavers for linux and mac computers, including the best Matrix-code screensaver made.
Fliqlo
Free flip-clock style screensaver for Mac and Windows.
HTML 5 Reference: A web developer's guide to HTML 5
"This document illustrates how to write HTML 5 documents, focussing on simplicity and practical applications for beginners while also providing in depth information for more advanced web developers."
12 common problems with HTML 5
The headline is somewhat misleading this is more of a FAQ about HTML 5 and has some great information.
HTML 5 structure—HTML 4 and XHTML 1 to HTML 5
Beautiful introduction to converting an HTML or XHTML page into HTML 5, and the new elements that are available to you.
The League of Moveable Type: A collection of open-source fonts
"We're done with the tired old fontstacks of yesteryear. Enough with the limitations of the web, we won't have it. It's time to raise our standards. Here, you'll find only the most well-made, free & open-source, @font-face ready fonts."
Video: Jon Stewart Tries Chatroulette, Runs Into Brian Williams, Katie Couric, Keith Olbermann
"An online service called Chatroulette has caught the attention of Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who took a spin on the site for a segment on Thursday's program."
Bulletproof @font-face Generator
A nice generator to automatically create .eot, .woff, and .svg versions of any TTF or OTF font you upload for @font-face usage.
“Grayscaling” in non-IE browsers
This is pretty awesome, and I almost got it to work on my site, but it only works on local images, and I was trying to grayscale some photos from Flickr. Work a bookmark, though.
"Mad Libs" Style Form Increases Conversion 25-40%
"Though it asked people the same questions found in typical sign-up forms, the Huffduffer registration form did so in a narrative format. It presented input fields to people as blanks within sentences"

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