Tag Archives: usability

Testing Is Not Fun but It’s Necessary

Posted on August 20, 2007 by thinkel

Having broken links on your website or page layouts that look fine in Internet Explorer but make no sense when viewed in a different browser, such as Firefox, sends a red flag to your customers and any potential new customers.

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But I Want My Text Pretty!

Posted on August 3, 2007 by thinkel

So Microsoft and Apple have renewed their font licesnsing agreement. I guess it’s a good thing. Fonts on Windows and OS X will continue to be relativily simliar for users on the web. We’re still really limited to some fairly … read more

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You wanna try some Flash, kid?

Posted on July 31, 2007 by thinkel

Using Flash in websites is a tricky beast. It’s an extremely effective way to get cross browser multimedia content to your users, and add some dynamic elements to your page. Yet it’s also easily abused. It can be a fine … read more

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What’s in a name?

Posted on July 29, 2007 by thinkel

‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! … read more

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