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Save Button Usability Issues

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
The other Day I noted that the Restart button in Windows probably appeared because of buggy software. It was a frequent task that people used often, hence...

Usability tip: Amazon Vote for Deal Feature

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Here is an example from Amazon.com, on how to encourage people to participate. Users have to vote for the deal they like the best. This way, people are...

Happy Birthday “Usability Must Die”

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Even with the radical website title, I think it deserves a mention that UsabilityMustDie celebrates its fifth anniversary. Congratulations to Chris McEvoy...

Google Release of Audio Alternative to CAPTCHA

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Google updated their CAPTCHA logic to provide an audio alternative for visual impaired users — or also users that have a hard time reading the twisted...

More Features, Slower User Interface

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
I might be stating the obvious here, but it’s sometimes good to be able to back it up by real research. Via Jakob Nielsen’s “Productivity...

Worst User Interface Ever?

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Joseph Cooney found a fantastic example of a confusing user interface. (via Jeff Atwood). In a comment on Atwood’s blog, Aaron G adds: The people...

Blog Usability: Our Most Popular Content

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
At Justaddwater, we’re introducing a new category: “Best of Justaddwater“. Alexander, the Chief Happiness Officer, came up with a “...

Simplest “Import Data” User Interface Ever

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
The new Google Finance has introduced the simplest “import” feature I have ever seen. Just have a look at this promise right above a big text field...

Usability Heatmaps, Eyetracking vs Mousetracking

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Recently I was recommended taking a look at CrazyEgg which could be a possible candidate for creating heatmaps of user navigation. Rather than to be specific...

Ruby on Rails Rapid Prototyping Just Got Faster

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Earlier I wrote how we use Ruby on Rails as rapid prototyping tool at work. Hobo is a promising plugin for Ruby on Rails to speed up development even more...