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2008 December | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. Making things usable: A Usability Primer. Let this be our own version of Usability 101. In the Asian region, usability is not a pervasive practice. User-centered design is in its early stages, which makes it difficult for other people to understand it. The concept seems complex that in fact, when friends or acquaintances ask me what I do for a living, I always get a puzzled look when I say I’m a usability professional. December 19, 2008 Filed Under Musings. Within a m...
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Making things usable: A Usability Primer | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. Making things usable: A Usability Primer. Written by April Cabello. Let this be our own version of Usability 101. In the Asian region, usability is not a pervasive practice. User-centered design is in its early stages, which makes it difficult for other people to understand it. The concept seems complex that in fact, when friends or acquaintances ask me what I do for a living, I always get a puzzled look when I say I’m a usability professional. The speed to which user...
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iPhone in the Philippine context | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. IPhone in the Philippine context. Written by Andoy Montiel. I have gone through five mobile phone brands in a span of 9 years. In my experience, Nokia has produced some of the most easy to use handsets. And I guess I’m not the only who finds Nokia handsets quite usable. Enter the iPhone 3G. A new mobile device that has catapulted itself to become the most popular phone in the US. In my opinion, the iPhone does not fit well in the Philippine context. The lack of a copy...
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Talk Usability - Part 2
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Couch conversations about usability. Why write about usability? Written by Andoy Montiel. I love things that are easy to use. These. Would range from obscure kitchen utensils (such as the Good Grips Smooth Edge Can Opener. To websites ( Google. Curious as ever, I often asked myself “Why am I attracted to these? Why do I use them? December 8, 2008 Filed Under Musings. Larr; Previous Page. Why context is important. DiGi Prepaid When little things add up to create an excellent customer experience.
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Reviews | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. DiGi Prepaid When little things add up to create an excellent customer experience. My overall experience on DiGi prepaid was remarkably impressive. DiGi prepaid abided by the most basic tenet in providing a satisfying customer experience: reward, never punish users when consuming your service. On day 1, my girl friends and I went to a DiGi booth at the Centerpoint Mall after exchanging some local currencies. I must say, I’m quite impressed with my experience from ...
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2009 January | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. Making User Login More Usable. In the advent of federated login. Not to mention the release of the usability study conducted by Yahoo on OpenID. It is a relief to stumble upon usability guidelines for enhancing the user login experience. Authored 11 guidelines on how to improve the user experience of login. Usability guidelines and standards make all our lives easier as these already provide how-tos and clearer directions on how to make things easier for the users.
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Why context is important | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. Why context is important. Written by Andoy Montiel. I recently saw the image below and was instantly reminded about the importance of context when creating usable products. Before I begin, I must note that I hope against hope that the above design NOT be copied by any sane contractor. Implementing such a scenario would be wrong on so many levels. 1 and #2 would be acceptable answers. #3 would be plain crazy. Why would option 3 be utterly unacceptable? To post a comment.
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The epiphany that gave birth to this blog | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. The epiphany that gave birth to this blog. Written by April Cabello. 8220;On the Internet, it’s survival of the easiest…. Give users a good experience and they’re apt to turn into frequent and loyal customers. But … it’s easy to turn to another supplier in the face of even a minor hiccup. Only if a site is extremely easy to use will anybody bother staying around.”. I just had to quote Jakob Nielsen for my first write-up for Talk Usability. Book authored by him. Just t...
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2009 March | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. Usability poll: What are your thoughts about opening links as new windows? Does opening links as new windows make the site less usable? It depends on the situation. (70%, 7 Votes). Only links to non-html pages (ex. PDFs) should be opened as new windows (30%, 3 Votes). One should never open links as a new window. (0%, 0 Votes). Of course not. In fact, opening new windows makes the experience more satisfying for the user. (0%, 0 Votes). March 30, 2009 Filed Under Musings.
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Fave Usability blogs | Talk Usability
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Couch conversations about usability. Written by April Cabello. I want to share some Usability blogs that I frequent:. 8211; I got this from Serco. Usability. It talks about anything and everything pertaining to experience design. 8211; usability blog of Pixelshell’s. Dmitry Fadeyev. He’s got a lot to say about tips on good Web and software design. Keep us posted if you find good usability blogs so we can share them here. September 9, 2009 Filed Under Interesting Find. On January 26th, 2010 3:11 am. DiGi ...