Items tagged with usability

The rest of the world is not like you

April 5, 2010 - 308 words , 4 comments
Normal people are different. Keep that in mind when creating or marketing a product.
Also tagged as: ipad marketing normal productmanagement users

SEO realities

October 12, 2009 - 278 words
The real search engine optimization. Works every time.
Also tagged as: marketing people powazek seo

Thanks O'Reilly

June 29, 2009 - 124 words , 1 comment
Captcha usability
Also tagged as: captcha oreilly oscon signup

Are we done yet?

January 29, 2008 - 10 words , 2 comments
The worst progress report ever.
Also tagged as: image loading progress

Draconian licensing makes piracy attractive

December 26, 2007 - 480 words , 4 comments
Microsoft’s distinction between OEM and retail versions of Windows is enough to drive one to piracy.
Also tagged as: copyright licensing microsoft piracy windows

DocStoc bizarre form layout

October 19, 2007 - 338 words
Some odd choices in the signup and login form at DocStoc left me frustrated.
Also tagged as: docstoc thisisbroken ui

iPhone dialing annoyances

September 25, 2007 - 572 words , 12 comments
A few annoyances with the iPhone’s phone interface.
Also tagged as: apple iphone thisisbroken

ThinkFree -- making it hard to sign up

December 1, 2006 - 244 words , 2 comments
Signing up for ThinkFree is a hassle.
Also tagged as: thinkfree thisisbroken

Amazon Shipping indicator

November 25, 2006 - 202 words , 1 comment
Amazon could help customers by showing them earlier if an item can be shipped for free.
Also tagged as: amazon ecommerce shipping

When usability goes horribly wrong

October 30, 2006 - 53 words
Joseph Scott has an interesting button at his office.
Also tagged as: button documentation josephscott realworld