Web, Programming, Usability, etc.
It’s not a resolution, It’s WordPress 2.0
I don’t make New Years Resolutions. The fact that my site looks different as of the first of the year is related more to a software update than real effort on my part. I upgraded the software, it hosed how I used to do things, so I pulled an off-the-shelf theme out of the box, and here we are. Continue reading “New Year Randoms”
Chicago, September 30, 2005
Notes and Opinions
It’s unbelievably hard to get rid of all of the usability issues on a website. Our capacity for finding usability problems usually exceeds our resources for fixing them, so we’ve got to shoot for the biggest ones that affect the most people and try to keep ahead of the curve.
But how do you identify the biggest ones? What’s an expert’s opinion on the most important things to get right? How does that apply to my site? I went to this seminar with precisely these questions, and wasn’t disappointed.
Continue reading “Don’t Make Me Think: The Workshop, with Steve Krug – Notes and Opinions”
Chicago, September 29, 2005
Notes and Opinions
The running definition of IA: “the art and science of structuring, organizing and labeling information to help people find and manage information.” However, it’s still impossible to distill a single definition that accurately describes IA, even among its experts.
Since I’m aware that my own track record with presenting information for public use is troubled, I signed up for this seminar to get some help. Since you might be in the same boat, I’m posting my notes for you to get a taste of what’s presented, too.