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  • Usability Testing Cheap and Fast Part II

    January 31st, 2008 | Tags: usability testing, user testing, web design, web site

    Dennison asked excellent questions in response to How to Do Usability Testing Cheap and Fast: Tell me if I follow correctly: Do you do the test only on users that have their own PC with them? So if you happen to be in a store where nobody has a machine or is willing to take the [...]

  • Writing Tip: Ducking ‘Is’ and ‘There’

    January 30th, 2008 | Tags: construction, passive voice, there are, there is, to be

    In reading articles and books — over time, I’ve learned to try to avoid beginning a sentence with “There” and using “is” or “are.” Doing this enriches your writing and encourages you to find more interesting verbs. Write and Drop or Substitute When I catch myself writing, “There are…” or “There is…” I complete the sentence. For [...]

  • Go Go Gourmet PC Game Review

    January 29th, 2008 | Tags: casual games, Go Go Gourmet, PC Games

    Chefs, start your engines! Go Go Gourmet takes you on a culinary trip. Begin as a junior cook and sauté your way up to master chef. Once I get the hang of game, I instantly gain a hearty appetite for the game. Folks, this does not resemble any food game you’ve played. Sure, it has [...]

  • Using Bulleted Lists in Web Content

    January 28th, 2008 | Tags: bullets, web content, web design

    Bulleted lists on Web pages help readers scan and find what they want. Two situations that do well with bulleted lists are series and instructions. Also, beware of indenting, spacing, formatting, and whitespace. Series For situations where three or more items appear separated by commas, they might work better as a list. Instead of, “Bring an apple, [...]

  • Game du Jour: Week of 2008-01-28

    January 28th, 2008 | Tags: Dragon's Abode, Words Kingdom, Zuma

    The week ends with an appropriate game… football. February 3 is the day of the Super Bowl in the U.S. Remember the deal is good on Game du Jour for one day only. 28 January: Zuma 40% off 29 January: Make Bouncy Bouncy 55% off 30 January: Words Kingdom 50% off 31 January: Thugs 40% off 01 February: Dragon’s Abode [...]

  • Links: 2008-01-25

    January 25th, 2008 | Tags: flags, paper planes, resumes, sci-fi

    Stupid Sh*t People Put on Their Resumes: Funny stuff [Link: Freelance Folder] Paper Toys: Print, cut, fold, glue, and play! And a paper airplane flight lasts over a minute in New York. Just… WOW. [Link: Good Experience] 75 words every sci-fan should know [...]

  • 175 Data Visualization Resources Logo

    January 24th, 2008 | Tags: data visualization, information visualization, maps, mind maps, mindmaps

    Thanks to the 007 of Dashboards (Dashboard Spy) for creating the 175 The Ultimate List logo. You’re welcome to steal the logo. 175+ Data and Information Visualization Examples and Resources post is the inspiration for the logo.

  • How to Do Usability Testing Cheap and Fast

    January 23rd, 2008 | Tags: RadioTime, usability testing, user testing

    Bill Moore of RadioTime shared his experience of gathering feedback from users in a sandwich shop. It’s amazing how easy it is to get user feedback with zero overhead, that’s cheap, and leads to actionable results. I asked him why didn’t he go to the (in)famous coffee shop since their wi-fi usually works well (wi-fi in [...]

  • Dream Day First Home PC Game Review

    January 22nd, 2008 | Tags: casual games, Dream Day New Home, PC Games

    The hidden object-based Dream Day series begins with marriage and follows with the honeymoon. Jenny and Robert take the next big step in a marriage: Buying their first home. In Dream Day First Home, they need our help renovating, redecorating, and dealing with crises. The creators behind the series continue to add new features to keep [...]

  • 175+ Data and Information Visualization Examples and Resources

    January 22nd, 2008 | Tags: data visualization, information visualization, maps, mind maps, mindmaps

    Since taking a class that discussed Edward Tufte’s work, I’ve been fascinated by turning information into visual data. His site contains many examples that you could easily spend hours on the site. I have. Plus, I spent several days browsing sites with articles, resources, and examples of infovis (information visualization) in action. It’s not just about [...]

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