I like the way that MT3.2 breaks out your templates into different pages – i.e. Indexes, Archives, Aystem and Modules. Makes things very nice and tidy.
However, it’s a real pain that whenever you click on the Templates button in the left nav to view a list of templates, you are taken back to the Index templates page no matter what other template page you’re currently in. Aaagh!!!
It’s little usability annoyances like this that can really get to you after a while.
Author: Christian Watson
6 Steps to Take Back Control of Your Email
We all know that email is one of the biggest time-sucks out there. One of the main challenges is what to do with an email once it’s been actioned. Should you keep it? If so, where should you file it so that you can find it again? What about emails that don’t fit nicely into one category? How many levels of sub-folders should you have? And so on.
Movable Type 3.2 Upgrade and a “New” Design
I finally took the plunge and upgraded to Movable Type 3.2. As I expected, things didn’t go quite as planned. Oh yes, and the upgrade pretty much broke my old design, so it’s “hello again, default template” for a while. Read More
10 Tips to Improve Web Site Usability Testing
Web site usability tests are easy to run and they don’t have to be perfect for you to learn a lot from them. The important thing is just to do them on a regular basis so that you can observe user behavior on your site.
Every time I run one I learn new things about what works and what doesn’t on our site. I also learn how I can improve the way I conduct our testing.
Here are some things I’ve learned that you might find useful:
Web Marketing Association WebAward Winner
I had a very nice surprise come through my email this week. A notice that the web site I manage, SeattleChildrens.org had been selected for an “Outstanding Design” WebAward.
Read More“Yet Another” Image Replacement Technique?
I was a little surprised that this new image replacement – or, should I say “placement” – technique didn’t get a little more press when it came out as it looks pretty interesting.
Read MoreWhere Are the Standards Developers?
Keith posted a “timely entry”:http://www.7nights.com/asterisk/archives05/2005/09/standards-geeks-hard-to-come-by a few days ago bemoaning the lack of designers/developers proficient in CSS-based web design.
This was a timely opportunity for me to plug the “opening in my web team for a web developer”:https://smileycat.com/miaow/archives/000159.php – this position is still open, by the way.
PDFs Okay To Open in New Windows
I was pleased to read Jacob Nielsen’s “latest Alertbox article”:http://www.useit.com/alertbox/open_new_windows.html which recommends opening new windows for PDF and other non-web documents. This is something I’ve been a proponent of for a long time.
Design In-Flight Now Available Online
Great to see that “design in-flight”:http://www.designinflight.com/ is now available as an online magazine.
I enjoyed the PDF versions but it will be much more useful as an online magazine, if only for the ability to discuss articles. Should be a nice complement to A List Apart.
Web Developer Wanted!
I’m looking for a web developer to join Children’s web team. This is somewhat of an entry-level position with chief responsibilities being the creation and maintenance of web pages as well as support of our intranet.
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