Comments on: Favorite Type of Alert? http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/ The usability blog of John S. Rhodes Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Anonymous http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10819 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10819 I'd be very far behind at work were it not for the new message alert in Outlook. <br /> <br /> Problematically, those alerts disappear if you sort mail into multiple baskets. It took me days to find how to turn them back on; it was set up in the rule itself rather than associated with each basket - which makes more sense to me. I’d be very far behind at work were it not for the new message alert in Outlook.

Problematically, those alerts disappear if you sort mail into multiple baskets. It took me days to find how to turn them back on; it was set up in the rule itself rather than associated with each basket - which makes more sense to me.

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10820 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10820 The silent ones The silent ones

]]> by: dszuc http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10821 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10821 Email with a clear option to unsubscribe. Email with a clear option to unsubscribe.

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10822 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10822 Also Email with a clear option to unsubscribe. <br /> <br /> Stefan<br /> www.usabilityweb.nl Also Email with a clear option to unsubscribe.

Stefan
www.usabilityweb.nl

]]> by: Ralph http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10823 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/03/favorite-type-of-alert/#comment-10823 The good old physical types: Put something I have to remember in front of the doorway, on top of my shoes, etc. Outlook reminders are also very nice.<br /> <br /> A very important one is if I know why something must be done, it helps a lot. For instance, if an instruction says "Always do this", I probably will always do that if it gives the reason as something like "Otherwise the file will not be saved and you will lose all your data". The good old physical types: Put something I have to remember in front of the doorway, on top of my shoes, etc. Outlook reminders are also very nice.

A very important one is if I know why something must be done, it helps a lot. For instance, if an instruction says “Always do this”, I probably will always do that if it gives the reason as something like “Otherwise the file will not be saved and you will lose all your data”.

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