WebWord

“How many times have you been annoyed at a website for the number of *Required fields you had to fill out before you could proceed? Now imagine going to that website 200 times a day and having to fill out all those damned *Required fields. Now you start to get an idea of what users go thru when you roll out your flashy new system with all the ooh ahs everyone loved in the demos. There’s a good reason “lakjdlaksdjlaskdjlaskdj” is found in so many databases: users have to type SOMETHING to move on.”

• Bad Technology is Your Fault
• Users aren’t Born Stupid, You Train Them to be That Way
• You want to make your system easier to use than to not use.
• If the Solution Seems Too Simple, Use It
• Eliminate Jobs - Everywhere
• Make People Better
• Keep a Junior Nearby
• Understand the Good of “Good Enough”
• Respect the Database for What it is
• The 3-by Rule

Things Everyone in IT Should Know

Depending on your perspective this is either tired and boring or it is fresh and exciting. Mileage will vary.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 at 10:16 am and is filed under Usability. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.