UI fail from the UI gurus
Farhad FarzanehHere's a user interface failure courtesy of Apple: Note that the window cannot be expanded (why?). So how exactly are we supposed to know what the "Convert Selected Simplified C..."…
What leads to Why
Earlier we wrote about the difference between quantitative usability measurements, which answer the question: What are users doing? and qualitative measurements (for example, as provided by TryMyUi), which answer Why…
Providing a free test and asking for a credit card…
TrymataWe provide a free test for new users. However, we do ask that the user have a valid credit card. Although we don't charge the credit card (we simply make…
3 facets defining the user experience
At TryMyUI we review a lot of user testing videos. In these narrated videos the tester verbalizes her thoughts as she performs the tasks in the usability test. In this…
The One Minute Usability Guide
Those of us old enough to remember the One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson will appreciate the echoes in this effort – The Fable of the User-Centred…
More on the ideal user
When most people think of performing usability testing, they think of using novices to see if the website is apparent to someone with very little experience. However, having now reviewed…
Gratuitously different…
I wonder if the programmer did this just for the thrill of the double-take or if he/she was more comfortable with languages like Arabic that read right to left.
Looking for the ideal usability tester…
Let's assume we're about to embark on a user experience study and want to solicit the opinions of a handful of users, be it for a moderated or unmoderated study.…
Umm, did I unsubscribe?
I know you don't want me to unsubscribe, but please make it a bit more compelling...
How many users is enough?
Can you really learn much from viewing videos of a handful of users?
