Usability

For a website or web application that's introducing new concepts or modes of interaction to its users, good, clear documentation is key. In this case study of a rewrite of Flippa.com's help... Read More
One of the main tricks to good design is finding the right questions to ask at the right time. But how do you find those questions? The Design with Intent Toolkit may help.Read More
Have you ever sent an email to the wrong recipient? Craig looks at a new GMail add-in which could help you.Read More
Unless it is Monty Python singing about spam, none of us want it. These solutions will help you clean it out of your inbox.Read More
 
Who needs two computers when you have virtual machines? Sean lays out 11 solutions to help you run as many operating systems as you desire on a limited amount of hardware.Read More
It's great to be able to break outside the standard user experience to make people sit up and take notice. But what do you do after you get their attention? Sometimes nothing. Read More
We recently decided to develop some personas to represent the core readership of sitepoint.com, and this is what we came up with. How well do you think we've captured the SitePoint readership?Read More
When Matt created the SitePoint Personas, he combined two different methodologies, and it worked surprisingly well. Here, he describes the process he followed, and explains how you might do the same... Read More
 
When Matt created the SitePoint Personas, he combined two different methodologies, and it worked surprisingly well. Here, he describes the process he followed, and explains how you might do the same... Read More
You want to make sure that everyone can access your web site, but have you run it through an accessibility tool yet? This list of twelve tools will help you check everything from your coding to how... Read More
Let’s say you’re building a new intranet for a company. You could have a go at rearranging and categorizing it yourself, but that may be tricky — especially if you’re unfamiliar with the... Read More
CAPTCHA has always been a controversial subject. Last week Google offered their latest thinking on the issue -- Socially Adjusted CAPTCHA. Is this a step forward or just fiddling at the margins?Read More
How far should you go to protect your copyright? Yesterday I stumbled across a site willing to scramble their content for Google for the sake of preventing copy and pasting. Is it worthwhile... Read More
It seems simple, but a lot can go wrong when you ask your users to log in to your site! In this post, Gary lists eleven tips that he's compiled over the years for ensuring that the users of your web... Read More