December 2010
5 posts
Saving Grace
I gave Google a gentle jab recently over its use of a floppy disk to denote saving a file in Google Docs. I do realize that the floppy, while no longer in use, still denotes the act of saving files for a lot of users. I began considering what the alternatives could be and it is certainly not an easy communication problem to solve.
Before we tackle that concept, though, we should first ask if...
The Curse of the Login Form
Logins act as a rigid barrier, preventing users from doing what they want or need to do. It’s high time we seriously reconsider the entire act of logging in to the point of eradicating login forms.
Login forms tend to answer one question: “Who are you?” We may not be interested in what a user wants or needs to do; we just want to be sure that we have the right person on the...
My Twitter feed is pretty enjoyable, too. →
A friendly reminder that I also post comments, links, and interesting self-promotions to my Twitter feed.
Hitwise: Groupon Is Getting 79% Of U.S.... →
A stunning gulf between the market leader and the second-place team.