Category: Web Industry Blog

Other websites that I find appealing, or can learn from in some capacity.

Web Industry Blog

Microsoft Office Offers No Help

Hey Microsoft Office, thanks for the help… NOT! It says “Please use the search box to tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll do our best to find an answer”.  Do YOU see any …

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Mistakes in the Medical Industry with EHR

I find this facinating: deaths-by-medical-mistakes-hit-records     “Many of these reports also showed a source of erroneous data, and the three most commonly reported sources were failure to change a default value, user-entered values being …

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Usability Test Question Examples

Using this as a reminder the next time I perform usability testing. I too often focus on just the task at hand. http://blog.usabilitytools.com/16-tasks-screenshot-click-testing-proven-track-record/

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User Experience vs. Design

Borrowed from an article about landing pages at Unbounce: http://unbounce.com/landing-pages/7-ux-principles-building-higher-converting-landing-pages/?utm_content=buffera34d5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Email Signup form that does not' cover content
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Email Signup Form that I Don’t Mind

The reason I don’t mind this email signup form is because of it’s location and unobtrusiveness. I hate any form that 100% covers the screen in the middle of me reading your content. REALLY? You …

UI problem with Skype installation process
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Skype Installation Usability (UI) Problem

Shame on you Skype, for your messy code that obscures part of my installation process. I wonder what options I was missing under that obstruction. Better not have been the opt-in for more emails part! …

Googles starter guide to SEO
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Googles SEO Starters Guide

I have Search Engine Optimization experience from my last 2 employers: 4 years Medical Management Associates, and 2 years Local Marketing Inc. Additionally I studied SEO while attending the Art Institute under instructor Aarron Walter. …

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Free Icons

Sent to me by my coworker Manju, this seems worthy to keep not just for the icons but it also comes with a free plugin for Photoshop so I don’t have to leave my environment. …

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Author Pic in Corner on Hover

I like the effect of this hover in the upper left corner. It unveils the author’s picture. This technique will work for blogs that have multiple authors, not really for a one woman shop. It …

Developers Diary

Fighting SPAM Referals

Today I added code to my .htaccess file to block some well-known spammy referal services that keep showing up in my Google analytics. SEMALT is the main company, but now they are spinning off into …