I’m sure you’ve seen that Microsoft announced it will be bringing a free version of Office to the web. It looks like that may actually still be a year out, but nevertheless it’s got me thinking about whether I’ll be a customer. Google Docs is great but let’s face it, the best part about it [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Usability’
March 16, 2009
Feel better about your body, with Readability
I didn’t think much about using Readability… until I came upon this guy today (click for full size at own risk): Much much better. Ah, what can be prettier than a screen full of baseball stat projections! The print is a bit small but that’s by choice: make sure to play with the settings when you grab this [...]
January 27, 2009
Gmail Game Changer
I’ve been a happy gmail user for 4+ years now. The story of why I like it is incredibly simple: It allowed me to throw away my email filing cabinet and replace it with “just search”. It really doesn’t sound like a huge deal but it’s basically given me a personal secretary for my correspondence. [...]
September 4, 2008
Expecting More: Writeboard
The beauty of 37signals products, including Writeboard, is keeping things simple. But if you’re going to do just the simple stuff – you need to do it right. It’s pretty clear where the “formatting guide” should open: but no. Instead my editing area is pushed off the screen and my sidebar real-estate continues to be [...]
February 20, 2008
So, uh. Which is it?
Of course, the answer is: both, but there must be some way to restructure this thing.
July 27, 2007
Orbitz usability…
Check out these directions. When you call us, the system will first ask you for a number five times. It is not necessary to enter a number and if you do not enter one, you will be provided with the menu with various options. You need to say ‘Help’ from the main menu which will [...]
July 12, 2007
You make the call…
I recently opened a MySpace page so that I could rate a video and so that nobody else could take the jimhalberg username. My plan was just to put a link to jameshalberg.com there + a picture of me. So, today I finally got around to putting my picture on there. I estimate that it [...]
July 7, 2007
Simple = Good
Very nice. Nothing extra at all… Don’t even need to open the email to get my answer…
February 22, 2007
Email Signup Usability
One of our biggest goals at Seeking Alpha is to make it convenient to receive our content via email. A big part of that happens right up front – letting you know it’s available – showing you why you want it – and helping you set things up just the way you like. It’s a [...]
