I'm looking for a non-interactive screencasting tool for use in my application. I'm doing some usability testing where I cannot be physically present on-site, and I want to record the sessions while my program is in use. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by lwf on Nov 24, 2009 - 4 answers

Have you seen any clever ways that keyboard shortcuts have been exposed or suggested? [more inside]
posted by jacobjacobs on Jul 15, 2009 - 10 answers

Software for simple usability tests. [more inside]
posted by signal on Apr 24, 2009 - 5 answers

Is there a gallery like cssmania.com for web applications? Not marketing websites, web application UIs similar to this list from Jakob Nielsen? [more inside]
posted by jacobjacobs on Feb 19, 2009 - 7 answers

What is the preferred order of comments in a blog? Oldest on top, or newest on top? [more inside]
posted by kk on Feb 18, 2009 - 24 answers

Is now a good time to get into the online advertising business for an "interactive" agency? What's the forecast for this industry? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 1, 2009 - 2 answers

I'd like to add captions to my YouTube videos and preferably not do it by hand. YouTube recommends this software but I have a Mac. Is there something free or cheap I can use? Any other tips? Thanks.
posted by jessamyn on Oct 28, 2008 - 11 answers

Form plus function, please. Recommend some blogs that you like for their successful combination of design plus usability. [more inside]
posted by pineapple on Oct 20, 2008 - 8 answers

Arabic web design and website usability: what should be taken into account? [more inside]
posted by tcp on Oct 20, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm a jack-of-all-trades type of guy interested in getting into product design/usability/human factors. I'm somewhat convinced getting a degree in industrial engineering is a good start. Any other paths to consider before I commit to that? [more inside]
posted by NeoLeo on Oct 2, 2008 - 12 answers

What are some good “think tank” exercises for my team to get them to brainstorm a bit on some new initiatives for our major retail website? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 27, 2008 - 4 answers

ArchitectureFilter: What evidence supports the use of open plan offices, from a worker productivity perspective? [more inside]
posted by Mike1024 on Jul 19, 2008 - 7 answers

I am trying to educate and convince my company of the value of incorporating Human Factors Engineering (aka Human Systems Integration or User Experience) and User Centered Design into their software engineering processes and the software lifecycle. [more inside]
posted by Vegheadb4 on Jul 7, 2008 - 6 answers

I have noticed that there seems to be a split between some banks/financial institutions who maintain complex security around their on-line account access and others who seem to have actively migrated towards a much simpler approach. Is there any evidence that the "simple" approach is either more or less secure than the "complex" one? [more inside]
posted by rongorongo on Jun 6, 2008 - 7 answers

I seem to have stopped form spammers from cluttering a business inbox. Have I set myself up for some more mysterious problem down the road? [more inside]
posted by fantabulous timewaster on Apr 3, 2008 - 12 answers

I'm looking for good examples of animated/interactive product user guides or instructions, preferably in Flash. [more inside]
posted by monkeystronghold on Mar 31, 2008 - 2 answers

I have the opportunity to buy some equipment to do usability testing. I want to buy some video equipment but know nothing about video cameras. [more inside]
posted by TheDonF on Feb 17, 2008 - 7 answers

How do I adjust this office chair? No, not an ergonomics question - I need a control manual. [more inside]
posted by ceribus peribus on Oct 15, 2007 - 3 answers

Help me convince a co-worker, by pointing me to credible sources online (or offline, if necessary), that adding "web avatars" to web pages, such as those found at sitepal.com, are a HORRIBLE idea. I am primarily concerned with issues dealing with usability + accessibility problems and eye socket/ear drum bleeding caused by such things.
posted by basicchannel on Aug 16, 2007 - 7 answers

How do I become a usability professional? [more inside]
posted by AceRock on Jul 12, 2007 - 9 answers

As a former software QA analyst and a current system administrator I've long been interested in human factors engineering, specifically related to HCI. I think some deeper self-learning in this area will help me a great deal professionally so I'm looking for recommendations on learning materials. [more inside]
posted by saraswati on Mar 19, 2007 - 6 answers

How can I view the contents of a website or link to individual pages without using frames? I HATE frames!!! [more inside]
posted by spacewaitress on Nov 30, 2006 - 5 answers

My company produces monthly invoices which are badly designed and over complicated. Our customers are confused, and it's generating large amounts of calls into our call center with questions about what's on the invoice. [more inside]
posted by girlgeeknz on Nov 17, 2006 - 12 answers

Can anyone suggest a simple and free application that will allow me to set up an online diary study? [more inside]
posted by ciocarlia on Nov 8, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm looking for books dealing with usability for web and software applications. Not so much books that focus on coding or theory, but instead books that primarily relate to usability methods and the execution of usability studies [more inside]
posted by |n$eCur3 on Sep 27, 2006 - 12 answers

Image renaming software (Win and/or Mac) - I'm looking for some software that will show thumbnail images of several images at a time (the more the better), and let me rename them all in a batch by just typing quickly - no mouse clicks required. [more inside]
posted by amtho on Aug 22, 2006 - 16 answers

OK - I give up. How do I move IE7's home button, etc. to the left of the tabs? [more inside]
posted by blue_wardrobe on Aug 16, 2006 - 1 answer

Design for Kiosks / Interactive wayfinding systems. What are the unique factors to consider? [more inside]
posted by safetyfork on Jul 22, 2006 - 5 answers

Windows dialog box question - can I customize the way File Open, File Save, etc. dialogs are organized when they open? [more inside]
posted by hwestiii on Jul 7, 2006 - 5 answers

I’m looking for examples of web-based learning tools, specifically, self-testing tools such as flashcards, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank. [more inside]
posted by ijoshua on May 2, 2006 - 3 answers

Help me find and resolve a traffic bottleneck at my co-location. We launched a new web-app (it registers users and delivers flash content) at my work and the server fell over at about 17 conn/sec. Help me prevent this from happening again. [more inside]
posted by fishfucker on Feb 14, 2006 - 13 answers

Where can I find other webpages like this one ? What blogs present other nice items (in terms of usability).
posted by vincentm on Jan 20, 2006 - 9 answers

How do I find a usability consultant? [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Dec 30, 2005 - 6 answers

Changing the del.icio.us CSS with greasemonkey [more inside]
posted by vincentm on Nov 24, 2005 - 1 answer

Our IT department installed a proprietary portal, that, in addition to requiring that popups be enabled, only works with Mozilla and not Firefox. And IE. Given that Firefox and Mozilla use the same rendering engine, is there an easy way to fool the evil portal into thinking that Firefox for OS X is really Mozilla? [more inside]
posted by craniac on Aug 25, 2005 - 4 answers

Do you use BlackBoard Learning System? I want to hear your *usability* problems. Blackboard is complained about alot around here (the U of Washington) As a school project, I will take issue with its usability and redesign it. [more inside]
posted by uni verse on Apr 25, 2005 - 24 answers

User Interface terminology question. If we are describing the state of a push button (that is, a button that can be toggled between an on and off state), what is the most universally recognized terminology for the two states of the button? We've come up with pressed and non-pressed, depressed and non-depressed, checked and unchecked, etc... (obviously, enabled and disabled doesn't work). Anybody know the official guidelines for this? We're stumped.
posted by jon_kill on Dec 22, 2004 - 20 answers

I need to design a web-based complaints form for a government agency, and want it as user-friendly as possible. I'm considering a series of questions, with yes/ no buttons, which will lead the user easily through what is actually a massively complex flow-chart of options. Anyone got any links to web sites that achieve this type of thing well?
posted by Pericles on Nov 18, 2004 - 5 answers

I just gave up on two pages in quick succession; the first hung while it waited and waited on something from akamai, which was apparently taking a nap just then, and the second while it waited and waited on something from doubleclick, equally asleep. Like I care whether a page manages to do its dirty background business with doubleclick. Is there any browser that has a [SKIP IT] button you can click that means "give up on what you're trying to get right now, skip over it, go on and load the rest of the page"? Would such a button be feasable?Or have I been missing something that's been in front of me all the time?
posted by jfuller on Jul 28, 2004 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a good usability study and feature comparison for popular GIS packages. Particularly, I am interested in ArcView for classroom (middle and high school) use. [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by badstone on Jan 13, 2004 - 5 answers