Category Archives: Web design and technology

Posts on technology and design, in general.

Stop the stopwatch, UXers!

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Davin Granroth

Recently, I watched a series of people observe informal usability tests. Two of the observers have recently graduated with Masters degrees in HCI or an adjacent field. Both recent graduates used a watch to record time-on-task and completion of the … Continue reading →

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Newsweek’s Spring 2010 Website Redesign

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Davin Granroth

I don’t know when it happened, exactly, but Newseek.com was recently redesigned. There is so much to say about it, and it is mostly good. I’ll start with the most obvious: the design. In short, the home page is easy … Continue reading →

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My 2.5 days in San Francisco: MX 2010

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Davin Granroth

Saturday PM: Sunshine! I actually began to sweat under my blazer from the warm sun shining brightly through the window. I had arrived in San Francisco a little early on Saturday, dropped my suitcase off at the Intercontinental Hotel, and … Continue reading →

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How to write release notes

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Davin Granroth

I confess, I’m a release notes reader, and I’ve read some overwrought release notes lately. When you use them like an installation guide, a features list, or a list of software conflicts, you’ve got it wrong. The purpose of release … Continue reading →

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jQuery: Show password checkbox

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Davin Granroth

I wrote version 1 of a jQuery plugin during the last couple of days. Read more about jquery.showPasswordCheckbox.js. The basic functionality is to provide a checkbox on web forms to reveal the password text, so people can choose to view … Continue reading →

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