Webesis.com Blog http://www.webesis.com/blog/ Highlighting the latest Web trends that matter to your business~ en-US Copyright 2009 Mon, 11 May 2009 08:41:24 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Top 10 Information Architecture Mistakes Great IA article.  (#3) Missing Category Landing Pages and (#5) Subsites/Microsites Poorly Integrated with Main Site are the biggest challenges facing large, corporate sites in my experience, especially #3 which still comes up for debate when in my mind it's an obvious requirement from a usability perspective.  

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, May 11, 2009

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2009/05/top-10-information-architectur.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2009/05/top-10-information-architectur.html Alertbox IA Information Architecture Jakob Nielsen Microsites Mon, 11 May 2009 08:41:24 -0800 Uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 ... Unfortunately I've had random ongoing issues w/ IE8 and have tried to uninstall it to no avail. I haven't tried this script, but hopefully it does the trick:

Uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2009/04/uninstall-microsoft-internet-e.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2009/04/uninstall-microsoft-internet-e.html Internet Explorer 8 Microsoft Corporation Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:04:11 -0800 Mobile Web 2009 = Desktop Web 1998 Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, Feb. 17, 2009 

Summary:
Mobile phone users struggle mightily to use websites, even on high-end devices. To solve the problems, websites should provide special mobile versions. (Ya think?)

Ok, this caught my eye, too:  Alan Kay famously said that the Mac was "the first computer worth criticizing." Similarly, the iPhone is the first mobile Internet device worth criticizing. It's a starting point for mobile online-services access, not an endpoint.

 

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2009/02/mobile-web-2009-desktop-web-19.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2009/02/mobile-web-2009-desktop-web-19.html Apple iPhone Jakob Nielsen Microsoft Corporation mobile websites Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:23:40 -0800 Internet Explorer's share of the browser market fell below 70% in November  

 http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/internet-explorers-share-of-th.html

 

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]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2009/01/internet-explorers-share-of-th.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2009/01/internet-explorers-share-of-th.html browser firefox Internet explorer microsoft Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:23:34 -0800 Good User Experience Requires an Integrated View http://www.useit.com/alertbox/quality-correlations.html

"For users, however, the mix of good and bad design on the same site feels sloppy and like the site doesn't try hard enough to serve them."  --  Hello?!  Did I write this?! 

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/12/good-user-experience-requires.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/12/good-user-experience-requires.html Alertbox Jakob Nielsen usability web Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:22:35 -0800 About Us info on websites - what does your company do again?
Yet another one of those features on a corporate site that you have to include because users expect it to be there, but be succinct or don't bother ..

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox: About Us Information on Websites



]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/10/about-us-info-on-websites-what.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/10/about-us-info-on-websites-what.html Jakob Nielsen usability Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:44:38 -0800 Gee, that's too bad .. According to Mary Jo Foley ..

"From what admittedly little I had a chance to see, Windows 7 does not look or feel like a major departure from Windows Vista."

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/gee-thats-too-bad.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/gee-thats-too-bad.html Mary Jo Foley Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:46:43 -0800 Where Sarah Palin stands on technology issues .. "While Gov. Palin is fairly new to the political scene nationwide, the Alaska native's stance on key topics may give clues into the policies she would support if she were elected Vice President."

BetaNews article

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/where-sarah-palin-stands-on-te.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/where-sarah-palin-stands-on-te.html Sarah Palin technology Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:25:45 -0800 Google's new Chrome browser -- it's super fast! Download Google's new Chrome browser

I do see some issues with rollover links displaying properly on some of the sites I've built, but so far so GREAT!  How's it working for you?  ]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/googles-new-chrome-browser-its.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/googles-new-chrome-browser-its.html browser Chrome Google Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:27:09 -0800 Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is glitchy ..
According to this Computerworld article "IE8 is epically porcine," said Barth. "Microsoft has gone to epic levels of bloat." 

Microsoft's IE8 Beta 2 hogs memory, says researcher

My machine has 2 gigs of RAM.  Are you telling me that's not sufficient to run a stupid Web browser?! 
]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/internet-explorer-8-beta-2-is.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/internet-explorer-8-beta-2-is.html Computerworld Firefox Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Microsoft Corporation Vista Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:24:32 -0800 Are site maps obsolete?
  • They don't hurt people who don't use them.
  • They do help a few people.
  • They incur very little cost.
Read this article to fully understand his rationale:  

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, August 12, 2008, Site Map Usability

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/are-site-maps-obsolete.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/09/are-site-maps-obsolete.html Jakob Nielsen site map usability Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:00:21 -0800 IE 8 Beta 2 now available for download .. .. from this Web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/

 

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/08/ie-8-beta-1-now-available-for.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/08/ie-8-beta-1-now-available-for.html IE8 Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browsers Web page Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:54:04 -0800 IE 8 won't necessarily have private controls .. Latest from Mary Jo Foley's blog. Guess I got excited too soon ..

(To be clear: Microsoft isn't confirming it will have the same kind of "private browsing" functionality that Safari already offers, and some are speculating that all Redmond will end up doing is identifying which sites are porn sites, which won't be very useful to those who are hoping IE 8 will help them cover up their online tracks. )

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1543

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/08/ie-8-wont-necessarily-have-pri.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/08/ie-8-wont-necessarily-have-pri.html Internet Mary Jo Foley Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browsers Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:14:49 -0800 Microsoft to roll out more granular 'porn mode' with IE 8 Beta 2 Now do I have your attention? ;) Seriously, privacy controls as outlined in Mary Jo Foley's blog post .. 

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1550

.. are an idea whose time has already come (Apple got there first by putting them in the latest version of Safari for both Macs and PCs) and are finally being included by Microsoft in the next version of Internet Explorer.  Expect Firefox to follow suit if they want to continue to put up a good fight in the browser wars. 

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/08/microsoft-to-roll-out-more-gra.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/08/microsoft-to-roll-out-more-gra.html Internet Mary Jo Foley Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Internet Explorer Privacy Web browsers Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:39:08 -0800 Limits on domain names to be opened up .. http://security.itproportal.com/articles/2008/06/27/icann-backs-custom-domains-gives-brand-owners-nightmares/

Upon approval of the implementation plan, it is planned that applications for new names will be available in the second quarter of 2009.

]]> http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/08/limits-on-domain-names-opened.html http://www.webesis.com/blog/2008/08/limits-on-domain-names-opened.html domains ICANN Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:43:23 -0800