Standards in form fields

As I mentioned in a previous post, I wish there was some standard or convention or consensus on what values to attach to the name attribute of common input elements. I thought it would be a good idea to open up a thread to devote to this very thing, so feel free to add your… Continue reading Standards in form fields

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Error Messages

I registered a couple of domains with registerfly.com this week and went to change the DNS nameservers yesterday. For some unexplained reason, I kept getting an error that said the maximum number of connections had been exceeded. I have no idea what that meat. This morning I decided to try again and was still getting… Continue reading Error Messages

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Jakob Has It Wrong

Jakob Nielsen, well known for his usability advocacy, recently wrote a post called Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes. I think he’s off his rocker. I am disappointed in the article. 1. No author biographies Okay, I agree with this one. I think a blog should have an author bio, but I don’t see… Continue reading Jakob Has It Wrong

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