User Experience: A User's Perspective Vox 2008-08-15T00:57:46Z williampower http://williampower.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e3989a9e070002/ Thoughts on designing software around users Repurposing the blog! tag:vox.com,2008-08-15:asset-6a00e3989a9e07000200fa9691cd3b0003 2008-08-15T00:57:46Z 2008-08-15T00:57:46Z williampower http://williampower.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I haven't blogged in quite a while. I changed my focus from straight UX to software engineering, and consequently haven't made the time to focus on UX as I'd hoped. I'm repurposing this blog. I'll try to hit UX issues still, but I'm going to h...

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]]> Privacy of information and enabling user choices tag:vox.com,2007-10-10:asset-6a00e3989a9e07000200e398b14a080002 2007-10-10T10:28:33Z 2007-10-25T21:12:16Z williampower http://williampower.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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The Problem I am graduating from Washington State University (WSU) in December of this year with a B.S. in Computer Science. During 2006-2007 I received an unwanted call on my cell phone and discovered that my phone number (and possibly my addres...

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]]> Security, banking and Safeway tag:vox.com,2007-09-23:asset-6a00e3989a9e07000200e398ab6c500003 2007-09-23T02:15:08Z 2007-11-27T09:08:34Z williampower http://williampower.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Debit/Credit cards offer a number of security flaws to exploit. An easy one revolves around the number itself. If the number is compromised, the card can be used by someone other than its owner. The workaround for that, of course, is to use th...

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]]> Training Users: "Yes" and "No" tag:vox.com,2007-09-14:asset-6a00e3989a9e07000200e398a858750002 2007-09-14T09:47:40Z 2007-09-14T10:07:41Z williampower http://williampower.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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If there are three things that must be nailed in your software's use model, these are it: -Consistency -Consistency -Consistency If your use model is dead on, it will feel intuitive to users. They will know how to accomplish a task with little...

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]]> Flatbed scanning software: Epson 1650 vs. Canon LiDE 70 tag:vox.com,2007-09-03:asset-6a00e3989a9e07000200e398a4480d0002 2007-09-03T04:24:57Z 2007-09-03T04:33:01Z williampower http://williampower.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I've used an Epson 1650 for years now, and I recently began using the Canon LiDE 70. Epson did one major thing right that Canon did not, and it revolves around "verbs" on their dashboard buttons. For those of you not accustomed to this term, a...

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]]> On joining Vox tag:vox.com,2007-08-18:asset-6a00e3989a9e07000200e3989ed8bf0003 2007-08-18T05:43:04Z 2007-08-18T05:43:04Z williampower http://williampower.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them

Having read "Clear Blogging" recently (linked below), I decided to further experiment with blogging. I've used LiveJournal and Microsoft's Live Spaces, but I hadn't played around with some of the other providers. To that end I started a persona...

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