I’ve been using Remember The Milk (RTM) for a few months now and I’ve used it enough to the point where I can share my experience. I decided to start using RTM (feature tour here)because I felt that I needed some way to remember date-based (or calender) items. Writing stuff down on paper is fine [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Software’
24 Jun
Stop sharing information using Word docs
I don’t know why people insist on sharing information using MS-Word documents. I’m not talking about documents where you need to collaborate on or edit or whatever else. No, this is about documents which contain information that is only for viewing.
For example, someone will send you an email with directions to their place, where the [...]
7 Feb
Gmail’s new additions
When I saw the new buttons in the latest version of Gmail (motto: we’re in beta, deal with it), I was pleasantly surprised.
Background story: I’m an archiver and an organizer and while I understand that searching email is easy and fast with Gmail, I still like some level of organization. So, archiving an email by [...]
1 Feb
And you still think usability doesn’t matter?
After reading this article — The $300 Million Button — all I can say is, Wow.
It’s hard to imagine a form that could be simpler: two fields, two buttons, and one link. Yet, it turns out this form was preventing customers from purchasing products from a major e-commerce site, to the tune of $300,000,000 a [...]
7 Jan
Shortcut to complete web addresses
Many of you may already be familiar with this shortcut, so this is for those who aren’t. For websites that end in .com, you can type the name of the website (gmail or yahoo) in the address bar and press Ctrl + Enter, and the browser (works in Opera, Firefox, IE) will complete the address [...]
21 May
Fix the product before writing the manual
A couple of months ago, I was at a meeting with a prospective client. The developer (or project leader) was demonstrating his company’s web-based product to give me an idea of the work involved.
While watching the demo, I was easily able to pick out inconsistencies in the user interface, even though I wasn’t there [...]
