Posts tagged “usability” 
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On Requiring Facebook for Login
Last night, I had a great conversation with Jeff Croft about the pros and cons of requiring a Facebook account for login. It's a trend that seems to be on the rise and I, personally, don't think it's a good long term strategy.
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Face It: You Can’t Rely on JavaScript
I've been cautioning folks against over-reliance on JavaScript for the better part of a decade. Apparently Gawker didn't get the memo.
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Genius Design: Users are Humans, Too
Attending Web Directions USA in Atlanta last week gave me a healthy dose of the open web, from IA to data organization to HTML5 & CSS3, but what struck me the most were presentations about interface design strategies.
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Dr. StrangeWeb or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HTML5 and CSS3
Tell me if this sounds familiar: “HTML5 and CSS3 do not have enough browser support to start using them today.” Or, how about this one: “We still have to support IE6, so using advanced CSS techniques would be a wasted effort.”
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“Ruining” reactions
There’s been some great discussion surrounding my latest article for A List Apart. It is amazing to see how some people get the idea of progressive enhancement and some just don’t (or perhaps refuse to).
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And now the fun begins
Today marked the last day of my “work” here at SXSW and now it’s play time. It’s only been two days of the conference, but it seems like I’ve already done a week’s worth of stuff. My two sessions both went extremely well from my perspective and the feedback I’ve received has also been very good so far.
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Heading South
Tomorrow morning I’ll be making my annual pilgrimage to SXSW (a.k.a. geek camp). In between catching up with friends, drinking, and checking out some of the excellent panels, I will be co-presenting two 25-minute “power sessions,” a new format for the conference.
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Apparently some people just don’t care
On WaSP today, Derek wrote an incredibly poignant post about the NFB lawsuit against Target. In fact, I thought it so relevant to the interactive work we do at Cronin and Company (the ad agency I work for), that I forwarded a copy of it to everyone who works there.
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e-Voting options for CT looking bleak
All this week, the Secretary of State’s office is offering demonstrations of and soliciting public comment on the three finalists for Connecticut’s electronic voting machines.
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e-Voting comes to CT
Here in Connecticut, the Secretary of State is getting ready to purchase new computerized voting machines and is doing an exhibition of the different options throughout the state's five Congressional Districts. As computerized voting is such a hot topic right now, I highly recommend anyone and everyone who lives in my state go to one of the exhibitions and offer some sort of public comment.
