Category Archives: UX
Humorous error messages
No-one likes it when software crashes, but funny error messages can make a world of difference between being really pissed off, or smiling so much that you feel compelled to write a positive blog post about it. Attempting to log … Continue reading
Should we design for wider screens? (Part 1 in series)
More and more people are using wide-aspect monitors to browse the web. According to forecasts by Tobii (Swedish eye-tracking equipment manufacturer) wide aspect monitor penetration will be almost 100% by 2012. I think those numbers might be a bit optimistic, … Continue reading
Feisty upgrade
I upgraded my fiancée’s laptop a couple of days ago from Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) to 7.04 (Feisty Fawn). At first, update-manager didn’t offer the upgrade at all, and I had to delete the .update-manager -folder for it to work. … Continue reading
Progress bars
Progress bars rarely work. A bar displaying a percentage of completed tasks gives the user an often false idea of how much time is left. Unfortunately, as is pointed out in the comments of silentk’s blog post on the subject, … Continue reading
Google Maps for mobiles – very nice!
At Google they seem to know how to make good mobile applications. After getting a hint from a friend via email, I installed Google’s latest mobile map software on my Nokia 6233 phone. Initially I ran into some trouble — … Continue reading