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17y ago
Then again, you probably wouldn't be looking for a job if your startup was a success. I agree with you though -- I think it's just a case of them not wanting someone with a high level of ambition and drive, and instead needing someone who w
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18y ago
But you don't have to make a choice -- you can pick both. Why not install Firefox for main browsing and keep IE6 for use with their old apps? This gives you a more productive (IE6 doesn't have tabs...) and secure browser for primary use, an
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18y ago
I think it's great. There are many fonts and colors and variation, but the design still has clear sections (short product descriptions, detailed about company blurb, client videos, buzz etc.), and more important, there are points in the des
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18y ago
Ah, but you're not countering my argument. I'm not counting bandwidth -- I'm counting people. If most people on the Internet spent their time downloading files illegally then sure, that would be the main usage of the Internet.
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18y ago
This doesn't matter though. If the majority/all of the most popular torrents on that site are illegal then the most popular use of the site is for illegal torrents. If most of their users go there to download illegal torrents, then that is
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18y ago
The strength of CSS layouts is flexibility. Yes, you need to fiddle a bit with it to make it all work, but the majority of the stuff is done in an external CSS file. Redesigning parts of a CSS site is much easier than with a table -- indeed
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18y ago
For point 1) on Div negatives: you could set a min-width on 'body' or the host container if it's flexible to ensure the width never gets small enough for the divs to clear.
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18y ago
It's not so much the size of the space, but how tightly the letters of each word are kerned. In a proportional font, all the letters in a word are more tightly packed together, making each word appear as a more separated object. This in tur
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18y ago
Just practice a softer delivery. Instead of saying "I don't like how this is..." or "This sucks because..." say: "This is good and it would be even better if ...". This way you're not saying anything negative at all, but at the same time vo
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Pressed Button State With CSS
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Interface Features
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It’s the User Experience, Stupid
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18y ago
Put that coffee down!! Coffee's for closers only.
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De-clutter Your Interface With Hover Controls
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18y ago
You should read their old book: Defensive Design.
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18y ago
I've worked for a market consulting firm and so have experience working with many reports and large spreadsheets and I think this is definitely something that can be valuable to many firms. My two biggest barriers for using the service woul
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Does Your Website Suffer From These 7 Usability Mistakes?
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Categories vs Tags
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Manage Focus Effectively Using Contrast
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A Guide to Choosing Colors for Your Brand
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Using Whitespace to Show Relationships Between Content Elements
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18y ago
Return to IE??
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Do UI Aesthetics Matter?
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Utilize Space Efficiently for a Better UI
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Synchronized Style: Fusing the UI and Hardware Aesthetic
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Usability Tip: Turn Inline Links Into Padded Blocks for Larger Clickable Areas
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18y ago
Agreed — it's linkbait, and not a great one at that.
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18y ago
Chrome has all the potential to be huge. Google is a brand — everyone knows Google, even all those people still using IE6. They may not have heard of Firefox or Safari, but they sure will hear about Chrome (I hope Google really pushes it ou
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18y ago
Yep, the experience is very close to what you get on the desktop — especially with the ability to click on anything you want directly. I use it all the time — however, I wish Safari would stop crashing :/
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18y ago
The user doesn't press save in #1 -- the user exits the app. If the user pressed save, they would be met with a save dialog, which is something completely different. What the article discusses is a dialog the user didn't expect. Something p
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