Monthly Archives: January 2003

Online Reading of the Day… Boxes and Arrows: HTML’s Time is Over. Let’s Move On. – some strong opinions on what is wrong with HTML plus a list of technological alternatives to its dominance. HTML is Dead? Long Live HTML! … Continue reading →

Voice Interfaces and Usability Voice Interfaces: Assessing the Potential – Jakob Nielsen claims that voice interfaces will not replace screens as the medium of choice for most user interfaces. Something in the air: An interface only a mother could love … Continue reading →

Web Information Architecture and Usability Catch of the Day: The Web Credibility Project: Guidelines – Stanford University Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization Boxes and Arrows: What is a Web Application?

Weblog (Blog) Systems Blogger is a web-based tool that helps you publish to the web instantly — whenever the urge strikes. Blogger is the leading tool in the rapidly growing area of web publishing known as weblogs, or “blogs.” Radio … Continue reading →

Non-commercial Web Directories – irreplaceable alternatives to the add-driven commercial directories and web portals Librarians’ Index to the Internet – lii.org Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections Resource Discovery Network Internet Public Library

Information Architecture, Web Usability & Interaction Design Resources Information Architecture for the Rest of Us Evaluating Information Architecture (PDF) Seven Pitfalls to Avoid in Information Architecture Using Site Evaluations to Communicate with Clients Boxes and Arrows The Interaction Designer‘s Coffee … Continue reading →

Search Engine Optimization Catch of the Day Visualizing the Web with Google: The TouchGraph GoogleBrowser shows you what the web “looks like” to the search engine, visually displaying the linkages between your favorite web sites. Search Engine Watch: Death Of … Continue reading →

Library Lookup The free Library Lookup bookmarklet is a brilliant little bit of code that makes looking up books at your local library painless and virtually instantaneous. LibraryLookup Homepage The Library Lookup bookmarklet instantly searches your local library while you’re … Continue reading →

Usability Catch of the day: Return on Investment (ROI) for Usability (Jacob Nielsen’s Alertbox Jan. 2003) Development projects should spend 10% of their budget on usability. Following a usability redesign, websites increase usability by 135% on average; intranets improve slightly … Continue reading →

Projects I am working on now: One World Baha’i School — website design, production and maintenance Washington DC Baha’i Center — website maintenance H.A. Sack Company — website production and maintenance, search engine optimization Interfaith Conference of Washington Metropolitan Area … Continue reading →