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My Microwave – a lesson in usability

By Steve | Published: August 16, 2010
As I mentioned in the Usability Virus, the more you get in to this whole "usability" thing, the more you see it (or the lack of it) all around you. Case in point: our new microwave. We recently got rid of our dinosaur of a roaringly loud microwave, and got a nice & shiny new [...]
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DIY Usability Testing – the video

By Steve | Published: August 5, 2010
A big thanks to the folks over at WordPress.tv for uploading my presentation from WordCamp Boulder last month. And, on the advice of the wonderful Whitney Hess, here's a sampling of the Twitter responses to my talk at WordCamp Boulder. Thanks again for all of the kind words: "#wcboulder Be sure 2 catch Steve Martin [...]
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The logo is nice!

By Steve | Published: July 26, 2010
A reminder of the importance of good design. Also remember: "nice" design only gets you so far. If the "food" is crap, it's gonna eventually bite you in the "burger." from www.marcjohns.com
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The Usability Virus

By Steve | Published: July 19, 2010
When Solomon said "With much wisdom comes much sorrow" I know he wasn't exactly talking about website usability, but wow, was he right. Website usability is like a virus. You go along for most of your life, happily (or not) clicking through websites, finding (or not) the stuff you're looking for, never really thinking about the [...]
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WordCamp Boulder 2010

By Steve | Published: July 16, 2010
Last weekend was WordCamp Boulder 2010, and it was GREAT. Super big thanks to Devin, Alex, and all the other folks at Crowd Favorite who made the day possible. I had a great time, met some awesome people, and had a BLAST speaking. I started off the day at the "Creating a Blog Community" panel, [...]
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  • Ease of use may be invisible, but its absence sure isn’t. — IBM