Make Google Chrome use less memory and run in a single process
Each tab in Google Chrome browser is an executable and takes huge amount of memory. You can reduce the memory usage and make it run in a single... more »
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Substance Samples - Blueprints for Visually Rich UIs
Ben Galbraith had a very interesting session at this year’s JavaOne. Titled “Creating a Compelling User Experience” (see PDF slides), it talked about... more »
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Test your Website: A 57-Point Checklist for Maximum Usability
So you've got a website, but do you know whether it's usable or not? The answer to this question can make the difference between a successful site and... more »
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9 Amazing Firefox Add-Ons That Will Save Your Time
Firefox is a fastest growing popular web browser. There are lots of ease provided by the firefox and this is the main reason for its popularity. There... more »
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Usability Tip: Turn Inline Links Into Padded Blocks for Larger Clickable Areas
There's a very quick usability trick you can do with the links on your site to make them easier to use. It's something that I don't see talked about... more »
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User friendly form validation with Wicket
By default Wicket shows error messages together in a single place in the HTML form. This has some drawbacks to usability, especially if you have long... more »
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Google Chrome Accessibility
Google have launched their new browser, I like many other people have been very keen to install and use it. My first impression is it seems very... more »
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8 Reasons Why CIOs Think Their Application Developers Are Clueless
Sure, CIOs can be clueless. But so can the programming staff. It's time for the other side of the story: CIOs and IT managers explain just how... more »
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Usability Thoughts on Chrome
It's definitely worth a read as it illustrates beautifully the different problems Google identified in today's web browsers, and what their proposed... more »
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User Interface That Works - The Microwave With Only 4 Buttons
AlvinAshcraft 
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This microwave manages to be one of the most effective user interfaces I've ever come across. Pressing the plus ("+") button ups the time in 10 second... more »
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My thoughts on Google Chrome
How many times were you furious that some website died on you - well, along with the whole browser? How many times did you swear at a 1000-rows table,... more »
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Using Java XML API
This article mentions about few small idiosyncrasies which one has to face while working with XML APIs. Describes few sample scenario of usage of DOM ... more »
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Site design theme editor BETA
The PHPClasses site is launching an editor that allows designs to propose new site design themes. This is the initial beta version of the site design... more »
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Flex Builder CSS annoyance
Maybe I’m missing something here, but why does FlexBuilder generate css styles as “styleName” but suggests auto completions as “style-name” ?
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Usability Tip: Use Verbs as Labels on Buttons
We're all familiar with the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons you get on dialog boxes. Simple labels that ask us whether we agree or disagree to the next... more »
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Firefox Proposal: A Better New Tab Screen
bloid via azarask.in
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to design interfaces at scale. The amount of time saved when the tasks we do often are... more »
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Amazing web design articles of Summer 2008
This is the second part of best summer 2008 articles, but this time focus is on web design. Again, there was a lot of great articles, tutorials and... more »
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How Simple Web Design Helps Your Business
Many web companies forget the cardinal rule of e-commerce: Web shoppers want as little hassle as possible. Instead of hopping in the car and driving... more »
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What Desktop Applications can Learn from Web Applications
Writing web applications is hard. But it doesn't mean that web applications is a worse class of applications compared to desktop apps. With the advent... more »
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Best unobtrusive anti-spam technique (Not CAPTCHA)
By far one of the best techniques when fighting spam, specially because it doesn't require any special attention from the user!
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6 Hints To Pimp Your Webforms' Style
Entry-level, good practice hints to give your webforms a bit more "edge". Get rid of your boring forms, and add some spicy CSS & javascript to make... more »
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100 Tips and Tools to Set Up Your Own Home LAMP Server
LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) servers are very popular for their ease of use and flexibility. Read on to find some of the best resources... more »
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Make Data Not Look Like Data
bloid via webmonkey.com
Just about every web page has some sort of data behind it. This blog post, for example, has a title, a date, categories, tags, and the body of the... more »
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The End Of the OS As We Know It
So the bloggers over at ZDNet have once again proclaimed the end of the operating system. Larry Dignan says: The operating system may be losing its... more »
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10 ways to create a well designed, user friendly website
A web site needs to be attractive, accessible and functional and here is how to do it.
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