Usability Quote of the Day

May 23, 2012

There's something very odd going on here. If designers made completely unrealistic assumptions about the physical world when designing technology, then we would blame them (and likely sue them) for technical incompetence. Yet when they make grossly unrealistic assumptions about human nature... we don't blame the designers, we blame the unfortunate people who are just trying to do what the design requires. -- Kim Vicente, The Human Factor, p. 45.    (via interaction-design.org)

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Selecting an Intranet Search Engine

A good white paper that requires free registration to read the whole report ...

"An effective search tool on an intranet can make an enormous difference to its usability. In fact, usability expert Jakob Nielsen found that "Poor search was the greatest single cause of reduced usability across intranets". A good search engine ensures that users find what they're looking for, first time, regardless of the format or location of the information. This means that a wide variety of information can be effectively dispersed and made available to staff, without the need for complex navigation systems or filing conventions.

The following topics are covered:

1. The Basics - Objectives
2. Data Sources & File Types
3. Technology Environment
4. Features
5. Installation and Maintenance
6. Pricing Structure
7. Vendor Credentials"   continued ...   (Via InformationWeek)

ISYS - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics

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