"John Ternus (or whatshisname ... Tim Cook) should send this video to every single employee at Apple and tell them that this — this — is exactly Apple’s mission. To empower creative people to create great new things they didn’t believe were possible with the tools already in their hands."
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/05/20/brye-garageband
I agree. What matters is what people do w/ your product and/or service. Letting people do the previously impossible is a great feeling
@rl_dane The big issue I have with #Powershell is it's long-winded. Man, there is just so much typing for basic tasks. As cryptic as bash is at least it's succinct.
While I want to acknowledge #Microsoft's efforts to bring shell scripting to the #Windows ecosystem, they definitely missed the point on #usability, #UX, and #cognitive #ergonomics. It really seems like Microsoft abandoned #empathy while developing it.
“Use Links, Don’t Talk About Them”, by @mwichary:
https://unsung.aresluna.org/use-links-dont-talk-about-them/?ref=frontenddogma.com
How Reliable Is AI at Finding UI Problems?, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):
https://measuringu.com/ai-usability-problem-analysis-of-a-video/
Neat. I've got some homework.
Recently, we(#Xfce) had a U.S. university run a #usability study against the https://www.xfce.org website.
We've got the results of the study back a couple of weeks ago, and there's about 100 pages of evaluation, explanation of methodology, and recommendations for improvement.
I'm looking forward to reading through all of this to help give me a better grasp on areas of improvement.
It's also a good push for me to start thinking better about #accessibility #a11y
Hopefully, I can take some of these recommendations over to improving https://docs.xfce.org
Как узнать все, о чем думают пользователи, когда бросают покупки: гайд по онлайн-опросам
У каждого брошенного заказа на сайте есть своя причина — и она не всегда лежит на поверхности. Онлайн-опросы — ключ к пониманию истинных мотивов, по которым люди бросают покупки. В статье разобрал, где и когда задавать вопросы, какие метрики (NPS, CES, CSAT) использовать, как избежать типичных ошибок и превратить фидбек в реальные действия по повышению конверсии, чтобы убрать барьеры на пути клиента.
https://habr.com/ru/articles/1035048/
#опросы #вебдизайн #дизайнсистема #разработка_сайтов #разработка_приложений #интерфейсы #usability #интернетмагазин #интервьюирование
"Good documentation is a tell-tale sign of a great product and a company that puts users first. There exist good products with bad or no documentation, but there are very few poor products with great documentation."
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/05/12/kagi-snaps
I hadn't thought of that before but it makes sense.
"Users who abandon a security tool early are making a rational judgment — not failing."
Do you agree?
We’re collecting views on how people decide what to keep or drop when it comes to online safety and security tools.
It’s quick to respond via Polis (1-2 minutes).
Share your perspective here 👇 https://pol.is/8buydnccfj
#DigitalSecurity #Usability #PublicInterestTech #DigitalRights #UXdesign
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