Axure is my absolute favorite tool for wireframing, prototyping and even functional specs – but despite my ongoing love affair with the program, it’s not the easiest thing in the world to figure out. This post will be the first… Read more ›
If you’ve ever tried to communicate a site design via paper, you know the value of also presenting an interactive version with live hyperlinks. Visio users know that it’s pretty easy to create an interactive HTML prototype from a set… Read more ›
I usually try to avoid falling in love with shiny new web effects, but with Lightbox I couldn’t help it. I hope this effect doesn’t get overused too soon, because I really like it. I’ve spent a lot of time… Read more ›
Do you share a computer with someone else (at home, for example) and secretly wish that they’d keep their bookmarks out of your bookmarks? Or do you wish you could more easily keep your work-related and personal browsing separate? Keep… Read more ›
Snap.com offers a free tool that creates thumbnail previews of links on your site. The user hovers over a link and a small preview of the site appears (with a small link to snap.com, of course). I love that it’s… Read more ›
Here’s an easy bit of javascript that helped me solve a big usability problem. The issue: we designed an application that requires users to fill out a form, then displays their errors in a popup window. It’s a lengthy form… Read more ›
If you’ve already installed IE7, it ate IE6. That means you can’t use IE7 to test how websites perform in IE6 and what strange IE6 quirks might be lurking in the shadows. This standalone version of IE6 works pretty well… Read more ›
It took me two entire days to figure out that it’s not my fault! It’s IE-freakin-6. I’m so annoyed. Here’s the issue: I used my favorite technique for creating CSS tooltips on a form. Next to each form field is… Read more ›
