Re: [IxDA Discuss] Product ratings

2009-10-06 Thread eva kaniasty
Try Buzzillions... http://www.buzzillions.com Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Nathaniel Flick natoba...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.netflix.com http://www.welie.com/patterns/showPattern.php?patternID=rating (discusses download.com rating

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] UX Designer UX Researcher - Renton, WA - Tyler Technologies - Full Time

2009-08-07 Thread Snee, Eva
, profitable company with controlled and steady growth. Tyler Technologies is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TYL)http://www.tylertech.com/investors.htm. And we have the accolades to back it up.http://tylertech.com/Default.aspx?tabid=451 Eva Snee User Experience Researcher

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Where is the Sign In on Amazon.com?

2009-07-06 Thread eva kaniasty
it, and removing that functionality seems off-base. I am not arguing that sign-in shouldn't be seamlessly integrated into checkout as well, I just think that it doesn't make sense to remove it as a separate function. -eva On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:11 AM, Etienne etienne.mauj...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Recommendations on Remote Unmoderated Usability Test Tools?

2009-04-14 Thread eva kaniasty
Keynote Systems has a solution for this, but be forewarned, it's not cheap. -eva Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Shima shkazero...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, Has anyone used tools to conduct remote unmoderated usability sessions? We

Re: [IxDA Discuss] alternate to Basecamp?

2009-03-09 Thread eva kaniasty
Try google sites. Also, Backpack, which is also made by 37signals, is more along the lines of what you're looking for. -eva On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Heather Anderson heather.ander...@disney.com wrote: www.actionmethod.com is similar to basecamp, but with more designer feel

[IxDA Discuss] Livescribe Pen / was: User Research: Three user groups, five hours. What would you do?

2009-02-03 Thread Eva Kaniasty
Anyone else use the livescribe pen? Looks like pretty cool technology. Is it worth the $$? -eva On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Jeremy Yuille overl...@isomorpho.us wrote: at the risk of sounding like I'm throwing tech at the problem ;-) I totally agree with the note taking warnings above

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What to do in an environment run by engineers??

2009-01-27 Thread Eva Kaniasty
it will help us reach goal Y, and this is how we'll do that within this specific design. The arguments become less religious, and it is no longer about (excuse the vulgarity) a pissing contest, but about trying to find the best solution that meets a shared goal. -eva On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 9:49 PM

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Paperback swamp?

2008-12-18 Thread Eva Kaniasty
I must say that I'm sorely tempted to register the paperbackSWAMP.com domain name. It has a certain ring to it. Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Cindy Alvarez ci...@cindyalvarez.comwrote: Bookmooch.com supports non-US users. Anyone who

[IxDA Discuss] Websort

2008-12-12 Thread Eva Kaniasty
If you would like to try out Websort and help me out with a class project in the process, please go to the link below. Feel free to enter a fake email address if you wish - Websort just uses it as an identifier. http://websort.net/s/8953F1/ Thanks. -eva Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com

[IxDA Discuss] Paperback swamp?

2008-12-12 Thread Eva Kaniasty
Does anyone have an account on this, or a similar site? If a bunch of us joined, I bet we could do pretty well circulating some very relevant titles. http://www.paperbackswap.com/ -eva Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty

Re: [IxDA Discuss] perceived problems with personas

2008-11-18 Thread Eva Kaniasty
that research in a form that is both succinct and easy to remember. The purpose of the artifact is to help facilitate communication and decision-making. That's what makes it hugely valuable as far as I'm concerned. Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 4:00 AM, Mike

Re: [IxDA Discuss] SnifTag

2008-11-17 Thread Eva Kaniasty
. :) -eva On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Casey Edgeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love this - its a bit more than a lot of people would like to spend though. I wonder how big of a user base they have. On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Robert Hoekman Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A pretty

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Mouse tracking

2008-10-30 Thread Eva Kaniasty
(Next time I'll pause before hitting send) Try crazyegg.com, which actually works pretty well for click maps, as long as you don't have ajax in your pages, and your pages are not dynamically generated. Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Eva

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Mouse tracking

2008-10-30 Thread Eva Kaniasty
Clicktale is another solution, but their heatmap stuff is still in beta as well. Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Kordian Piotr Klecha [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I am afraid that writing from scratch is the only way. I've tested both ClickHeat

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Password requirements are not user friendly

2008-10-30 Thread Eva Kaniasty
?). /end rant Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Ali Naqvi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris wrote `Amazon DOES have minimum password requirements: I tried to change my current password to easy... ` Amazon does not tell you that you HAVE to include

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Research: Practice noticing stuff and telling stories

2008-10-27 Thread Eva Kaniasty
the effort to take it one step further to manage stuff online. Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Will Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Does anyone use their iPhone/mobile device to send notes to themselves

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Terms and Conditions with a twist

2008-10-27 Thread Eva Kaniasty
examples on newer websites, but now for the life of me I can't remember where. -eva Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Joe the Plumber as Persona

2008-10-20 Thread Eva Kaniasty
I think that the Joe the Plumber incident nicely illustrated the danger of using a real person as a persona. Joe went from the little guy striving for the American dream to a guy who doesn't even have his plumbing license and owes back taxes. Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Accessing repetitive motion in a web application?

2008-08-25 Thread Eva Kaniasty
You could probably use KLM for it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke_level_model Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Becky Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy Folks, I was wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to best access

[IxDA Discuss] Statistics on browser toolbar usage?

2008-06-30 Thread Eva Kaniasty
Is anybody aware of any statistics on what percentage of web users install browser toolbars, and on average how many? A google search did not yield any useful info. Thanks. Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty Welcome

[IxDA Discuss] Hello.....is there any university which offer UXD???

2008-05-07 Thread Eva Kaniasty
Bentley HF in Information Design in the Boston area. If you'd like more information about it, feel free to email me offlist. http://www.bentley.edu/ms/mshfid.cfm -eva Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Eye Tracking too expensive or complicated?

2008-04-18 Thread Eva Kaniasty
in terms of price and effort. -eva -- http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: User Experience Designer - Renton, WA - Tyler Technologies - Full Time

2008-04-15 Thread Eva Snee
Planning, User Assistance and User Research). -A design portfolio available for viewing. A candidate is further qualified with: -Experience in the ERP/Business Solutions. Travel required. Email questions/inquiries to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eva Snee User Experience Researcher Tyler

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Scenarios and Task in usability testing

2008-03-26 Thread Eva
be an invaluable resource in advising you on the best approach and/or methodology. For further reading, I would recommend the Joe Dumas book below as a starting point. http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Usability-Testing/dp/1841500208/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1206542052sr=1-2 -- Eva

Re: [IxDA Discuss] user research: seniors and the web

2008-03-23 Thread Eva
Tom Tullis has done a lot of research in this area. Try an ACM digital library search. -eva -- Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] OT: Webhost

2008-03-20 Thread Eva
Try pair.com. Reasonable prices and excellent performance. -- Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

[IxDA Discuss] Interesting widget - WAS: argument for designing 1024px wide

2008-03-19 Thread Eva
an interesting compromise between designing a completely flexible layout and having to stick to the lowest common denominator (i.e. 1024). Thoughts? -- Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty Welcome to the Interaction Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Filtering-- Seen any good examples recently

2008-02-26 Thread Eva
Here is a few: http://www.properazzi.com/ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/business/2007_BUYRENT_GRAPHIC.html?_r=1oref=slogin http://www.liveplasma.com/ http://examples.adobe.com/flex2/inproduct/sdk/flexstore/flexstore.html and of course kayak.com -eva

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: User Experience Designer - Renton, WA - Tyler Technologies - Full Time

2008-01-29 Thread Eva Snee
Development, Product Planning, User Assistance and User Research) required. Travel Required. To apply, email your resume and cover letter in Word format. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Must be willing to relocate to Seattle. Eva Snee User Experience Researcher Tyler Technologies, Inc

Re: [IxDA Discuss] the appearance of change

2008-01-01 Thread Eva
have no choice but to get on that plane, no matter how poor the experience is. /end rant -eva On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:33:14, Patricia Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aren't solutions such as the airport security measures just another way of designing for the user experience? Rather than

Re: [IxDA Discuss] US News thinks we have potential!

2007-12-28 Thread Eva
specifically want to become a manager, and give up a lot of the 'hands on' responsibilities. -eva *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] US News thinks we have potential!

2007-12-27 Thread Eva
' of the profession. I also bet that the salary estimate includes senior people, as well as those at the manager/director level, in which case it seems appropriate. I think the intent is to represent a career in usability, not a particular job title. -eva On Dec 27, 2007 11:56 AM, W Evans [EMAIL

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The mighty UX guru has spoken - Discuss!!

2007-12-18 Thread Eva
focus on a business goal or a delightfully fun game that wows them with visuals and helps them forget they're at work. -eva *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] top HCI conferences

2007-12-10 Thread Eva
The two that come to mind immediately are the UPA conference and the IA Summit. -eva _ Eva Kaniasty http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniasty *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Gain IxD Experience Strategy

2007-11-27 Thread Eva
on their local usability community. -eva *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org