Day: May 15, 2009

  • The UX of Warnings (Mixed Mode Example)

    When you visit a page that has some HTTP and some HTTPS elements on it, you sometimes get a warning (especially in Internet Explorer).  Even though most people don’t care, Microsoft feels compelled to tell you about this problem when it happens.  Firefox, Chrome, Safari…they don’t bug you with this technical mumbo jumbo.  But…there is…

  • The UX of Safari 4 beta (Windows)

    Writing this post in Safari 4 beta on Windows 7 RC1.  Some good and some bad news on the UX. Speed: This is probably the fastest browser I have seen so far.  Specifically, I am talking about JavaScript, but it’s also very fast with page loading.  I am pretty impressed.  Other sites can do benchmarking,…

  • The UX of Windows 7 ReadyBoost

    I did some research and decided to try the Windows 7 feature called ReadyBoost.  Basically, you put in a USB or SD card and the system puts the swap file on it, thus speeding up the system.  I have seen mixed reviews of the effectiveness of this technique. I found the fastest USB thumb drive…