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New Showcase – Javascript and Flex

danguer — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:14:17 +0000

I’ve uploaded a new example in my showcase, this works using Flex technologies that makes the interface more easy to use but only with javascript are impossible to do. I’ve used a download example, with normal javascript you cannot check …

Web Dragons: Inside the Myths of Search Engine Technology

danguer — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:05:06 +0000

This book is an excellent introduction not only about Search Engines and how works, but all which is around it, mainly internet from the view point of find information. The book also handle information about copyright, future and past of …

Professional Javascript for Web Developers

danguer — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:37:18 +0000

This book is a great introduction for Javascript and also for those who know basics of javascript. The book is clearly explained and feature a lot of examples, but unfortunately after the DOM chapter it doesn’t show the output of …

Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning

danguer — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:10:10 +0000

I recently finished reading this excellent book. Even the first part not clearly explained like other books, the personas chapter is very good to present this good resource. It worth to keep in mind this phrase: “I think our users …

Curso de Tecnologías Web

danguer — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:31:00 +0000

A partir del lunes 16 de octubre y durante cinco semanas (aproximadamente) estaré dando un curso sobre Tecnologías Web. La idea es que el participante aprenda de todo un poco y tenga ejemplos claros (y sencillos) de código que se …

Article: Untangling the Usability of Fisheye Menus

danguer — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:41:14 +0000

I’ve read at ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), the following article: Untangling the Usability of Fisheye Menus The article does a user testing on the usability of fisheye menus and reveals in terms of text menu they are worse …

Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

danguer — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:58:35 +0000

I’ve finished reading this compact but excellent book: Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability The book is written in an easy to read form; you will pick up the basic aspects of usability in this …

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, 2nd Edition

danguer — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:58:41 +0000

I’ve finished reading this excellent book, I think in some parts have a lot of content and some chapters are barely explained. This book mandatory for HCI / usability areas, it clearly explain the role of information architecture through examples, …

Who said “Usability is Free”?

danguer — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:29:09 +0000

I read this article in the Interactions Magazine of this month, you can check from here: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1273971 The main point in this article is the lack of usability on most linux programs (including distros), without doubt there have been several …

Computer Science is a Natural Science

danguer — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:11:09 +0000

An article worth of read is one found under Communications of ACM in their edition of July: Computer Science is a Natural Science (read online). It provide several thoughts for considering Computer Science a Natural Science, the main concept is …