Comments on: Usability Blunder: Really, Really Remember Me? http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:37:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eric Burke http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8841 Eric Burke Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:01:33 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/#comment-8841 Being prompted twice in a row is stupid. Being prompted twice in a row is stupid.

]]> By: Jodi http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8830 Jodi Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:38:30 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/#comment-8830 one remembers your username, the other remembers your username and password. The first is good for shared machines (friend/work computers), and the later is good for your personal machine. I find both prompts useful. one remembers your username, the other remembers your username and password. The first is good for shared machines (friend/work computers), and the later is good for your personal machine.
I find both prompts useful.

]]> By: CodeToJoy http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 CodeToJoy Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:51:31 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/#comment-2534 re: watch users. Amen! It is cool to go across the spectrum: the vaunted Hallway Test (just grab someone random) is great for determining if something is intuitive. On the other hand, watching expert users is fascinating as well. I worked for a company that did library software (i.e. books). It was wild to go to a library and watch people use the software. Real world, real users. (And real security escorting me out of the building. JK) On the far end, in my experience, is the usability lab with one-way glass at a large corporation. That was amazing, not least for the one-way glass and the 'spy factor'. re: watch users. Amen!

It is cool to go across the spectrum: the vaunted Hallway Test (just grab someone random) is great for determining if something is intuitive. On the other hand, watching expert users is fascinating as well.

I worked for a company that did library software (i.e. books). It was wild to go to a library and watch people use the software. Real world, real users. (And real security escorting me out of the building. JK)

On the far end, in my experience, is the usability lab with one-way glass at a large corporation. That was amazing, not least for the one-way glass and the ’spy factor’.

]]> By: Eric Burke http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2424 Eric Burke Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:51:52 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/#comment-2424 First, who is Erik? :-) It wasn't my app. We were just browsing some random site on the Internet and saw this prompt. I figured this was a good example because it happens on virtually every single web site, and I don't know that technologists typically give much thought to it. First, who is Erik? :-)

It wasn’t my app. We were just browsing some random site on the Internet and saw this prompt. I figured this was a good example because it happens on virtually every single web site, and I don’t know that technologists typically give much thought to it.

]]> By: Jay http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2419 Jay Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:50:19 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/#comment-2419 Erik, did this lead to a change? Did you, or are you going to remove your checkbox? Erik, did this lead to a change? Did you, or are you going to remove your checkbox?

]]> By: Alex Wenckus http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 Alex Wenckus Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:59:12 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2007/12/04/usability-blunder-really-really-remember-me/#comment-2398 We did this on Clearspace, fairly extensively, when it was first released. I think it provided a lot of great insight but probably also led to some poor decisions it would be great to do a postmortem on all the decisions made because of the UAT. We did this on Clearspace, fairly extensively, when it was first released. I think it provided a lot of great insight but probably also led to some poor decisions it would be great to do a postmortem on all the decisions made because of the UAT.

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