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Jan 25, 2012 100 consistency , simplicity , content , whitespace , html , quality On Web Apps and Their Keyboard Shortcuts lea )Nov 17, 2011 99 web-apps , keyboard-shortcuts An Extensive Guide to Web Form Usability sma )Nov 8, 2011 98 guides , forms , examples Organizing Mobile ali )Oct 18, 2011 97 mobile , content , navigation On URL Readability lea )Aug 30, 2011 96 urls Print Style Sheets and URLs j9t )Jun 14, 2011 95 print , css Defining Good Design jas )Jun 8, 2011 94 design 3 Usability Testing Habits to Make Apr 21, 2011 93 testing Optimizing a Screen for Mobile Use nng )Mar 28, 2011 92 mobile , optimization Testing Content ali )Dec 14, 2010 91 content , testing Readability: The Optimal Line Length Nov 1, 2010 90 readability , typography Alphabetical Sorting Must (Mostly) Die nng )Oct 4, 2010 89 sorting Website Response Times nng )Jun 21, 2010 88 performance , user-experience , metrics Anybody Can Do Usability nng )Dec 21, 2009 87 De-Clutter the Web With the Readability Bookmarklet cra )Oct 30, 2009 86 bookmarklets , readability The Myth of Usability Testing rhj /ali )Oct 20, 2009 85 myths , testing Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Sorry About the Slashes cra )Oct 14, 2009 84 web , urls The Trouble With Lightbox (and Its Variants) jch )Oct 12, 2009 83 lightbox Inline Validation in Web Forms ali )Sep 1, 2009 82 forms , validation , errors Stop Password Masking nng )Jun 23, 2009 81 passwords Informative and Usable Footers in Web Design sma )Jun 17, 2009 80 design , navigation , link-lists How to Customise Your 404 Page May 13, 2009 79 error-pages , customization , user-experience , examples Optimizing Conversion Rates: Less Effort, More Customers sma )May 5, 2009 78 user-conversion , optimization , economics Better Usability in 5 Minutes lea )Apr 10, 2009 77 buttons , transitions , tables Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well nng )Mar 23, 2009 76 navigation , simplicity , accessibility The Elements of Social Architecture cwo /ali )Mar 3, 2009 75 information-architecture , information-design Write for Reuse nng )Mar 2, 2009 74 writing , content Site Map Usability nng )Aug 12, 2008 73 sitemaps , information-architecture , navigation , studies , research Web Design: 10 Additional Research Findings You Should Know j9t )Jun 5, 2008 72 design , research , conventions , best-practices “OK”–“Cancel” or “Cancel”–“OK”? nng )May 27, 2008 71 buttons Andy Budd on Usability, Design, and the Death of CSS and )May 21, 2008 70 interviews , design , css Zebra Striping: Does It Really Help? ali )May 6, 2008 69 tables , forms Sign Up Forms Must Die ali )May 5, 2008 68 forms 25 Years in Usability nng )Apr 21, 2008 67 retrospectives , history Company Name First in Microcontent? Sometimes! nng )Mar 3, 2008 66 microcontent , writing , seo 10 Principles of Effective Web Design vit /sma )Jan 31, 2008 65 principles , design , performance , simplicity , whitespace , conventions , testing Web 2.0 Can Be Dangerous… nng )Dec 17, 2007 64 web , web-2.0 , ajax , complexity , monetization 7 Additional Ways to Focus on Users j9t )Sep 10, 2007 63 user-experience 20 (Alternate) Ways to Focus on Users j9t /sma )Sep 10, 2007 62 user-experience Primary and Secondary Actions in Web Forms Aug 27, 2007 61 forms , buttons , concepts Write Articles, Not Blog Postings nng )Jul 9, 2007 60 writing , blogging , content Change vs. Stability in Web Usability Guidelines nng )Jun 11, 2007 59 best-practices , history Command Links nng )May 14, 2007 58 navigation , links , buttons Usability Tips for Bloggers Apr 10, 2007 57 tips-and-tricks , blogging Breadcrumb Navigation Increasingly Useful nng )Apr 10, 2007 56 navigation , breadcrumbs , design-patterns Usability Heuristics for Web Development Teams Jan 21, 2007 55 heuristics Web Design: 15 Important Research Findings You Should Know j9t )Jan 13, 2007 54 design , research , conventions , best-practices Usability Conventions: Basics and Examples j9t )Dec 8, 2006 53 fundamentals , conventions , examples Usability for Developers Nov 29, 2006 52 hci Productivity and Screen Size nng )Oct 23, 2006 51 productivity Interview With Jakob Nielsen Jul 19, 2006 50 interviews , ajax , user-conversion , testing , monetization , scrolling AJAX Delete Confirmation Mar 23, 2006 49 forms , buttons , ajax , php Web 3.0 zel /ali )Jan 17, 2006 48 web , web-3.0 , javascript Usability and Accessibility in 2006 Jan 4, 2006 47 accessibility , standards , wcag , legal , outlooks The Value of Graphic Design jus )Jan 3, 2006 46 design Accessibility Is Not Enough nng )Nov 21, 2005 45 accessibility CAPTCHA Are Not a Security Measure Nov 5, 2005 44 captcha , accessibility Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes nng )Oct 17, 2005 43 blogging , mistakes Open New Windows for PDF and Other Non-Web Documents nng )Aug 29, 2005 42 links , pdf Putting A/B Testing in Its Place nng )Aug 15, 2005 41 testing , optimization Usability Improvements Using the DOM mis )Aug 9, 2005 40 dom , javascript , links Scrolling and Scrollbars nng )Jul 11, 2005 39 scrolling , design Handling Usability Concerns Such as the Back Button, and Bookmarking dal /aja )Mar 14, 2005 38 rich-internet-apps , ajax , javascript From an Alt Point of View the )Nov 25, 2004 37 accessibility , legal , alt-text , images Checkboxes vs. Radio Buttons nng )Sep 27, 2004 36 forms , comparisons , guidelines More Usable Forms—Controlling Scroll Position Sep 15, 2004 35 forms , scrolling , html , javascript , coldfusion The Need for Web Design Standards nng )Sep 13, 2004 34 design , conventions Fitts’s Law dav )Aug 19, 2004 33 principles , design Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms bri /ali )Aug 10, 2004 32 searching , php The Perfect 404 llo /ali )Jan 16, 2004 31 error-pages , javascript , http Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003 nng )Dec 22, 2003 30 design , mistakes Usability 101 nng )Aug 25, 2003 29 introductions , concepts Alternative Interfaces for Accessibility nng )Apr 7, 2003 28 accessibility , design Top Web Design Mistakes sim )Jan 4, 2003 27 mistakes , urls Top 10 Web Design Mistakes of 2002 nng )Dec 22, 2002 26 design , mistakes , retrospectives Flash and Web-Based Applications nng )Nov 25, 2002 25 flash , web-apps , comparisons Making Flash Usable for Users With Disabilities nng )Oct 14, 2002 24 flash , accessibility Let Users Control Font Size nng )Aug 18, 2002 23 typography , customization , readability Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability nng )May 12, 2002 22 guidelines , homepages Deep Linking Is Good Linking nng )Mar 3, 2002 21 links , search Site Map Usability, 1st Study nng )Jan 6, 2002 20 sitemaps Beyond Accessibility: Treating Users With Disabilities as People nng )Nov 11, 2001 19 accessibility , dei Poor Code Quality Contaminates Users’ Conceptual Models nng )Oct 28, 2001 18 quality , resilience , productivity How to Succeed With URLs ali )Oct 12, 2001 17 how-tos , urls , servers , apache , php Mobile Devices Will Soon Be Useful nng )Sep 16, 2001 16 mobile , wap First Rule of Usability? Don’t Listen to Users nng )Aug 5, 2001 15 principles , testing Usability Metrics nng )Jan 21, 2001 14 research , metrics , comparisons When Web Pages Don’t Work Aug 29, 2000 13 user-experience , navigation , performance , graceful-degradation , design , testing End of Web Design nng )Jul 23, 2000 12 design , content , interaction-design , information-architecture “Reset” and “Cancel” Buttons nng )Apr 16, 2000 11 buttons Choices spo )Apr 12, 2000 10 Why You Only Need to Test With 5 Users nng )Mar 19, 2000 9 testing , processes Is Navigation Useful? nng )Jan 9, 2000 8 navigation Ten Good Deeds in Web Design nng )Oct 3, 1999 7 design , best-practices , conventions Who Commits the “Top Ten Mistakes” of Web Design? nng )May 16, 1999 6 design , performance , mistakes Cost of User Testing a Website nng )May 2, 1998 5 testing , economics Using Link Titles to Help Users Predict Where They Are Going nng )Jan 11, 1998 4 links The Web in 1998: Some Predictions nng )Dec 31, 1997 3 outlooks , economics Why Frames Suck (Most of the Time) nng )Nov 30, 1996 2 html , frames , anti-patterns In Defense of Print nng )Jan 31, 1996 1 print 