Comments for PointClear Solutions Blog http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:10:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 Comment on When Security Keeps the Good Guys Out by Blaine http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=160#comment-23988 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:29:26 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=160#comment-23988 This happens to us regulary so, yes, we have printed them out. Last time the question was "Where did you go on your first vacation?" I kept typing in "The Beach" but it was just "Beach", it turns out. Shoulda looked at the list. Gotta be a better way... This happens to us regulary so, yes, we have printed them out. Last time the question was “Where did you go on your first vacation?” I kept typing in “The Beach” but it was just “Beach”, it turns out. Shoulda looked at the list.

Gotta be a better way…

]]> Comment on Some Odds and Ends by Nick Riggs http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=144#comment-20322 Fri, 30 May 2008 19:22:07 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=144#comment-20322 I was checking out Glide, the completely-online OS, and they are in the Cancel-OK camp: http://www.glidedigital.com/ I was checking out Glide, the completely-online OS, and they are in the Cancel-OK camp:

http://www.glidedigital.com/

]]> Comment on Some Odds and Ends by Nick Riggs http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=144#comment-20319 Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:37 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=144#comment-20319 Almost every dialog a user encounters (any platform), displays the “accept” button on the left and the “cancel” button on the right. I always fall into the OK-Cancel camp because of that fact alone. As far as wizards having “>”: At this point users know when they are using a multi step dialog and shift their thinking for it. Also, most users can read... most. :) Almost every dialog a user encounters (any platform), displays the “accept” button on the left and the “cancel” button on the right. I always fall into the OK-Cancel camp because of that fact alone. As far as wizards having “>”: At this point users know when they are using a multi step dialog and shift their thinking for it. Also, most users can read… most. :)

]]> Comment on Some Odds and Ends by Lee http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=144#comment-20306 Fri, 30 May 2008 15:02:02 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=144#comment-20306 Hey Neal, I have to make an argument for why we took the Cancel-OK approach, because this one is close to my heart. Most of the interactions in this application are wizards, so the user may want to click through by keeping the mouse in the same place. If the OK (or in our case Next) button is the farthest right, this is easy. But what happens when you insert Back, Finish, or other buttons? OK moves around, or is at least less appropriate in its position to the left of Cancel. The screenshot you show is one that isn't a wizard, but those are the minority in this app. Consistency with the wizards won on this one. Hopefully that helps explain why we did it that way. :) Hey Neal,
I have to make an argument for why we took the Cancel-OK approach, because this one is close to my heart. Most of the interactions in this application are wizards, so the user may want to click through by keeping the mouse in the same place. If the OK (or in our case Next) button is the farthest right, this is easy. But what happens when you insert Back, Finish, or other buttons? OK moves around, or is at least less appropriate in its position to the left of Cancel.

The screenshot you show is one that isn’t a wizard, but those are the minority in this app. Consistency with the wizards won on this one. Hopefully that helps explain why we did it that way. :)

]]> Comment on Evangelizing Ajax to a Client: a Real-world Example by Drew http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=2#comment-18554 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:30:08 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=2#comment-18554 Stumbled across this 1.5 years later and it still proves to be an interesting read. Good post! Stumbled across this 1.5 years later and it still proves to be an interesting read. Good post!

]]> Comment on Modern Times: Microsoft's Vision of a Healthcare Future by Erica http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=137#comment-16804 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:54:50 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=137#comment-16804 NICE! I wish we could design the next PHR UI to take up an entire wall!! Thanks for sharing. NICE! I wish we could design the next PHR UI to take up an entire wall!! Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on User Experience at Roly Poly by Chris Hardin http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=131#comment-15983 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:37:38 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=131#comment-15983 Hey Lee, enjoyed reading this. Reallyis mispelled as "realy" in your first bullet point. Hey Lee, enjoyed reading this. Reallyis mispelled as “realy” in your first bullet point.

]]> Comment on A Sandy Outpost, A Mexican Band, and the Value of Talking to People by Anonymous http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=92#comment-14494 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:49:36 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=92#comment-14494 <strong>free car quote...</strong> Excellent post. Keep it up!... free car quote…

Excellent post. Keep it up!…

]]> Comment on Jing! Jing! Jing! by Lee http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=136#comment-14413 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:02:32 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=136#comment-14413 Peter, I agree - I should have clarified that I use SnagIt on my PC but was unable to find anything as good for the Mac. Then I discovered Jing and was able to access many of the same features on my Mac that I enjoy on the PC. I think the interface of Jing is really great - they anticipated exactly what I would want to do and I love the ability to share, post to Flickr, etc. Hopefully SnagIt for Mac will be released soon! Thanks for your comment. Peter,
I agree - I should have clarified that I use SnagIt on my PC but was unable to find anything as good for the Mac. Then I discovered Jing and was able to access many of the same features on my Mac that I enjoy on the PC. I think the interface of Jing is really great - they anticipated exactly what I would want to do and I love the ability to share, post to Flickr, etc.

Hopefully SnagIt for Mac will be released soon! Thanks for your comment.

]]> Comment on Jing! Jing! Jing! by Peter - Snagit Guide http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=136#comment-14395 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:29:49 +0000 http://www.pointclearsolutions.com/blog/?p=136#comment-14395 Hello, I agree that Jing is great, but Snagit has loads of functionality that Jing doesn't have. If you are interested in more ways to capture (snagit boasts of over 40 ways to capture) and much more tools to edit your pictures and include nice stamps and call-outs, then you should definitely take another look at Snagit. Hello,

I agree that Jing is great, but Snagit has loads of functionality that Jing doesn’t have. If you are interested in more ways to capture (snagit boasts of over 40 ways to capture) and much more tools to edit your pictures and include nice stamps and call-outs, then you should definitely take another look at Snagit.

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