"Web Site Usability" by pferrelhttp://www.trailfire.com/pferrel/trails/34284pferrel/trails60Screen Resolution and Page Layout (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)http://www.trailfire.com/pferrel/marks/86041]]>Web Site UsabilitypferrelMon, 16 Apr 2007 15:04:37 -0700trailfire:markId:86041Usability 101: Fundamentals and Definition - What, Why, How (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)http://www.trailfire.com/pferrel/marks/86043
  • Learnability: How easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they encounter the design?
  • Efficiency: Once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks?
  • Memorability: When users return to the design after a period of not using it, how easily can they reestablish proficiency?
  • Errors: How many errors do users make, how severe are these errors, and how easily can they recover from the errors?
  • Satisfaction: How pleasant is it to use the design?
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Cartoon - Man searching for 'Honalulu' and getting no results. - Woman: 'Oh, forget it. Let's just go visit my mother in Fargo.'
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