Month: April 2003

Interview: Lou Rosenfeld and Steve Krug on User Experience Consulting. We interview these best-selling authors about the user experience and their new cross-country speaking tour. By Andy King.  [WebReference News]

Looking for Legal Marketing Articles for Law Practice Today. Got some great legal marketing articles? [DennisKennedy.blog]

Certified.  Duncan talks about the benefits of certification, in response to a developer's skeptical comments.  I don't have a ton of sympathy for people who feel that they don't need certification.  Admittedly, a person can be certified and yet be a terrible developer.  And there are developers I know who could pass the tests in their sleep,… Continue reading Certified

Borders Goes Live. Borders launches its T-Mobile service in several states, 145 stores: Borders had announced last November that it had partnered with T-Mobile to put hot spot service in all Borders stores in the US. Today, they announced all stores in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington have gone live, or… Continue reading Borders Goes Live

Movable Type templates tutorial. Be sure to check out Dorothea Salo's ongoing series on Movable Type templates and configuration. Also, my own Movable Type templates.  [dive into mark]

Teaching in the Wireless Cloud. Students equipped with mobile and wireless devices are reshaping the classroom environment. Spaces structured by static rows of computer desks, with screens or bulky monitors blocking views, are increasingly obsolete. Instead students can sit where they like, depending on the instructor's flexibility. A class can change quickly from a lecture… Continue reading Teaching in the Wireless Cloud

Card-based Classification Evaluation method. Donna Maurer shares her technique for evaluating classification schemes over at Boxes and Arrows. Ten minutes from twenty users means that it's pragmatic, and it addresses classification specifically, instead of being part of a prototype with other issues to evaluate. Here's what you need to do this kind of evaluation: A… Continue reading Card-based Classification Evaluation method

How to create a Controlled Vocabulary. Over at Boxes and Arrows, Karl Fast, Fred Leise, and Mike Steckel deliver a great “how-to” tutorial on creating controlled vocabularies. It's one thing to talk about how great CVs are, it's even better to show how to build them. [ia/ – information architecture news]

Ten Taxonomy Myths. The Montague Institute offers ten myths that need to be dispelled before embarking on a taxonomy project. They've got a *really* broad definition of taxonomy (think “classification system”) but the myths are still useful to deflate before your client or boss goes taxonomy-happy. [ia/ – information architecture news]

Teaching taxonomies: a hands-on approach. If you happen to have a Montague Institute membership, you might want to check out this article (full text with screenshots only available to members) discussing how to get a diverse team of professionals thinking about taxonomies. The full article features some excellent examples from their learning lab that show… Continue reading Teaching taxonomies: a hands-on approach