April 2004 - Posts

• Usability Observation - "Toolbox First" for Forms Programming

  I just ran a usability study with 9 participants where we asked them to build two forms, one a WinForm and one a Web Form, that had a drop down list that drove the contents of a grid below it. The participants had to figure out how to fill the drop down Read More... Posted Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:36 AM by ricksp | 3 Comments

• Juste Write Down Everything

  Today I'm sitting in an MVP event and taking notes. I sent my notes to the PM team and they remarked on how many more notes I captured then anyone else who was taking notes. The secret? When users are talking, write down everything they say. Just transcribe Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 07, 2004 12:25 PM by ricksp | 7 Comments