All posts tagged Usability

What a web designer should learn from practicing sport

By Daniel Pintilie | October 10, 2011 | Usability | 1 Comment

People passionate about and/or working with computers usually have weight problems; it’s happening because many of us don’t have enough time and willingness to practice sport, it’s enough to walk a few minutes per day and a lot of problems are avoided. The problem is well-known by 99% of the web designers, but a very small percentage really does something against getting obese or other diseases. Practicing any kind of sport is beneficial for our health but it also has some influences on our style and manner of work.

20 htaccess hacks to prevent your WordPress site from hacking

By WAD | October 4, 2011 | Hacks, Usability | 9 Comments

A .htaccess (hypertext access) file is the common name of a directory-level configuration file which allows decentralised management of web server configuration. A .htaccess file is always added to the root directory, it can override many other configuration settings which includes server’s global configuration, content type and character set.

A .htaccess file can be used for lots of hacks that will secure and improve functionality for WordPress blogs and websites. Below are lists of top 20 htaccess hacks which will improve and prevent WordPress sites and blog from hacking. Read more…

Website Pre-Launch Checklist plus PDF download

By Snigdha | March 24, 2011 | Usability, Web strategy | 7 Comments

Web site is a forged marketing promotional tool used in the competitive era today. Analyse your own behavior: what you do when you want to know about a product, a place, a price, a material, i simply log on and search for it ,so do many of us . Web page are easy and flexible means to gather information , people these days have started evaluating a company by its web page and defining the quality of the company by the quality of the Website. This forged marketing tool holds an important stake in company.So its crucial that you analyse all the parameters of website before you launch it.Yes i agree you’ve completed your design, coded all the pages and implemented the content management system, so what next ? Think again does that complete all the parameter for launching your site ?Have yo cross checked on the technical details?I often overlook some of these things in the last minute to finish up the task. Considering through my learning would certainly help you safe land ….
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11 Tips for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

By Puskal Adhikari | April 19, 2010 | SEO, Usability | 66 Comments

The popularity of a web site gives more profit to a business organization by reaching to more people. The best and probably the cheapest way to reach to more people, is by increasing the listings at search engines. There are different ways to get listed in the top rankings of popular search engines. The following tips help to increase the ranking of a website in main search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing etc. Read more…

20 ways to improve website’s readability

By Snigdha | April 16, 2010 | Guide, Usability | 36 Comments

When you read something and can soothingly go on and on with no stress then the message that you want your reader to get is conveyed properly. This style of delivering your write up in such a way that your readers feel the ease of reading is Readability. If you are into the field of writing READABILITY is an important aspect that you can’t avoid. As people visit you to get information and if the information can’t be accessed with ease you wont be able to drag your readers .So to ease your pressure an emphasize on the techniques of readability, here I have collected so awesome easy way to make your reading effective.

Tips to work from home with the perfect motivating environment

By Snigdha | April 13, 2010 | Tutorials, Usability | 31 Comments

If the layout of your workspace is not in your control and you are looking to have the liberty to create your own schedule then you are in a hedge to follow and move towards your own workplace with the exact kind of ambiance you desire. Working environment is that space where you bring out the best you have and cherish through the input that you can give to work. Motivation and efficiency are the very important aspect to get desired result. No matter how hard you work if the output is haywire you can’t value yourself. So if you are a person not ready to chain yourself with a table and desk ,and thinking about working from work here are certain tricks to make it more effective and up to mark. Read more…