I discovered this on the site Boston.com and thought, “Wow, talk about offering users more responsive and interactive user interfaces, this is sure one cool technique.” Just as with classic applications, this little feature of integration of keyboard shortcuts for navigation can significantly improve the work flow for users and make it easier for them to find what they are looking for.
I found this little tid-bit interesting. Published by Paul Fitts in 1954, Fitts’ law is a model of human movement which predicts the time required to rapidly move to a target area, as a function of the distance to the target and the size of the target. This law can be applied to the movement of the mouse visitors have to perform to get from point A to point B. For instance, the rule can be important to place the content areas in a more usable way to maximize their accessibility and improve click rates.
A lot of people start looking for a search box as soon as they land on your website. Perhaps they know exactly what they are looking for and don’t want to spend time navigating around. These people are search-dominant users. Useit.com conducted a study: Continue reading »
This tip is specific for Visual Studio 2008.
You can easily find the samples that have been installed for Visual Studio by going to Help-Samples. Then in the browser, click on the local Samples folder link.
This is a good video that demonstrates how ASP.NET MasterPages are a key part of building agile web applications. This video demonstrates the basics of using MasterPages and nested MasterPages in ASP.NET applications. It’s presented by Joe Stager and is only 16 minutes and 2 seconds long.
