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Car Websites: Who has the best UX?

August 4th, 2007 Jobe Roberts 1 comment
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Here's a quick user experience (UX) review for some of the best and worse car websites. Can you tell which ones have a good UX? This review covers only Canadian websites. First on the list are the fellows who brought us the wonderful assembly line: Ford.ca is a relatively clean and straight forward site. ...

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Cranking up your ihat in the summer of ‘49

August 3rd, 2007 Mitch Brisebois 2 comments
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Long before the ipod, the dream of mobile music came from The Man From Mars Radio Hat for a mere $7.95. Forget ear buds - this beauty had two little vacuum tubes on top and was available in 8 colours - include chartreuse and flamingo! [tags]radio-hat, ihat[/tags]

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XeroBank: A tragic comedy of browser branding

August 3rd, 2007 Mitch Brisebois No comments
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I noticed an odd press release today... New York, NY (PRWEB) August 3, 2007 -- XeroBank, formerly known as Torrify, recently announced its rebranding and the release of its updated anonymous web browser, xB Browser™, formerly known as Torpark. Yikes! At least Prince was formerly known as... Prince. Torrify/Torpark/xBBrowser/XeroBank/TorNetwork makes a great branding case ...

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Patent Time: Apple invents “user interface design”

August 2nd, 2007 Mitch Brisebois 1 comment
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In this week's installment of Goofy Patent Applications - Apple has filed for a patent entitled User Interface Design. Yep, the whole thing! Actually the innovation they describe is about the resolution of GUI objects. An object designed at a certain resolution doesn't look as good if the user's screen resolution isn't ...

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What you’re missing if you’re still using Internet Explorer

August 2nd, 2007 Jobe Roberts 1 comment
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser as you no doubt have heard doesn't always follow the latest trends and web standards. After all, they like to do things their own way and, why not? They can make their web browser anyway they want to and they can ignore whoever they like. At the ...

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The 404 Lounge: Lively dead-ends

August 2nd, 2007 Mitch Brisebois 2 comments
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Despite being a well aged tween, the web still burps up the occasional 404 - page not found error. Some sites are playful with this message - adding a bit of humour. At the 404 Lounge you can download (and submit) some rather creative 404 screens. via BrandFlakesforBreakfast [tags]404lounge, page-not-found, errors[/tags]

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Letting go of your customer is hard to do

August 1st, 2007 Jobe Roberts No comments
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Have you ever had a hard time canceling your service with a company online? Have you ever wondered why you can't seem to cancel your account over the phone? A couple of months ago I signed up with Zip.ca which is an online DVD rental service via Canada post. It actually works great. ...

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Easy Service Termination is a Sign of a Mature Company

August 1st, 2007 Jobe Roberts No comments
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It can be very frustrating when a company makes it difficult for you to cancel your service. Despite the fact that companies must follow consumer protection regulations, terminating or canceling an account will mean dealing with the business processes set up by the company. Here's an example of how to do it the ...

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