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	<title>Ian Applegate.. &#187; usability</title>
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	<description>..woes, whims &#38; whatnots - Digital Project Manager in London</description>
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		<title>giving the user a CHOICE on a form</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2008/11/14/giving-the-user-a-choice-on-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It never surprises me how, even in 2008, websites still force users in to either giving away information they would rather not provide, or insisting that they sign up to some form of regular contact.
To become a member of a certain group or community, providing your credentials should always be enough. Providing a valid email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MySpace is stupid</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2008/07/28/myspace-is-stupid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate this so much. I know people have been spamming MySpace users, but this really sucks:
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		<title>Churchill teaches us how not to build web forms</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2008/01/31/churchill-teaches-us-how-not-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s bad enough when forms are over-long and boring, but when a web form is actually completely unusable, frustration is an understatement.
This example of a web form by Churchill (whoops, actual link is https://churchillpet.com/ but beware, the secure certificate is out of date!) shows us the worst example of poor web  standards and testing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of imagery online (estate agents listen)!</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2008/01/07/the-importance-of-imagery-online/</link>
		<comments>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2008/01/07/the-importance-of-imagery-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to capturing a users&#8217; attention upon landing on a website, imagery is very important. Of course, we all know this. However, when looking for rental properties in London, which is a very smothered market, it is surprising how many flats &#38; houses advertised don&#8217;t have any pictures. For me, that is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Apps gone mad</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2008/01/03/facebook-apps-gone-mad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even when all applications were minimized, this crazy page went on for miles and miles. Surely people can&#8217;t actually use any of these applications?
I am a big fan of Facebook, and of the open API (I have 5 applications installed myself) &#8211; some of the apps are great, but really, with the wondrous &#8220;How fat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC new home page &#8211; beta</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/12/11/bbc-new-home-page-beta/</link>
		<comments>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/12/11/bbc-new-home-page-beta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[iBBC? BBC Homepage? MyBBC? MYBEEB?
Who knows but the new personalised, customisable BBC homepage looks interesting. Very chunky, very user-friendly, very AJAX packed and very clean.
However, as Rico asked, why fix it to 1024? Surely the Beeb out of any website should cater for all, including the 800 x 600 users?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/beta/
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		<title>LightWindow &#8211; Lightbox evolved</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/11/10/lightwindow-lightbox-evolved/</link>
		<comments>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/11/10/lightwindow-lightbox-evolved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some cool ideas and pretty well executed:
http://www.stickmanlabs.com/lightwindow/ 
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		<title>highslide test</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/06/27/highslide-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The code for this doesn&#8217;t seem to be too accessible but the results are pretty exciting.

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		<title>Rediscovering The Button Element</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/05/16/rediscovering-button-element/</link>
		<comments>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/05/16/rediscovering-button-element/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 10:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8230;and the biggest loser of them all in the battle for a standardized look is the infamous Submit button.&#8221;
A fabulous article describing very simply how to make very stylish but accessible/standards-compliant submit buttons. I am not sure why this hasn&#8217;t been happening since the dawn of time, but hopefully this will allow designers to create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highslide &#8211; JavaScript thumbnail viewer &#8211; wonderful</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/03/23/highslide-wonderful-javascript/</link>
		<comments>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/03/23/highslide-wonderful-javascript/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/03/23/highslide-wonderful-javascript-thumbnail-viewer/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Highslide JS is a piece of JavaScript that streamlines the use of thumbnail images on web pages. The library offers these features and advantages:

No plugins like Flash or Java required.
Popup blockers are no problem. The images expand within the active browser window.
Single click. After expanding the image, the user can scroll further down   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where our web standards went wrong</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/03/09/where-our-web-standards-went/</link>
		<comments>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/03/09/where-our-web-standards-went/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just came across this article on A List Apart. An ongoing argument I have and hear at work is about the extent to which web standards should be adhered to. Most of us agree that we would like every page on a site to be fully compliant and validate, for a number of best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>45 Fresh, Clean and Impressive Designs</title>
		<link>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/03/05/45-fresh-clean-and-impressive/</link>
		<comments>http://ianapplegate.co.uk/2007/03/05/45-fresh-clean-and-impressive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting stuff&#8230;.Sometimes it’s just amazing to see, which level of usability, legibility and visual appeal can be achieved using some basic design techniques. In fact, some talanted web-developers manage to deliver powerful, functional and gorgeous web-design in “look-and-feel”-style. Let&#8217;s take a look at their masterpieces.
read more
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