The longer I work with #MacOS and #iOS, the more I'm confused on why people think #Apple is lauded as the panacea of #UX. These platforms are in many ways messier and clumsier than #Linux, but somehow never get shit for it.
Curious about Lemmy and boy, we're not making this easy are we?
Lemmy or kbin?
What is the difference? Do they still aggregate the same things? Just getting my head wrapped around the difference is confusing.
Lemmy requires me to join a server?
Not this again... I DON'T care what the server's 'topic' is. I just want something that is reliable so I can see MANY topics.
Note: I really REALLY don't want you to help me (I know the answers)
I'm pointing out a #UX problem
CBI Image of the Day. It is 1984 & the Apple MacIntosh quickly stood out for its relative, small form factor, GUI, and ease of use--garnering substantial adoption in businesses, like this NYC office, schools, and homes.
The cityscape and office setting stand in contrast to the computer lib myth (more than a little irony to revolution myths presented in ultra-expensive Superbowl ads)
There is far too much 'walking on eggshells" in #OpenSource, mostly because the power lies with the people that are the most easily offended. I've been clobbered for saying the "#UX of opensource isn't great". The advice is always the same:
Go slow
Don't rock the boat
Make small changes
That is great advice, for a dysfunctional relationship. To be clear, I'm NOT saying be dictatorial! I'm saying we can't fix a system that doesn't want to be fixed.
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What's the best way to design a language picker for a site? Given the site might not load in a language the user understands #design#ux#interactionDesign
I collect these. I call them "design in the wild" where end users fix design mistakes on their own. It's a bit shocking how often this happens. Think of how bad it has to be to reach this point. #ux
I don't think there is a substantial difference in #UX between #MacOS and #Win11. There are lots of visual 'skinning' tweaks but the basic structural model of files/folders/2d windowing/invisible clipboard feels pretty baked at this point.
Are there any #Linux distros that break the mold? Shake things up a bit?
My point is that I feel all desktop #UXs have pretty much stagnated and no one is really trying anything different. I'd LOVE to hear of any crazy experiments.
One thing I think Mastodon is missing is "hover cards" where you can get info on a user by just hovering over their username. kbin does this, Mastodon does not. So on Mastodon you need to visit a user's profile to get basic info about them and your relationship.
(Here's what it looks like for @joe account over on kbin.)
It's fine to link to a common action more than once! It's okay to direct users to a related nested menu from a different one.
Just had to google because the option on #android to turn on Do Not Disturb based on which Wifi network you're on...is in neither the Do Not Disturb menu, nor the Wifi menu!
So #macOS allows switching between windows of the same application (e.g., two instances of Firefox) using Command+Backtick. Except when the other window is on a separate Workspace.
Okay, so let's switch to the workspace of that window, and then switch between applications using Command+Tab to get the window in question. Except macOS then switches to "the" workspace of "the" application. Which is odd, because the workspace I was on had a window of said application.
Basically impossible to switch to that window using keyboard shortcuts.
Filling your timeline on #mastodon as a new user is hard. I was just thinking about a hashtag discovery feature. What do people think about this? (Boosts welcome!)
Hashtags are a great way to get started without having to know specific people to follow. But even if you know what topics you like, it can be hard to know the exact hashtags used by the existing community here.
What about a feature where if you write in a hashtag, it gives you the tags most commonly used with that tag? Useful? #UX
Friends. I’m looking for work. I’m a UX designer/researcher, information architect, and UI designer/developer. I bring over two decades of experience to the table. I’m also an accessibility/usability expert.
If you have a need I’d love to talk with you. If you know folks, I’d love a boost. Thank you! 🙌🏻