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Rpsu (326 ppm)<p>Who deciced one should not be able to simply copy text using CMD-C keystroke from a Sharepoint docx like from EVERYWHERE ELSE but one must use use a mouse to popup a single element dialog menu? What else would anyone do in a read mode after selecting some text :mindblown: </p><p>I want names so I can send UX hatemail to the person.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/uxPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uxPatterns</span></a></p>
Ronan<p>Brand new infrastructure in Fairview, Dublin. Zebra crossing over cycle path. Onto that knobbly surface for blind users, to show them pedestrian crossings. This surface guides them past the footbridge and into a crossing that doesn't exist over a 5 lane road. The non crossing also has a barrier, directly in front of them. It's a disgrace<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dublin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/urbanDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanDesign</span></a></p>
Web Axe<p>Accessibility research Frequently Asked Questions, by Fable <a href="https://makeitfable.com/article/accessibility-research-faqs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makeitfable.com/article/access</span><span class="invisible">ibility-research-faqs/</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.info/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a11y</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.info/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.info/tags/usabilityTesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usabilityTesting</span></a></p>
westbrook<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stuffbreaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stuffbreaker</span></a></span> Is this a "Hot Take"? I thought this was _just the facts_. ™️</p><p>If there is a developer between you and an end user your user is the developer. Make their job easier, bring <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a11y</span></a> to the surface, bring <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>performance</span></a> to the surface, bring <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a> to the surface by making it such that what is easy is what is right and what is right will serve their use (maybe the end user) in was that they would likely not have done without your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/designSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>designSystem</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/developingDesignSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developingDesignSystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/users" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>users</span></a></p>
starfrosch :mastodon:<p>Ebenso unglücklich bin ich beim Ersatz von <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleCalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleCalendar</span></a> auf <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>. Ich bin mal ruckzuck vom Regen in die Traufe auf <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Samsung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samsung</span></a> Kalender umgestiegen, aber die Wochenansicht mit zwei abonnierten Kalender per <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ics</span></a> URL ist doch sehr, sehr bescheiden. Welche App könnt ihr mir empfehlen, die vor allem mit <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usability</span></a> punktet? Danke für eure Hinweise. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a></p>
German UPA<p>Q&amp;A zur <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Selbstst%C3%A4ndigkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selbstständigkeit</span></a> in <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a>! </p><p>Offene Runde für UX-Freelancer &amp; alle, die es werden wollen. </p><p>Stelle deine Fragen &amp; tausche dich aus! 👇 </p><p><a href="https://germanupa.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungskalender/der-arbeitskreis-ux-freiberufler-selbststaendige-laedt-ein" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">germanupa.de/veranstaltungen/v</span><span class="invisible">eranstaltungskalender/der-arbeitskreis-ux-freiberufler-selbststaendige-laedt-ein</span></a> </p><p>📅 27.03.2025 | 🕙 18–19 Uhr </p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UXcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UXcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Freelancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freelancing</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usability</span></a></p>
Claudio Pires<p>Analyzing Software Quality Dimensions: Functionality, Usability and Reliability Interplay <a href="https://visualmodo.com/analyzing-software-quality-dimensions-functionality-usability-and-reliability-interplay/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">visualmodo.com/analyzing-softw</span><span class="invisible">are-quality-dimensions-functionality-usability-and-reliability-interplay/</span></a> 💡🧑‍💻🔌 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Analyzing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Analyzing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dimensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dimensions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reliability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reliability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usability</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>Is Security Human Factors Research Skewed Towards Western Ideas and Habits?</p><p>Really interesting research: “How WEIRD is Usable Privacy and Security Research?” by Ayako A. Hasegawa Daisuke Inoue, and Mitsuaki Akiyama:<br>&lt;bl... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/is-security-human-factors-research-skewed-towards-western-ideas-and-habits.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/is-security-human-factors-research-skewed-towards-western-ideas-and-habits.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/academicpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicpapers</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a></p>
zeldman<p>The new data.blog is now live! The first visual/UX/logo/color refresh since the original site was built 10 years ago, the refreshed blog has realigned for enhance navigation and discoverability, while also sporting a spiffy new look and feel. Enjoy!</p><p><a href="https://data.blog/2025/03/14/new-data-blog-is-here-designed-for-discovery/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">data.blog/2025/03/14/new-data-</span><span class="invisible">blog-is-here-designed-for-discovery/</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/redesigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redesigns</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/realign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realign</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/discoverability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discoverability</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a></p>
German UPA<p>UX360 Europe 2025 – die Konferenz für <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UXresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UXresearch</span></a> &amp; digitale Innovation!</p><p>📅 14.–15. Mai 2025 | 📍 Berlin</p><p>25+ Speaker, Case Studies &amp; neueste UX-Methoden. </p><p>🔥 15 % Rabatt für German UPA Mitglieder!</p><p>Infos &amp; Tickets: <br><a href="https://germanupa.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungskalender/ux360-europe-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">germanupa.de/veranstaltungen/v</span><span class="invisible">eranstaltungskalender/ux360-europe-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usability</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UXcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UXcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DesignThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DesignThinking</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DigitalInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalInnovation</span></a></p>
Robin Charlton<p>New washing machine was installed yesterday and today I’m seriously considering making a spreadsheet of all the programmes. Or maybe an iPhone app.</p><p>30 years ago on my Human-Computer Interaction post-grad we studied the usability failings of VCRs. It appears that washing machines are the rightful heir to this infamy.</p><p>The manufacturer is clearly aware of this as the machine has a “fuck it / don’t care” button. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hci</span></a></p>
Daniel AJ Sokolov<p>Designing Safety-critical <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/interface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interface</span></a> s entails proving the <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> and operational <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a> of each component. </p><p>See this experimentation-based<br><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/typographical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typographical</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a> for safety-critical contexts.<br><a href="https://enac.hal.science/hal-01022511/file/Legible_are_you_sure-.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">enac.hal.science/hal-01022511/</span><span class="invisible">file/Legible_are_you_sure-.pdf</span></a></p><p>It lead <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Airbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airbus</span></a> to engage a group of designers to create a special <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/truetype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truetype</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/font" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>font</span></a>, called B612. You can use <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/B612" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>B612</span></a> for free:<br><a href="https://b612-font.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">b612-font.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bonn.jetzt<p><strong>UXBN#36@cronn</strong></p> <p>Cronn Event Space am Bonner Bogen, Donnerstag, 20. März um 19:00 MEZ</p><p>Der Bonner Meetup für Usability- und User-Experience-Interessierte. Wie immer mit spannenden Vorträgen, Freigetränken und ganz viel Networking. Teilnahme ist kostenlos. Bitte vorab bei Eventbrite registrieren: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.de/e/uxbn36cronn-tickets-1277709245749" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.de/e/uxbn36cronn-tickets-1277709245749</a></p> <p><a href="https://bonn.jetzt/event/uxbn36cronn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bonn.jetzt/event/uxbn36cronn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
German UPA<p>Welche UX-Fortbildungen lohnen sich wirklich? 🤔 </p><p>Beim Online-Event der Arbeitskreises Qualitätsstandards am 18.3. diskutieren Jasmin Kuhn &amp; Guido Tesch mit Dir ausführlich über Qualität &amp; Nutzen. </p><p>Jetzt anmelden: <br><a href="https://germanupa.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungskalender/ux-chat-arbeitskreis-qualitaetsstandards-und-was-ist-mit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">germanupa.de/veranstaltungen/v</span><span class="invisible">eranstaltungskalender/ux-chat-arbeitskreis-qualitaetsstandards-und-was-ist-mit</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usability</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UXcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UXcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Weiterbildung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weiterbildung</span></a></p>
sannidhi<p>Usability testing with disabled users is a good investment</p><p><a href="https://nicolas-steenhout.com/usability-testing-is-critical/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nicolas-steenhout.com/usabilit</span><span class="invisible">y-testing-is-critical/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Usability</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/UsabilityTesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UsabilityTesting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Testing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WCAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WCAG</span></a></p>
podpod<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/podpodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>podpodcast</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/openSourceSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>openSourceSecurity</span></a><br />Episode 351 - Is security or usability a law of the universe?<br /><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_351_Is_security_or_usability_a_law_of_the_universe.mp3?dest-id=542864" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">traffic.libsyn.com/secure/open</span><span class="invisible">sourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_351_Is_security_or_usability_a_law_of_the_universe.mp3?dest-id=542864</span></a><br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/episode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>episode</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>usability</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/universe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>universe</span></a><br />Josh and Kurt talk about end to end encrypted messages. This has been a popular topic lately due to the Mastodon popularity. Mastodon has a uniquely insecure messaging system, but they aren&#39;t the only one. The eternal debate of can security and usability exist together? We suspect it can&#39;t be, but it&#39;s a very complicated topic. Show Notes EFF on Mastodon DM privacy Towards End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages in the Fediverse Pluralistic: 14 Nov 2022 Even if you&#39;re paying for the product, you&#39;re still the...</p>
Uli Kusterer (Not a kitteh)<p>Have there been any studies on the usability of “tools" in draw and paint apps being worse than people thought that I missed, or why do so many drawing apps no longer have a tool palette and just create a single new object at a default size/color?</p><p>Or worse, do like Pixelmator Pro these days and have tools, but most of them are hidden in 3 levels of submenus?</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ux</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a></p>
mailbox.org<p>mailbox.org Userforum – kurzzeitig offline für mehr Sicherheit &amp; Übersichtlichkeit</p><p>Am 12. März 2025 um ca. 22 Uhr erhält unser Userforum wichtige Sicherheits- und Usability-Updates. Dafür wird es bis zu 30 Minuten offline sein. Mit dem Update bieten wir einen verbesserten Dokumentenaustausch sowie stärkere Schutzmechanismen.</p><p>Das Forum kann während der Wartung nicht genutzt werden, steht danach aber wie gewohnt zur Verfügung. Danke für Ihr Verständnis! 💚</p><p><a href="https://social.mailbox.org/tags/mailboxorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mailboxorg</span></a> <a href="https://social.mailbox.org/tags/SecurityUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityUpdate</span></a> <a href="https://social.mailbox.org/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usability</span></a></p>
François<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@petrillic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>petrillic</span></a></span> let me tell you about <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/Teams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teams</span></a> on <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a>… it uses a dark theme and everything is dark gray, INCLUDING THE FRIGGIN’ field where I’m supposed to type my name in!</p><p>The first time, I was very confused by the disabled button. It took me a minute to discover the «&nbsp;hidden&nbsp;» text box.</p><p><a href="https://ruby.social/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usability</span></a> was great 10 years ago. Today, not so much.</p>
tomate 🍅<p>As a user I want to login to a website or app by providing username, password and 2nd factor after which I recieve an email with a link I need to klick. </p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usability</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/login" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>login</span></a></p>