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When there's inactivity…should we prompt the user for action?
We develop children's toys. For one of the electronic devices that we are developing the child presses a button to initiate an activity. At the end of the activity (15 - 20 seconds in duration), they ...
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How should I correctly implement a timeout warning?
I'm working on a web app that contains sensitive data akin to what you will find on tax forms - ex: SSNs, income, addresses, etc.
The people using this web app are financial aid administrators in ...
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User Authentication/Timeout for web-app with personal Information
The concept behind "Remember my Username" and even allowing browsers to save your "username and password" for this site seems like it could be controversial.
Given that different audiences prefer ...
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Acceptable length of idle time before considering a user is away?
Regarding my previous question on user activity, how long is the ideal amount of time to allow the computer to sit idly before considering the user to be away?
In my current application of this ...
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Correct length for login timeout?
My company has created lots of computer software but one issue we have is with login timeouts.
Some developers want to make them shorter for security, while most users want it be infinite? Is there ...
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I need ideas to improve this timeout control
I'm getting ready to publish a page of real-time stock-option data. Problem is I'm not so sure any more of many controls that I used to be in love with.
The first of these now-doggish controls is ...
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Best error message to display when too many users logging onto web system
I have a website that started experiencing issues when too many people are trying to log into the website at the same time (usually at the start of the business day). Are there some examples of or ...
