Jaco Briers

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Feb 17	comment	What is the most intuitive way to highlight items which require attention or were updated since last log-in? I like the yellow fade technique idea
Feb 17	asked	What is the most intuitive way to highlight items which require attention or were updated since last log-in?
Feb 15	answered	How to communicate foreign key constraints in a business application?
Feb 15	answered	An icon that represents “End Game” in iPhone app
Jan 18	comment	Defining “Instantaneous” as part of usability acceptance criteria +1 for Jacob Nielsen's interesting article
Jan 13	comment	Which websites stock good quality free fonts? Okay, just thought it may be a good reference for other users. Would it be appropriate to make it a community wiki?
Jan 12	asked	Which websites stock good quality free fonts?
Jan 11	answered	Blinking, bouncing and flashing elements
Oct 14	revised	Disable the save button until changes are made? correct spelling, formatting
Oct 14	answered	Disable the save button until changes are made?
Sep 26	comment	Progress Bars - Why are they never “useful”? Here's a related question ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11898/…
Sep 26	answered	Progress Bars - Why are they never “useful”?
Sep 13	revised	I am trying to think which is the best way for a simple crud added 1 characters in body
Sep 13	answered	I am trying to think which is the best way for a simple crud
Sep 7	answered	What would be a good non-religious icon to represent that a person has died?
Aug 29	comment	Tabbed browsing. Why close the application on closing the last tab? Agreed, I was surprised by this behavior. Often, I just want to close all my tabs and start researching something new. This means I have to keep that last pesky tab open till I've added a new tab. In its defense, it is a very learn-able behavior.
Aug 1	comment	How exactly does good usability cut development time? I concede that if you factor in maintenance, etc throughout the whole life-cycle of the product, there would be savings. Initially it would take more development time (which was what I was trying to get at)
Jul 26	answered	How exactly does good usability cut development time?
Jul 21	answered	How would you solve the column of check boxes problem?
Jul 20	comment	Plus icon for new tab not working in user testing. Anomaly or actually confusing for users… :) yes, true. It was a cheap shot at IE (Opera had it since 2000)