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I'm a usability specialist investigating analysis and design of multi-user interaction. My doctoral work centered around using discourse analysis techniques to understand design requirements for groupware. I am currently employed helping to design a complex versioning/building/testing system.

In my spare time, I write science fiction; my novel Duplicate is available as an eBook, paperback, or hardcover. Yes, there's a fair amount of User Experience in it. ;)

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Aug
12
awarded  Editor
Aug
12
revised Can we get a simple process for a “discount usability test?”
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Aug
11
comment Best way to add items to a paginated list
+1 for effective sample data ;)
Aug
10
comment Disabled submit button on form vs allow submit then show errors?
Wouldn't it be nice to have an interface that starts you at step 2 instead?
Aug
10
answered Disabled submit button on form vs allow submit then show errors?
Aug
10
answered How do you decide whether additional information is harmful?
Aug
10
answered How do you version-control your wireframe/prototype assets?
Aug
10
answered how to explain logarithmic scale to a non-techie user
Aug
10
comment how to explain logarithmic scale to a non-techie user
Using minor gridlines (in a faint color) can really reinforce what is going on. You could also make the axis labels more salient.
Aug
9
comment Recommend UI modifications
Can you ask a bit more of a focused question? This is a pretty general "design my interface for me" question as it stands now--the more specific you are, the better we'll be able to help.
Aug
9
answered Selection of multiple items and then selected one as default
Aug
8
answered What motivates people to keep on sharing ideas, develop new concepts and innovate on online innovation communities?
Aug
5
answered Do many spinners on a page look good?
Aug
5
comment Do unique icon contours help people scan?
Wish that article cited any sort of proof or evidence or research...
Aug
4
comment Tips for ethnography
+1 for paying attention to the unremarkable. It's hard for fish to see the water...
Aug
3
answered Should checkbox labels be to the right or the left?
Aug
2
comment Should we call our achievement system something else?
What behavior(s) are you trying to encourage? How do participants see themselves?
Aug
2
answered Is clicking here to stay?
Aug
2
answered How to design user evaluation tasks without leading people to 'the answer'?
Jul
29
awarded  Necromancer