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Jul 23, 2006
Windows

Consistent Dialog Non-Client Areas with Winforms

Even though it receives far less attention than it’s more-malleable sibling, the non-client area of a dialog (the window frame, etc.) is highly configurable with Winforms 2.0. There are several guidelines that you should follow when creating new d...

Jul 22, 2006
Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile Ux Design

Mauricio Perez, a Microsoft Technical Account Manager (or TAM), has an extensive survey of creating an effective User Experience for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices at WindowsForDevices.com. The article is fairly broad, covering everything from the evo...

Jul 22, 2006
Mobile

Mike' Two Minute Mobile Web Hack

Mike Davidson, fellow Seattleite and CEO of Newsvine, has a handy tutorial on making your website mobile device-friendly in just a couple minutes. His approach, in contrast to the potentially unsupported approach of using ‘mobile device web standa...

Jul 18, 2006
Books

UI Design for Programmers

UI Design for Programmers This book from former Microsoft Program Manager, Joel Spolsky, covers the basics of good UI design in the least-dry manner I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. This is a fantastic introductory book on creating a good...

Jul 18, 2006
Books

Don’t Make Me Think

Don’t Make me Think I picked up Steve Krug’s book on common-sense web usability a few years ago. It’s quite enjoyable, but I feel like it’s directed at absolute neophytes to both web design and User Experience.