Been just a tad busy

Has it been that long since my last post!!!
Madly trying to finish my assignment. Have gotten some very interesting responses to my questionnaire, seems Krug has it right as far as my audience are concerned. Look no further.
I should also be buying stock in Google as the most favored site for searching. Seems internet users are also no longer worried about online purchasing, everyone is doing it now. Not to say the system is perfect, users have some definite ideas there about what makes for a good experience but I will save that titbit for the assignment.

Seems Jakob Nielsen's has an Alertbox online http://www.useit.com/alertbox/annoyances.html
that is sent to managers of intranets which is who sent this to me. a bit of a plug for his up comming day seminar but also some interesting comments. I did like the links to past pages and came up with these comments:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/design_priorities.html
Indeed, the biggest design flaws destroying business value typically involve:
-Communicating clearly so that users understand you. Users allocate minimal time to initial website visits, so you must quickly convince them that the site's worthwhile.
-Providing information users want. Users must be able to easily determine whether your services meet their needs and why they should do business with you.
-Offering simple, consistent page design, clear navigation, and an information architecture that puts things where users expect to find them.

Interesting that they happen to exactly match what my questionnaire respondents found makes a good web site experience. Guess we can all be experts.

On the home front I have finished my job as event organiser so will now be giving 100% of my attention to NED23, well maybe 70:30 the kids have to get some attention. Husband you question, he gets about 0.1%, the dog rates higher I think, you only have so many hours in the day...just kidding Dear!