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Howto Create a Temporary Local Subversion Repository

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
I’ve run into the situation a couple of times where I get started on a client’s office, but due to delays and politics it takes time to get...

E-Texteditor For Windows

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
I have been looking a fast, intuitive editor for my Windows laptop. Now I stopped looking. E-texteditor for windows is very intuitive and easy to use. ...

MTV Chooses Web Standards And Flunks Flash Website

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
UX Magazine reports that MTV drops their Flash based website in favor of a common-sense web standards based solution. It seems the Flash version was not...

Debugging CSS: My Best Productivity Tip Ever

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Firebug keeps surprising me. I’ve recently been working on code for several web designs and this little trick helped me to understand existing HTML...

Replacement for Standard Windows Console

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
The standard windows command window (console) sucks for several usability reasons: Standard windows keyboard shortcuts don’t work. It’s not...

Door handle Usability

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
What's a usability blog without a post about door handles? Daniel Szuc just pointed me to this photo from Joe Goldberg (via webword). ...

Hidden Functionality — Hints And Affordance

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Many of today have extremely advanced features and functionality. But the trend towards simpler, slicker user interfaces points towards hiding some of...

Affordance of Autocomplete Text Fields

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
In my opinion, the autocomplete input boxes have a very low discoverability because they’re basically just textfields with added JavaScript. Google...

Ruby on Rails Patch Day is On!

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
We’re in the middle of Ruby on Rails Patch Day in the Copenhagen.rb (the copenhagen ruby society). Ruby on Rails is used by Capgemini for rapid prototyping...

A Badly Timed Warning

almost 5 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Why is it that my laptop gives me this warning: AFTER the computer shuts down, so I see it when I plug it in and turn it on again?...