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Scottberkun.com Scottberkun.com- Expert columns on web usability, interaction and web design. Croc O' Lyle Croc O' Lyle- Weblog by a practicing User Experience Architect. Usually about usability, design information architecture and e-business. Vaspers the Grate Vaspers the Grate- Insights into web writing, user-focused web design, and web credibility enhancement. Vaspers the Grate: Web Credibility Destroyers Vaspers the Grate: Web Credibility Destroyers- List of design issues that pollute an overall impression of trustworthiness and dependability. Hot Text: Web Writing That Works Hot Text: Web Writing That Works- Articles from trainer-writer team Jonathan and Lisa Price. Ideas and services for web writers, editors, and content managers. Klariti Guide to Usability and Information Architecture Klariti Guide to Usability and Information Architecture- Directory contains over 500 links, mainly to scholarly articles. AgeLight Institute AgeLight Institute- Guidelines written for webmasters, communicators and marketers to assist with website design for maximum usability for seniors and older internet users. eShopability eShopability- Provides design and usability information and advice on how to convert browsers into buyers and keep them, analysis and trends. Free fortnightly newsletter. Web Usability Findings Web Usability Findings- Compilation of surveys of web usability engineering and test results. Web Development Web Development- A summary of the complete life cycle of web development: planning, analysis, design, implementation, and promotion. Key practices and online resources are given f… A Heuristic Evaluation of a World Wide Web Prototype A Heuristic Evaluation of a World Wide Web Prototype- Experiment by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS)finding a large number of usability problems that were identified and sugges… ShoreWalker ShoreWalker- Covers every area of site design as well as what not to do. Steers the user away from hype and towards more practical, user-friendly Web design. Based in Australia. Starling Access Services Starling Access Services- Interesting definition of Accessible Web Design. For use by "anyone, any web browsing technology and any site". Usability First Usability First- Diamond Bullet Design offers their experience and knowledge on website and software usability. Art and the Zen of Web Sites Art and the Zen of Web Sites- Suggestions and guidelines for putting together a usable and attractive web site. 100 Things to Do to Make a Better Site 100 Things to Do to Make a Better Site- List of several (actually, eight) ways to make a more user-friendly site. Also has other reader comments on the same topic. Usability.gov Usability.gov- Provided by the National Cancer Institute. Includes information and resources on making web sites and other user interfaces more useful, usable, and accessible. New… Theory Theory- A weekly column by Adam Baker that discusses web usability, interface, and interaction design. Includes previous columns for review. Usability Professionals' Association Usability Professionals' Association- The UPA's purpose is to promote usability concepts and techniques worldwide. Fifth Conference on the Human Factors and the Web Fifth Conference on the Human Factors and the Web- A forum for sharing information among a community of human factors engineers, designers, and developers who are interested in pr… Something 4 Nothing Web Pages Something 4 Nothing Web Pages- Tips for building pages which are visually pleasing, and yet still download quickly and make information easy to access. From Webdeveloper.com. Lynx Friendly Lynx Friendly- The key to being Lynx Friendly is to be consciously aware of the HTML which goes into creating a web page and to ensure that those using a non-graphical browser are… AnyBrowser.com AnyBrowser.com- Web page viewer presents a site as it might be seen by visitors with different browsers. HTML Authoring Tools HTML Authoring Tools- Provides free services to assist web authors who wish to make their information available to the largest audience. Usefo.com Usefo.com- Web design resources, Usableword newsletter, and web usability guidelines to make web sites faster, more educational, and usable. Usable Web Usable Web- Collection of links and accompanying information about human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web. Internet Brothers: Helpware for the Cybercommunity Internet Brothers: Helpware for the Cybercommunity- Expanding web community by offering free tips and tutorials about HTML and DHTML, graphics editing, site promotion, digital pho… Web Pages That Suck Web Pages That Suck- Learn good web page design by looking at bad web pages. Opquast Opquast- A list of best practices intended to improve the quality of on-line services. Wexford Town Internet Cafe Wexford Town Internet Cafe- Also provides printing, scanning, copying, faxing and CD/DVD burning. Provides prices, directions and a list of services.