Aug 30, 2008
Some of the applications I use most often aren't desktop apps, they're web apps that I access through a web browser. Gmail, Google Reader, and Google Docs, for example. GMDesk is an Adobe AIR-based client for these and other Google-based services. It's based on the idea that you shouldn't have to fire up a web browser just to check your email.
The concept is sound, but the execution leaves a bit to be desired. We've seen other attempts at taking web apps away ... Read More
Aug 30, 2008
What Is Usability?
Usability is the measure of the quality of a user's experience when interacting with a product or system — whether a Web site, a software application, mobile technology, or any user-operated device.
Usability is a combination of factors that affect the user's experience with the product or system, including:
Ease of learning
How fast can a user who has never seen the user interface before learn it sufficiently well to accomplish basic tasks?
Efficiency of ... Read More
Aug 30, 2008
The Importance of analyzing your Statistics at regular Intervals
It is a fact that bloggers who just starting out like statistics. They tend to check their numbers every five minutes of a day. Is that productive? Is that the right thing to do?
A starting blogger and stats
In the beginning of a blog, the blogger likes every visitor that took the
time to visit the blog. Therefore every time you visit your stats you
will have a great feeling and that is awesome, but, but you ... Read More
Aug 30, 2008
Keep the Spark Alive ......
Inaugural Speech for the new batch at the Symbiosis program, Pune 23rd June, 2008 -- By Chetan Bhagat
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Good Morning everyone and thank you for giving me this chance to speak to you. This day is about you. You, who have come to this college, leaving the comfort of your homes (or in some cases discomfort), to become something in your life. I am sure you are excited. There are few days ... Read More