Archive for the ‘usability’ tag
Smart Usability: Remember password, not username
Remember Passwords, Not Usernames
“Remember Me” options typically remember both username and passwords. Some sites remember your username and ask you to enter the password every time you login.
I saw that Plesk control panel remembers your password and asks you to enter the username.
That’s a really smart trick. It’s much easier for me to remember my username than my password. Someone who gets access to the computer will have to know my username to get in. It’s a good enough protection I think!
Anyone else on this? What do you think? Should we remember passwords or usernames?
Which is the best CMS in terms of usability?
I’ve been playing with a few open source CMSs for my new book. And I am actually surprised! Most of them are just so darn difficult to use! Not only they are jargon filled, but they are also unintuivie!
I am looking at both user side and the admin side.
I think WordPress excels in usability. The design is good, and it’s easy to figure out how things are laid. It follows task-centered approach to design. Which is great.
Joomla is confusing. The action buttons are above the form where you fill in the information. That’s very sad. The content adding interface is overly complicated and difficult for an intermediate user too.
Drupal makes me feel I have landed in wonderland! The taxonomy and nodes tangle me! And where is the WYSIWYG interface? That should be on by default!
What’s been your experience? Which CMS is best in terms of usability?
