... First Law of Usability
DON’T MAKEME THINK!
Self-evident, obvious and self-explanatory
The user should be able to “get it”
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A lot of things on a Web page can make ... of tiny bits of visual noise to wear us down. Some people have no
problem with busy pages and background noise, but many do.
I’m out
of here!
Sometimes a single
mistake can empty it
You can...
... is me, the author. Sometimes it’s me the usability professional (“I tell my
clients ”) and sometimes it’s me speaking as a Web user (“If I can’t find a
Search button ”), but it’s always me.
>
“You” ...
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Page Name
Unique
page
Content
Page Name
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(No mention of
Lug Nuts on
the page)
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Names don’t mat
ch.
Frustration, loss of trust.
Names match.
Comfort,
trust, ... breadcrumbs
>
Don’t use them instead of a page name. There have been a lot of attempts to
make the last item in the Breadcrumbs list do double duty, eliminating the need
for a separate page name. Some sites...
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... countenances some sort of downward causation. But such downward
efficacy of the mental would suggest an ontological status for the mental that
verges on dualism.¹⁵ However, as mentioned above, ... case, ‘‘arguments’’
for neurobiological reductionism are not in fact arguments but mere noises.
And while we did not judge there to be a fully adequate response to
this problem at the time we began ... complex
entities or systems are either mere aggregates or mechanisms. Aggregates are
collections of parts that donot interact (e.g., marbles in a bag). Mechanisms
(e.g., mechanical clocks) are entities...
... Humans can
sometimes feel extreme envy and jealousy for the most
trivial reasons.
As soon Cynthia returned I put on a smiling face as
though nothing had happened.
“Jody, something doesn’t seem ... please give me a couple of bucks
for dinner? I’m two dollars short for a big bottle of
Beer.”
“Listen to me you stinking nitwit! I’m not your
freaking honey! Next time you call me honey I’ll ... raw,” I said.
“Jody, do you still love me? ” asked Cynthia.
“Of course I do, Cynthia! I love you a lot!” I
exclaimed.
“Then why are you breaking my heart. You’re telling me
that my hard work...
... quan trọng và quan
trọng. Lý do đưa ra chủ yếu là:"vì tương lai sau này của con” chiếm 26%, sau đó
đến lý do “để có nghề nghiệp ổn định” chiếm 15% và các lý do còn lại chiếm
13%.
Như vậy, ... người, số hộ là 2.156 hộ. Trong
xã có hầu hết các loại hình kinh doanh, dịch vụ dođó số lượng khác qua địa
bàn khá đông. Mặt khác, do trong xã có khu công nghiệp Bắc Thăng Long
nên số lượng người ... Ông (bà) cho là như vậy?” Những người được
hỏi cho biết lý do mình quan niệm về vấn đề học tập của con cái như sau:
Biểu đồ 2.1: Lý do các bậc cha mẹ cho biết quan niệm của mình về vấn
đề học...
... vehicle
capability of self-moving, self-movement (programmable) under automatic control is able to
complete assigned work. In theory, the operating environment of the self-propelled robot may be ... 2010
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THIẾT KẾ ROBOT MINI TỰ HÀNH DÒ ĐƯỜNG TRONG MÊ CUNG
DESIGN MINI SELF-PROPELLED ROBOT MEASURED IN THE MAZE
Nhóm SVTH: Phan Trọng Đạt, Phạm Đức Linh, Nguyễn Văn Lượm,
Nguyễn Thái...
... today.
He does everything for his mother.
She’s doing nothing at the moment.
- Một số cách nói phổ biến dùng do :
• do one’s best
• do good
• do harm
• do a favour
• do business
2. Cách dùng make
... dishes
• do a job
- Dùng do khi nói “làm” một cách chung chung, không đề cập chính xác
tên của hoạt động. Thường đi với các từ: something, nothing, anything,
everything…
I’m not doing anything ... dùng do
- Dùng do cho các hoạt động hằng ngày, chú ý rằng những hoạt động này
thường là không tạo nên vật gì cụ thể, không sáng tạo nên cái mới.
• do housework
• do the ironing
• do the...
... • make plans
• make an exception
• make arrangements
• make a telephone call
• make a decision
• make a mistake
• make noise
• make money
• make an excuse
• make an effort
...
... today.
He does everything for his mother.
She’s doing nothing at the moment.
- Một số cách nói phổ biến dùng do :
• do one’s best
• do good
• do harm
• do a favour
• do business
2. Cách dùng make
- ... dishes
• do a job
- Dùng do khi nói “làm” một cách chung chung, không đề cập chính xác tên của hoạt
động. Thường đi với các từ: something, nothing, anything, everything…
I’m not doing anything ... make
- Dùng make diễn tả các hoạt động tạo nên cái gì đó cụ thể mà bạn có thể chạm vào
được.
• make food
• make a cup of tea / coffee
• make a mess
- Một số cách nói phổ biến dùng make :
...