Closeness of Actions and Objects in GUI Design 
Summary: Users overlook features if the GUI elements — such as buttons and checkboxes — are too far away from the objects they act on. One of the oldest principles of human-computer interaction is ... (2010-03-26)
Scrolling and Attention
Summary: Web users spend 80% of their time looking at information above the page fold. Although users do scroll, they allocate only 20% of their attention below the fold. In Web design, there's much... (2010-03-26)
Testing Expert Users
Summary: It's more difficult to conduct usability studies with experienced users than with novices, and the improvements are usually smaller. Still, improving expert performance is often worth the effo... (2010-01-25)
Anybody Can Do Usability
Summary: Usability is like cooking: everybody needs the results, anybody can do it reasonably well with a bit of training, and yet it takes a master to produce a gourmet outcome. One of the discount us... (2010-01-15)
10 Best Intranets of 2010
Summary: Intranet design is maturing and reaping the rewards of continuous quality improvement for traditional features, while embracing new trends like mobile access, emergency preparedness, and user/employee... (2010-01-12)
The Dark Google Myth
We’ve all been sent this e-mail... If Google had a black screen, taking into account the huge number of page views it receives, an estimated 750 mega watts/hour per year (sic) would be saved. With this ... (2010-01-11)
Less is Better 
David Heinemeier Hansson is one of the most influential voices on the Internet. He is the author of the immensely popular Ruby on Rails programming framework, is a noted blogger and media figure, an... (2010-01-11)