The only constant is change. That is to say, things are constantly changing. Just when you think you’ve got a full grasp on the internet and all the possibilities it brings, along comes a paradigm shift that moves the game from the home or office. Now, instead of using e-commerce through the internet, we can …
Cloud computing delivers information technology services through the internet directly to the user, on demand, where the user can then store his or her information in the cloud instead of on a local device.
Of course, your information isn’t really sitting on a mass of water vapor floating about between the ground and the vacuum of …
You have successfully navigated your way through an e-commerce website, filled your cart with goodies, and now it’s time to enter your payment particulars, such as:
Name as it appears on your account or card
Account or card number
Expiration date
Card Verification Code (CVC)
After all the required information is entered, you click a button …
Responsive Web Design (RWD) is a web design technique that strives to optimize the user’s viewing and interaction experience. The idea is to make reading and navigation easier by minimizing the need to resize elements on the screen and reducing the need to scroll. Optimally, a single source of web code can be reused across …
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a whole bunch of objects, interconnected by the internet, that are able to exchange data through application programming interfaces (APIs). An estimated 25 billion IoT objects will be connected and exchanging data by the year 2020, according to my colleague Amanda Myers’ related blog post last week. That’s a …
At last month’s Abila User and Developer Conference (AUDC 2016), the Abila Usability Team conducted usability studies covering six products in 10 different product areas.
We hosted 86 test subjects from 55 different organizations who worked in multiple focus groups to offer up 199 product recommendations to enhance our products.
That’s the story “by the numbers,” but the …
Ever wonder how software ends up working like it does (or doesn’t), and what the software developers were thinking about when they created it? Are you not satisfied with your software’s operation and want to do something about it? You might be interested in learning about and participating in usability studies.
Start With the End Goal …
Are antiquated systems bogging down your processes and preventing your employees from being productive? While upgrading to the newest and fastest computer technology would be ideal, this isn’t always a budget priority for nonprofits and associations.
General Maintenance
A quick fix to consider before spending any money is to perform some basic computer maintenance to see if …
What good is your data if you can’t find what you’re looking for due to the mounds of information you have to sift through? Or worse, you find the information you need, but it’s out-of-date or simply incorrect.
These are both examples of a basic database concept, “Garbage In – Garbage Out,” caused by misleading, inaccurate, …
You’re already pressed for time and your software is not performing as expected. Or, maybe you’re trying a new process that involves using a software feature unfamiliar to you. Maybe you’ve entered an entire spreadsheet worth of data into your accounting software only to discover that none of it was saved. And, you just don’t …