December 22, 2013

Web develoeprs: Four Dangerous Navigation Approaches that Can Increase Cognitive Strain

Four Dangerous Navigation Approaches that Can Increase Cognitive Strain: "Summary: Some navigation implementations risk pushing users into a state of cognitive strain which lessens the likelihood of them taking desirable actions."

December 20, 2013

Digital Detox: How to Unplug for the Holidays

Digital Detox: How to Unplug for the Holidays: "But what are the best ways to beat iPhone addiction? Whether you’re trying to study or trying to be a good family member, here’s how you can go on that digital diet."

Digital democracy lets you write your own laws

Digital democracy lets you write your own laws: "True democracy is not just about casting a vote every five years. It means citizens being fully involved in the proposal, development and creation of laws. The Commission on Digital Democracy currently being established will consider what part technology can play in helping people to take an active part in the way the country is run."

Debit vs. credit cards: Which is safer to swipe?

Debit vs. credit cards: Which is safer to swipe?: "While the tens of millions of Target shoppers who had their credit and debit card information stolen likely won't be on the hook for any fraudulent transactions that may occur, debit card users could face much bigger headaches than credit card users."

December 18, 2013

Research: Cubicles Are the Absolute Worst

"The bottom line: workers in enclosed offices were by far the happiest, reporting the least amount of frustration on all 15 of the factors surveyed. Workers in cubicles with high partitions were the most miserable, reporting the lowest rates of satisfaction in 13 out of those 15 factors."

December 17, 2013

Flat vs. Deep Website Hierarchies

"Summary: Information can be organized in either flat or deep hierarchies; both have their advantages and pitfalls."

December 14, 2013

Get Off The Phone

"However, there is a difference with phones. They are so portable that you can use them anywhere, so people do."

The Most Convincing Reason To Give Social Media A Break | HooplaHa.com

"The ironic thing about social media is that in its mission to connect people, we, the users, ride our natural instinct to socialize into a mess of collected “friends” and “followers,” enabling ourselves to be satiated by the “likes” and re-tweets, so that we don’t have to accept the responsibility of making real friendships, or even standing the solitude of our own company for more than ten minutes."

December 05, 2013

How to Run a Last Pass Security Audit (and Why It Can’t Wait)

"If you’re practicing lax password management and hygiene, it’s only a matter of time until one of the increasingly numerous large scale security breaches burns you. Stop being thankful you dodged the past security breach bullets and armor yourself against the future ones."