Tag Archives: software design

Social Business: Identity and Reputation

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Social Software is turning the idea of identity on it head.  Actually this is a trend that has been happening for long time, but it is being thrust into the public consciousness by the desire now to bring social systems into the … Continue reading →

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Cloud User’s Bill of Rights

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Want users to use your cloud-based web site?  Follow these guidelines, so that users can sign up easily and use it.  Sadly, there are soooo many ways that web sites can do this wrong.  The result is a bewildering variety … Continue reading →

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Web Security vs. Superstition, Part 4

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Web site security is a very important issue to me. I find it frustrating sometimes dealing with people who operate based more on superstition and urban legends than on solid principles.  Part 4 is about some strange behavior I have … Continue reading →

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Web Security vs. Superstition, Part 1

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Web site security is a very important issue to me. Every application, every information resource, must be built strong enough to put in the Internet, to reliably deliver information to those allowed access, and prevent delivery to those who are … Continue reading →

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The Login Test

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

This post is on the usability of authenticating to a site.  Entering your username and password, what could be complicated about that?  But, surprisingly, so many sites get it wrong.  The “Login Test” is a measure of one specific aspect … Continue reading →

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