Comments for vdl Labs http://www.vdllabs.com A laboratory of experiences: tests, critiques and musings Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:21:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Where’s the content? A crude real estate allocation comparison of six leading norwegian news sites by hittjw http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/06/02/wheres-the-content-a-crude-real-estate-allocation-comparison-of-six-leading-norwegian-news-sites/#comment-18 hittjw Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:00:38 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=19#comment-18 Interesting study, would have liked to hear your conclusion at the end. The blacking out of "low value" space was shocking for a few of those sites, makes me wonder if they would get more traffic freeing up the home page (or click through to content.) Best, Justin Interesting study, would have liked to hear your conclusion at the end. The blacking out of “low value” space was shocking for a few of those sites, makes me wonder if they would get more traffic freeing up the home page (or click through to content.)

Best,

Justin

]]> Comment on Technorati fails on login failure by hittjw http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/06/12/technorati-fails-on-login-failure/#comment-17 hittjw Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:55:14 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=29#comment-17 No sooner do I praise them in "Technorati Keeps Its Front End Up" does the whole site go down, now it is up/down a couple times a week. It seems like their back end system is going down periodically causing login failures -- they won't last long if they continue to be unreliable. Best, Justin No sooner do I praise them in “Technorati Keeps Its Front End Up” does the whole site go down, now it is up/down a couple times a week. It seems like their back end system is going down periodically causing login failures — they won’t last long if they continue to be unreliable.

Best,

Justin

]]> Comment on POS Payment terminals: a visual review by eklem http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/08/14/pos-payment-terminals-a-visual-review/#comment-16 eklem Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:36:59 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=35#comment-16 This is like the storage-boxes for 1.44 MB diskettes. Every one of them was different, but none worked especially well. Too many manufacturers, and no real feedback-loop. This is like the storage-boxes for 1.44 MB diskettes. Every one of them was different, but none worked especially well. Too many manufacturers, and no real feedback-loop.

]]> Comment on Bad experience with POS payment terminals by vdl Labs » Blog Archive » POS Payment terminals: a visual review http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/05/01/bad-experience-with-pos-payment-terminals/#comment-15 vdl Labs » Blog Archive » POS Payment terminals: a visual review Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:00:48 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=5#comment-15 [...] promised in a previous post (Bad experience with POS payment terminals), and after the vacation break, I am uploading a visual review of (some) POS payment terminals. The [...] [...] promised in a previous post (Bad experience with POS payment terminals), and after the vacation break, I am uploading a visual review of (some) POS payment terminals. The [...]

]]> Comment on The “click here” nightmare by eklem http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/05/13/the-click-here-nightmare/#comment-14 eklem Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:56:20 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=14#comment-14 Maybe we need the intermediate solution for a while since we've trained the users for so long with the "click here" :-D Maybe we need the intermediate solution for a while since we’ve trained the users for so long with the “click here” :-D

]]> Comment on Technorati fails on login failure by darryl http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/06/12/technorati-fails-on-login-failure/#comment-13 darryl Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:43:02 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=29#comment-13 Hey Vito...Technorati failing...no surprises there. With a name like that who can blame the small dwarves that live inside our computers tinkering. Still I find it hard to understand what Technorati does and how it really works, the site is self-assuming (but maybe I am dim)...good to see your blog I just added you to my blogroll - thanks! Hey Vito…Technorati failing…no surprises there. With a name like that who can blame the small dwarves that live inside our computers tinkering. Still I find it hard to understand what Technorati does and how it really works, the site is self-assuming (but maybe I am dim)…good to see your blog I just added you to my blogroll - thanks!

]]> Comment on Finn.no bits: ordering criteria puzzle by vdl Labs » Blog Archive » Finn.no bits: more on ordering http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/05/23/finnno-bits-ordering-criteria-puzzle/#comment-12 vdl Labs » Blog Archive » Finn.no bits: more on ordering Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:43:11 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=15#comment-12 [...] Finn.no bits: ordering criteria puzzle [...] [...] Finn.no bits: ordering criteria puzzle [...]

]]> Comment on NRKbeta: at a glance by oyvind http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/06/06/nrkbeta-at-a-glance/#comment-11 oyvind Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:41:20 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=26#comment-11 Hi, thanks for mentioning NRKbeta. And yes, you're right. NRKbeta looks more like NRKbeta beta now. And has been looking way to basic way too long. We have been working with a new and very much improved design for a long time. But due to other respnsibilities, server problems etc. we haven't been able to finish the new design. Hi, thanks for mentioning NRKbeta.

And yes, you’re right. NRKbeta looks more like NRKbeta beta now. And has been looking way to basic way too long. We have been working with a new and very much improved design for a long time. But due to other respnsibilities, server problems etc. we haven’t been able to finish the new design.

]]> Comment on Six norwegian news websites homepages: a visual comparison by Stefan http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/05/30/six-norwegian-news-websites-homepages-a-visual-comparison/#comment-10 Stefan Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:47:01 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=18#comment-10 Tell me about it. The worst thing is that other norwegian companies that are not news sites are copying this model. Above the fold advertising is prime real estate and it's just too tempting to not exploit for some people. But in the end you're reducing the importance of your own brand and like you said, people learn to just scroll, making those ads less and less profitable at the expense of the users goodwill. Tell me about it. The worst thing is that other norwegian companies that are not news sites are copying this model.

Above the fold advertising is prime real estate and it’s just too tempting to not exploit for some people. But in the end you’re reducing the importance of your own brand and like you said, people learn to just scroll, making those ads less and less profitable at the expense of the users goodwill.

]]> Comment on Why couldn’t Dell keep the usual keyboard layout on the Vostro series? by apostrophe example http://www.vdllabs.com/2008/05/03/why-couldnt-dell-keep-the-usual-keyboard-layout-on-the-vostro-series/#comment-9 apostrophe example Sat, 31 May 2008 23:12:07 +0000 http://www.vdllabs.com/?p=7&language=en#comment-9 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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