“Click Here” Links are a Scourge of the Internet!
I love reading Ivan Levison's newsletters. But I have to admit to a very visceral reaction when I see anyone advocating click here links or buttons (as he did in his December 2012 newsletter). I think they are a scourge of Internet usability because they require the user to read (and re-read) the text before the link to have any idea what the link leads to. Imagine if every link were done this way. You might get text like this: To backup your files, click here. To view your files, click here. To delete your files, click here. Compare the[...]
All You Need to Know is 1Password
Imagine a world where all you needed to remember was one password. One password to login and pay your bills online, one password to shop online to any of your favorite stores, one password to login to your bank's website and manage your finances... and it's safe. Yes, safe! I want to introduce you to my good friend, 1Password.1Password is a password manager that not only stores all of your passwords for logins, but can store Credit Cards to auto fill online when making a purchase, Identities to quickly register online with one click, Software Licenses, Secure Notes, and more.[...]