Comments on: Five Best Practices for Mobile Media Download Usability http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2005/07/12/five-best-practices-for-mobile-media-download-usability/ Ripping mobility from the clutches of telecom Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Aaron http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2005/07/12/five-best-practices-for-mobile-media-download-usability/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Aaron Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:39:30 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=13#comment-42 Well in that case, I think a simple checkbox in the prefs of the app for "Always start with homepage" would cover both camps. Well in that case, I think a simple checkbox in the prefs of the app for “Always start with homepage” would cover both camps.

]]> By: miker http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2005/07/12/five-best-practices-for-mobile-media-download-usability/comment-page-1/#comment-40 miker Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:31:38 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=13#comment-40 The tips are meant to encourage usability for the average user. You can come up with examples where following the the tip would inconvenience you, that's really irrelevant however. I'm sure the designers who make browsers that resume on the last page had exactly that usage pattern in mind, and it seemed most intuitive to them. But they were wrong, at least according to the study Scott did. The tip is there because of all the people surveyed the general response was that starting the browser on the page they left off on was confusing. The tips are meant to encourage usability for the average user. You can come up with examples where following the the tip would inconvenience you, that’s really irrelevant however. I’m sure the designers who make browsers that resume on the last page had exactly that usage pattern in mind, and it seemed most intuitive to them. But they were wrong, at least according to the study Scott did. The tip is there because of all the people surveyed the general response was that starting the browser on the page they left off on was confusing.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2005/07/12/five-best-practices-for-mobile-media-download-usability/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Aaron Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:22:47 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=13#comment-39 I disagree with the "Always start the browser on the same page." On a slow loading page, I will switch back to an ebook, or email, etc. To have the browser go back to the homepage would be a complete frustration. Another example. I'm reading a long news article on a site. I read half of it on my way in to work in the morning and don't use the browser for the rest of my work day. Once on the train home, i launch the browser again to continue reading the article. With the "home page always" approach, I've lost the site I was reading, and also my place in it. How is this a good thing? I disagree with the “Always start the browser on the same page.” On a slow loading page, I will switch back to an ebook, or email, etc.

To have the browser go back to the homepage would be a complete frustration.

Another example.

I’m reading a long news article on a site. I read half of it on my way in to work in the morning and don’t use the browser for the rest of my work day. Once on the train home, i launch the browser again to continue reading the article. With the “home page always” approach, I’ve lost the site I was reading, and also my place in it.

How is this a good thing?

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