While I can fully understand and appreciate people using captcha on web submission forms to stop spam / robots, I really don't get why anyone would make a captcha so complicated that it is unusable.The IIA Netvisionary nomination form has this "lovely" captcha on it:I saw that and my eyes glazed over.Sorry guys, but there is no way that I'm even going to attempt to make sense … [Read more...] about Captcha Gone Mad
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Silly User Interface Things
American Express offer an online service to their card holders that allows them to check their balance, charges and payments.The problem is that if you go to the American Express website to login you will end up getting a bit frustrated and confused.Why?Well it's really simple. While there is a nice little button on the main page inviting you to register for the service, there … [Read more...] about Silly User Interface Things
Cross Browser Testing Makes Sense
Trying to get sites to display identically across multiple browsers and multiple operating systems is awkward. This site probably doesn't display particularly well on all browsers, but I'm not a professional web designer / developer, so you'll have to excuse me. It's also not a corporate / business website trying to sell products or services to the public.Screenclick, however, … [Read more...] about Cross Browser Testing Makes Sense
Captcha Sorts Out The Nerds From The Boys
I have no idea how I got sent a link to this, but it did amuse me.If you want to access this particular site you will need to solve this mathematical problem first: … [Read more...] about Captcha Sorts Out The Nerds From The Boys
Dilbert.com Needs A New Webmaster
A new look and feel was unveiled for Dilbert.com You'd think that people would be delighted, but the opposite is the case.Why?Well whoever is responsible for the screwup that is the new site seems to be living in the past.The new Flash animations are simple Flash. There's no reason why they wouldn't work in most browsers on most platforms, but if you visit the animation section … [Read more...] about Dilbert.com Needs A New Webmaster