by Daniel Dafoe — “Edward, my dear friend, I do believe I’ve gone mad!” “Funny you should be the last to know.” “Don’t be facetious. This is my life.” “What is it, then? Another heroine has your heart by its feeble strings?” “No. She cannot be classified by such an inadequate term. …

I’m frustrated. I’m sitting here with the Slack app opened on my MacBook Pro while I bite my nails and nurse this eye twitch I’ve developed. You see, I enjoy using your creation. It’s wonderful and magical and everything I would want in a digital wife — it reminds me…

My name is Andy, and this is my story about a friend I made online. Her name was amy_xo, and that’s the only name I ever knew her by. When I landed a job and moved to America, I was lonely. Each night after work I would do the same…

by Daniel Dafoe The curtain was poor protection from the overbearing sun that gleamed through the window of the front room and onto my face. My head ached and I could taste iron on my lips as I tried to recollect my thoughts. I must have blacked out during the…

Here’s your chance to get an inside look at the Medium publishing experience as reported from my handheld device, an iPhone 5S. To be sure the experience was as authentic as possible, the pictures I used were from my device, and I also edited them on my device. …

by Daniel Dafoe When you visit a website, how do you know something is clickable? How do you know what something will do once you interact with it? Welcome to Usability 101. What is Usability? Usability deals with the ease-of-use of a website, software, product, or environment, allowing users to learn to use…

Welcome to the first installment of User Experience Gripes. This is a compilation (however small it may be) of user experience oddities that I have picked up around the web during my usual browsing experience. Although the list may seem short for installment numero uno, don’t fret! …