Designing Highly Useable Software

background

compilation in, 105

programs running in, 181–183

backup files, 22

backwards odometers, 150

Balloon Help, 86, 86

banking, online, 251–252

base classes, 232–234

beeping, 277–278

beta tests, 275

binders for training courses, 295

blinking carets, 10

bookmarks, 101–105

books, 324–325

Borland development products

background compilation in, 105

button graphics in, 77

bottle caps, 172

BPR (business process reengineering), 36–37

breaks in training sessions, 299

bridge devices, 46, 47

browsers

on cell phones, 98–99

e-books in, 127

embedding, 156–158

bugs

from complexity, 184

usability

examples, 264–265

searching for, 271–272

as showstoppers, 268

business process reengineering (BPR), 36–37

businesses, 248

defending, 260–262

ease and usability vs. features for, 257–258

industry standards for, 259–260

killer apps for, 248–253

software effects on, 253–255

technology vs. usability for, 256–257

buttons

in dialog boxes, 27, 83

images on, 76–77, 77

radio, 77–78, 78