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The Psychology of UX: Part 4
Oh, you remembered to come back! So glad to have you as, coincidentally, today’s topic is on MEMORY. This blog was originally posted on my personal blog and you can check it out there too. “Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events.” -Albert Einstein SO WHAT IS MEMORY?…
Read MoreThe Psychology of UX: Part 2
Welcome back to the Psychology of UX series! Today we are going to talk about something that most people think they do very well, but in actuality don’t…. MULTI-TASKING. If you are multi-tasking while reading this blog post, CLOSE THE OTHER WINDOWS. I need your full attention. Seriously. Let’s find…
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Office noise or music at work?
Loud colleagues are annoying: But office noise really does cause problems. At its loudest it may induce hearing damage but at even moderate levels it can cause distraction, stress and high blood pressure. Someone who often talks loudly on the phone behind you may well lower your own performance, as…
Read More3 Things We Learned @UX London 2011
Just last week the UX team at Caplin had the fortune of attending UX London 2011, the largest UX conference in the UK, for three days of talks and workshops. Some of the biggest names in the industry from all over the world came and shared their insights. It was…
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Caplin: A hands-free SDP and the testing challenge
One of the recent challenges our QA team has been facing is our upcoming release of a hands-free single-dealer trading platform. Here’s a brief explanation for those of you that are unfamiliar with the concept: in an ever increasing mobile environment, one of the requirements our customers have asked for…
Read MoreComing Soon: Platformability gets a facelift!
Hello Platformability Readers, Good news—we will soon be having a facelift here with Platformability getting an entirely new, fresh look. After several years of running the blog we thought it was the right time to move forward with a new appearance to improve readability and make it easier to follow your…
Read MoreThe Company of the Future: UX-driven?
At Caplin, we’ve taken a feather out of Google’s hat with our weekly Tech Talks. At Tech Talks one of our developers shares informative or inspirational videos, talks or gives a presentation on something tech-related. It’s a great platform for livening up the atmosphere in the development team as well as sparking discussion….
Read MoreWhy do dogs…?
Hello Platformability readers. I want to know what you wonder about while daydreaming (working hard) at your desks. As part of “Work Smarter”, my series of blog posts on the science of work, I have tried to cover the issues of: • Sleep deprivation and who can handle it •…
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