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By Bracken King    |     November 16th, 2009 View Comments
Activation Barriers, Cooperativity, and other needless physical analogies (Part I)
Hello blogosphere, Bracken here, checking in for the first time on the Less Annoying Blog. While I have been working behind the scenes on Less Annoying Software, I've been absent from the blog to date. Tyler finally prodded me with enough force that I'll be posting with some regularity for the fores...
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Tags: Bad Decisions, Using Technology, Activation Barriers
By Tyler King    |     October 2nd, 2009 View Comments
Don't add new features at the expense of your old features
There are two very different stages in the life cycle of any software product.  The first one is when you're just getting the product off the ground.  The features and UI change regularly and it doesn't bother anyone because no one is used to the software working any one way.  As long...
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Tags: UI, Bad Decisions, Software
By Tyler King    |     September 30th, 2009 View Comments
Only buy the good bagels
Have you ever paid attention to the types of bagels people always go for first when someone is nice enough to bring an assorted bakers dozen in to work?  There are 13 bagels ranging from plain to asiago cheese to cinnamon-raisin.  I bet you that with any normal group of people, the asiago cheese and...
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Tags: Bad Decisions
By Tyler King    |     September 5th, 2009 View Comments
Focusing on experience means you expect a mediocre hire
Here's some advice for anyone that ever needs to hire a programmer: Stop focusing so much on years of experience.  I think this advice is probably fitting for almost all jobs, but I'm certain that it is for programmer positions. The other day I was writing up the description and requiremen...
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Tags: Bad Decisions, Hiring
By Tyler King    |     August 24th, 2009 View Comments
History is working against us
I'm going to beat a lot of themes to death on this blog.  This post introduces one of these themes. The whole point of this blog is to talk about how we can make software less annoying.  You can't solve a problem until you've identified its causes, so a lot of the discussion will be a...
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Tags: Design, UI, Bad Decisions
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Quick Tip: Give Chrome application shortcuts their own profile to manage multiple logins
Apps vs. the web: how do you read your favorite content?
Using a no-reply email address tells your customers you don't care about them
Keep the 80-20 rule in mind with your SEO
Revisiting Disqus vs. IntenseDebate - I choose neither
Choosing the right communication medium
Submit your blog to Google News
Tutorial: Create a Wiki in Google Sites
Why you shouldn't base your software off open-source projects
What is your software worth
Amazon's affiliate program pays you for referring business
Set up a wiki to keep your team organized
Google Small Business blog offers tech tips for SMBs
Create application shortcuts in Google Chrome on a Mac
SheerSEO Review - Track and analyze your site's SEO
Planning is important, but most people don't plan the right way
Check out our new white paper on customer management software
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Dear craftsmen: sometimes your tools deserve the blame
Learn from the LAPD and be glad that you aren't running a big company
Stop writing business plans, and start writing business reviews
SEO Checklist: 6 easy things you should be doing
Real simplicity doesn't make your software easier, it makes your life easier
Access your Google Analytics data in Google Docs for custom reporting
Blog Software Reviews - Wordpress, Tumblr, and Blogger
Blogger.com Review
Apologizing like a pro (and not like Apple)
Google Webmaster Tools - Free SEO Tools for your Website
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Blog planning: marketing and user engagement
Get started online by spying on your competition
Blog planning: choosing your content
Get questions about web apps answered at Web Apps - Stack Exchange
Optimization Tip: Start at the Beginning of the Funnel
How Unix style file permissions can guide your file sharing policy
Become an expert in your industry by following relevant blogs
Great software doesn't need an "advanced" section
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What does Google's new web index mean for search and SEO
Zoho: The web-based productivity suite that we don't talk about
Quick Tip: Use stock photography to fill out your website
The differences between inbound and outbound marketing
What should we learn from Square
Control your online brand by taking over the first page of Google
Tutorial: Make an Invoice in Google Docs
Revamped Hotmail has a nice feature list, might be missing the point
How inbound link anchor text affects SEO
Product Update: Organize your contacts into groups, and invite your friends
Start selling online in 15 minutes with Shopify
Wordpress Blogging Software Review
A quick look at Microsoft Office Web Apps: not ready for prime time
Read all your favorite websites in one place with an RSS Reader
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Find better alternatives to your current software on AlternativeTo.net
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AdWords: the other half of search
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Finding the long tail
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