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Subject: Website Usability
Category: Computers > Internet
Asked by: paul_willis-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 24 Feb 2005 01:34 PST
Expires: 26 Mar 2005 01:34 PST
Question ID: 479876
Please take a look at this website and let me know what you think. I
want to know if you think anything is unclear, wrong spelling, doesn't
work, looks stupid, looks great, any suggestions etc.

Clarification of Question by paul_willis-ga on 24 Feb 2005 03:17 PST
Thanks politicalguru-ga.

www.adelaidecomputers.com.au

and if you feel like checking out my other one as well

www.aberfoylecomputers.com

Clarification of Question by paul_willis-ga on 24 Feb 2005 23:44 PST
From: dreamboat-ga on 24 Feb 2005 19:45 PST     
Besides the fact that you spelled everything wrong....oops!!...that's
right, you're from Oz! LOL.

Just clarifying that yes I am from Oz. We speak and write in ENGLISH.
We don't change the spelling of our words just because we can't say
them properly. :P

Clarification of Question by paul_willis-ga on 27 Feb 2005 18:25 PST
The frames have been removed.
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Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: politicalguru-ga on 24 Feb 2005 02:15 PST
 
You forgot to add the website
Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: silver777-ga on 24 Feb 2005 03:58 PST
 
Hi Paul,

As a fellow Aussie, I may be a bit biased. I like your site. Crisp,
easy to read and good use of colour contrasts. The Adelaide night
skyline is appropriate. What a great idea too! The blue and black text
against the white background is good on the eyes. The airbrushed steel
grey faded bits look great too.

Spelling looks fine at first glance without proof-reading the works.
Only one thought from the pedantics like me. Ending a sentence with a
preposition is easy speak and widely acceptable, maybe even unnoticed.
But it's grammatically incorrect. I only point this out, as you don't
know who your audience might be. I'm referring to the end of your
second paragraph from your home page.

" .. fit into all the categories you apply for."

Consider: " .. fit into all the categories for which you apply." or similar.

Good luck with your venture.

Phil
Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: silver777-ga on 24 Feb 2005 04:05 PST
 
Paul,

ps .. It just gets better. Your ACS site looks like good marketing to
me. The fact that you give something of yourself upfront with free
consultation says a lot about the confidence of your business. I'm
sure you will rope in lots of custom. You deserve to succeed.

Phil
Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: cynthia-ga on 24 Feb 2005 04:14 PST
 
Just a comment.  Consider shangingthe first paragraph.  I don't think
it reads well.  Something like this:

This directory attempts to list every end-user computer related
company in the Adelaide metropolitan area.  There is a separate
category for areas outside of the metropolitan area.  We do not list
wholesalers.

~~Cynthia
Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: cynthia-ga on 24 Feb 2005 04:18 PST
 
At the second link, I would add a comma here:

... to cover up their own incompetence, however we believe ...
Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: frde-ga on 24 Feb 2005 05:23 PST
 
I have ActiveX support turned off

Also use 800 x 600 screen size 
- your home page seems to want more than 800

You need to change the NOFRAMES text 
- it ain't consistent with the rest of the site

Actually I can't see why you are using Frames
- but maybe I missed something
Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: lrulrick-ga on 24 Feb 2005 06:15 PST
 
I too have personal issues with frames, and question the need for
them. Some may want to bookmark a specific page and frames prevent
this. Also on the second site you listed... just my though here "no
fix = no charge" how about "no solution= no fee" something with the no
fix just reads wrong to me. May be just the american in me though.
Other than that I found both sites well laidout (even dispite the
frames), nothing appeared to be annoying to users, navigation was
good, although you may want to expand on your news- maybe turn the
announcing the new website one into a link taking them to the new
website (open in seperate page) if the news is big enough could you
perhaps create a news page giving more information on each section?

Overall, pretty good job!
Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: dreamboat-ga on 24 Feb 2005 19:45 PST
 
Besides the fact that you spelled everything wrong....oops!!...that's
right, you're from Oz! LOL.

You do need a comma right before:
"even on NT/2000/XP!" on Adelaide's home page.

Also, under Software Development, you need to add a link to
www.vbaexpress.com, thanks very much.

And...I hate frames, too, I'm sorry to say. When I want to send
someone to a link that's in a frame, I have to right-click the menu
item I used to get there, and choose Copy Shortcut. Sometimes, Outlook
wants to paste HTML shortcuts as attachments, and...well...it just
gets messy. I hate frames. I don't see the point in them either.

I wish you very good luck!
Subject: Re: Website Usability
From: paszczi-ga on 09 Mar 2005 01:43 PST
 
Hi.

I think you should add some padding left of directory listings.
They are too close to the edge of the screen.

Ther is also an error in the page footer, right after the
"Return to the Home Page". You should add ";" after both nbsps

You could also include a link to www.sgiti.com :P

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