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Installation Confirmation Message

I just finished installing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.  At the end of the installation process I received a confirmation message.  It says:

I added a red rectangle to make my point clear.  Reading the information in that rectangle I actually thought the installation encountered some errors.  When I looked at the log, everything went fine.  [...]

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Email confirmation messages

When you order something on the Internet, you usually get a boring confirmation message with the possibility to print the details and email message that is sent to confirm your order.  Since I don’t like to sit around piles of confirmation papers, I rely on the email.  But since it is too dull to read [...]

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First things first

I have been thinking about usability and ergonomy for ages, without even having a clue about the existance of these domains.  A couple of years ago I found out about it by means of information design; an epiphany struck me when I found out what is meant.
And now at last I started an academic study [...]

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