Robert Roberts

Worth Reading But Has Serious Flaws, Oct 31 2002

Mr. Krug thoughtfully points out usability issues that every web developer should be aware of, and his points are well-considered ones. But there are some serious flaws. To begin with is his definition of "usability" -- usability for whom? Mr. Krug completely ignores web accessibility issues for persons with disabilities. The web-viewing public he is concerned with have no disabilities that make reading pages difficult or impossible, do not use assistive technologies, or do not use old browsers. The author fails to mention that approximately 20% of web surfers have some form of disability, and fails to suggest online or book resources for learning more about this issue. Designing for ALL… Read more

When it's Hot...it's Hot !, Feb 2 2000

There are numerous 'meat and potatoes' books about Flash 4. FLASH 4 MAGIC, however, is 'prime rib', which should come as no surprise to those familiar with other books of Scott Hamlin. Even if you're quite familiar with Flash, don't imagine that you're just going to sit down and whip through this book in a few evenings. But If you really want to dig into FLASH 4 and learn something, this will do the trick. Be prepared to study and scratch your head -- you will actually have to figure some things out. But if you do, you will be a LOT smarter. No one who is serious about using FLASH should be without this book.