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The (In) Convenience Factor

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

The motto and the objective of The User Advocate Group is to:
“Bridge the Gap Between End Users and Engineers”
Why is there such a gap? Well, there are many reasons such as: “language” differences (”geek-speak” vs. “human-speak”); lack of effective communication channels; economics; priorities (technology-centric vs. user-centric); etc.
But here’s one that came to mind recently as […]

The Occasional Frequent User

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Last weekend we set the clocks back for the winter. It’s always nice to have an ‘extra hour’ and to perhaps do something a little special: lay in bed, go for a leisurely breakfast, take a long walk in the park. It’s one of the perks of living on a tilted globe.
For me, […]

Icon Wars : The Perpetual Search for Meaning

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

It’s five days to the software release date. Do you know what your icons mean?
Icon design is like an endless skirmish amongst transient zealots. I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve been involved in a debate over the meaning of icons. OK, maybe a dollar.
You might wonder what is there to […]

Contact TUAG

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

To discuss how we can help you bridge critical gaps between your End Users and your software Engineers, call us at:416 655 1318 (Toronto)
or email us at:
useradvocate AT gmail.com
Our Mailing Address is:
283 Danforth Avenue, Suite 372,
Toronto, Ont.
M4K 1N2

We’re Always Playing Catch Up, And Losing!

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

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Our Apps Aren’t Simple!

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

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Missing Features, Lost Sales

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

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Lost In Hyperspace

Friday, May 18th, 2007

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Runaway R&D Team

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Our “Advice Column”

Friday, May 18th, 2007

OK, it’s not an actual advice column but we did put together some scenarios that you might relate to if you are in the business of producing software - either for desktop applications or web sites.

What we have below are some actual problems that we have heard repeatedly from a variety of folks in business […]

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