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- noun Alternative spelling of
usability .
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Examples
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Unfortunately for the way I use the app it took a really big hit in useability.
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| Reply space X isn't going to have man rated anything in place until they put in place the systems controls and configuration controls associated with man rating, or even AF satellite rides. and then they will have a launch vehicle that will be just as costly as Atlas with far lower performance ... and the only thing re-useability will add is cost.
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The idea of requiring real names is bad from a useability perspective, too.
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Definitely an upgrade to 8.5, however not sure it was a good idea to sacrifice useability in favour of aesthetics.
What’s New In The Windows Live Wave Betas | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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As more and heavier apps get written, an increase of browser performance is going to juice application useability the same way getting a faster computer would.
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I thought maybe we had different useability standards, but clearly its just that my expectations are so low from other games and yours are so high from the admittedly more polished JRPGs.
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The site is pretty slick, but it falls short on a couple fronts that are relatively minor but would really improve useability.
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I came across this very interesting piece on the distinction between useability and discoverability the other day.
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He defines discoverability to affect how long it takes a new user to perform a specific task and he defines useability to be how efficiently a user can continue to use that feature.
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By spring of this year, IBM had the ThinkPad 701C, a product that may set a new standard for useability among lightweight computers.
Big Blue's Butterfly 2008
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