Weekly round-up

Posted on Oct 17, 2009 by Sarah Hyne

• 15 common mistakes in e-commerce design and how to avoid them — Smashing Magazine
• Usability testing demystefied — A List Apart
• Performance comparison of major web browsers — Six Revisions
• How to understand your users with personas — Carsonified
• Design as a differentiator — Brand Freeze
• Google Wave 101 — Life Hacker
• Meeting with the Bobs? Gmail will now make sure you contact the right one — TechCrunch
• Handling user error with care: getting users back on track — UX Booth

 
Just for fun…Take the Arial vs Helvetica quiz. Quite tough!