Dragon of Ice — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:56:21 +0000

Now that I look at it again, I would move the google ads to the sides or bottom. The distract too much from the content.

stepheno — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 13:57:43 +0000

Quote: It's the newbies who need help.

True. The content is a little user-unfriendly.

Quote: I really like the design too. Nice and clean and light.

Thanks!

Megan — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 13:21:22 +0000

Great site! I do agree that you shoudl revise the content a bit to be more pro-active. Make sure the alternate browsers are available from the front page. Go to their sites and get some buttons to use.

On your alternatives page, under Opera, put something about the customization available. Highlight the ability to switch off annoying stuff quickly and easily. Many features available standard in Opera are add-ons in other browsers (i.e. mouse gestures). Instead of "(My recommendation)" beside Mozilla, put "reccomended", or nothing.

I also think that some of this could be targetted more to the audience. Sophisticated interent users like us know why alternative browsers are better, and we probably already use them It's the newbies who need help.

I really like the design too. Nice and clean and light.

stepheno — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:35:27 +0000

I like the content. It may be a bit thin, though. It might be an idea to elaborate on your points more, providing quotes, figures and other evidence. It's visually monotonous, so skimming is hard -- use lists, bullet points, emboldened text (tactfully), and highlight key sections. Current headings are nice.

That's true. This will be an ongoing project though (I hope!) and I will be updating the content regularly. I got the site up quite quickly, just to have something there as a place to start.

The site structure could be simplified. With advocacy sites like this, you'll want to hook the reader effectively. Providing pages and pages and pages to browse through doesn't help. Or maybe you could re-work the navigation to flow better... the simple text formatting for the headings and links make them indistinguishable. Unlike Dragon, I dislike very much the shifting links.

I'm quite fond of the navigation as it is, but I may do more with it. I appreciate the feedback nonetheless.

Good luck. I mean it.

Thanks!

Abhishek Reddy — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:09:47 +0000

How did you get that domain??

The rest of the layout is alright.

Good luck. I mean it.

Dragon of Ice — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 03:23:13 +0000

I love the how the menu bumps over on rollover. I'm at 600*800, and the google ads stack. It just doesn't look quite right.

stepheno — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 02:47:53 +0000

RE Copyright info, thats a good idea. Will do, thanks.
RE Spellings, will do also.

Appreciate the feedback,
Stephen.

Renegade — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 01:58:58 +0000

Interesting site, you might want to spell check though

brady.k — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 01:30:46 +0000

Nice site...a good clean design...although you might want to mention that the logos of the browsers are property of their respective owners, as well as the names like "Internet Explorer", at the bottom of the page where you say copyright StopIE.com