Usable Patterns

Top 10 Bookmarklets


  • Top 10 Bookmarklets

    Bookmarklets are a great way to add functionality without writing a full-blown browser extension.  They should work in all the major browsers (even Opera which I love). I have created simple bookmarklets to adjust screensize.  It works when only one tab is open, but I can check the responsiveness of my design quickly.

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  • Scott Berkum on Innovation

    An economics podcast is an unusual place for a discussion of UI design, but this conversation with Eric Raymond (The Cathedral & the Bazaar) includes the usability of open source software. Open source development works when, Capital goods required to do the work are cheap. The limiting factor on the work is human creativity and…

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  • Scott Berkum on Innovation

    An economics podcast is an unusual place for a discussion of UI design, but this conversation with Eric Raymond (The Cathedral & the Bazaar) includes the usability of open source software. Open source development works when, Capital goods required to do the work are cheap. The limiting factor on the work is human creativity and…

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  • Top 10 Bookmarklets

    Bookmarklets are a great way to add functionality without writing a full-blown browser extension.  They should work in all the major browsers (even Opera which I love). I have created simple bookmarklets to adjust screensize.  It works when only one tab is open, but I can check the responsiveness of my design quickly.

    Read More