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On mobile platforms, there are often better alternatives for dropdown menus. Luke Wroblewski wrote a fantastic article about the pros and cons of different controls and pointed out how many “taps” the user can save when using the appropriate elements. But saving taps is only one aspect when it comes to usability. Time is another crucial factor. You want to enable your users to complete their tasks as fast as possible. More...
Lately I have been reading some articles about the benefits of showing passwords in cleartext instead of masking them. All articles agree that masking password does not increase security, and has a very negative impact on the usability, in particular on mobile devices. Jakob Nielsen has published about the matter, and also Luke Wroblewski wrote two very interesting articles about the subject and illustrates them with some nice examples. More...
