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Reinvigorate: A smart alternative to Google Analytics

Five years ago, competition in the web analytics software industry was healthy and open. Then, Google bought Urchin and re-launched the software as Google Analytics. That’s when everything changed.

Getting rid of registration forms

With most registration forms, you’re asked to provide an email address, username, password, password confirmation, country, birth date and verification of strange “captcha” words. Your agreement to service terms is usually not too far behind.

Yukon campground reservation service

After yet another fruitless night of driving up and down our highways, searching desperately for any public campground with open spots, I believe it’s time for Department of Environment to invest in an Internet-based reservation system.

Designing complex data tables

Enterprise applications make regular use of tables to display complex data. When designed for the needs of people, rather than simply a replication of the database(s) underneath, complex tables can actually be enjoyable to view and operate.

Yukono: The birth and life of an idea

Yukono has been growing by leaps and bounds. What makes us proudest, though, is to see people using the website as we always intended it: a means of conversation.

Flik: The saga begins

Flik, our fun and easy internal file sharing software, is the latest rage here at Subvert. This is the first in a series of posts about different features, challenges and victories we’ve come across while developing this Windows desktop application.

Designing for null values

Quite rare is the business software that doesn’t include the display of null values. When you’re dealing with extensive forms for data input and viewing, you’re bound to end up with zeroes; here’s how to design for them.

It’s time for an open source, global social network

New social networks launch every day, most with the same basic two features. Lately, though, I’ve started to wonder if a social network should aggressively pursue a greater purpose other than just simple revenue generation.

Sticker toss!

We have Subvert stickers that will look killer on laptops, snowboards, phones, helmets, skateboards, cars and baby strollers. Better yet, the stickers are yours for the taking.

How to avoid iterative design burn-out

Over the last few years, iterative design has become increasingly popular with modern software development shops who employ or contract out to user experience (UX) designers. While iterative design lends itself to a more rapid pace of development, it can also just as quickly lead to burn-out.

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