Re: Rochester Information Technology

by "Katsuey(at)katsuey.com" <katsuey(at)katsuey.com>

 Date:  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:06:29 -0600
 To:  <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org>
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> >      http://demo.netapogee.com/rochit/
"Whatizzit" and "Support."  Do you get any errors anywhere, and
if
> > > so, what are they, what browser and platform are you using?

No errors, but I do not care for "Whatizzit" as terminlogy

> > > * Critique of look and feel -- Does it fit the content?

I like the different look, nice color scheme, gives a friendly
feel, but (don't you just hate those buts) I think you need the
oval to show completely instead of looking cut off (800 X 600,
WIN 98, IE 5.01, cable connection) and because the site sets
itself as a technology site you need to get those little clitches
out that cause a grey flash when switching pages.  The theme also
may not be quite serious enough or too "cute" for the subject
matter.  This final determination will depend on your client and
their target audience.

I like the blue buttons on the right, but they don't do anything
and feel like they should.  How about making it interactive with
MP3 selections (including a choice of not having)?
No features this month?  See Also is blank

Navigation:  not disability compliant.  I'd used shared borders
at the bottom with text navigation.

Form under contact gives an error instead of thanking me for my
submission.

Overall, I like the site and if it ends up not being the right
"theme" for your client, save it and work on it for another
client because it does have a warm fuzzy friendly feeling.  It
just might work better for something femine or light and airy
(such as a garden or plants).

> * Load time.  How is it with your connection speed?
yep other than the grey flashes (which appear to be java applet
type flashes).  But being on cable, few sites take a long load
for me.
> > > * Is "Solutions" easy enough to navigate?

Text appears to change.  not concruent with the rest of the site.

> > > * Is the overall content useful?

so - so but then I'm not interested in the subject matter (which
could be much better defined at the start).

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