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The UIE articles archive isn't the only place to get the latest and greatest UIE research. Our growing audio library includes a podcast containing interviews and presentations on topics such as tagging, home page design, and user behavior. You can listen to a show ala carte or subscribe to the full podcast feed to hear the great information that Jared Spool, Joshua Porter, and Christine Perfetti deliver.

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Userability #9 - When is it “Useable Enough?”  

This week: When is your project “useable-enough”?
Duration: 16m | 9 MB
Recorded: March, 2009
Brian Christiansen, UIE Podcast Producer
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This week’s episode features a compelling question from Will Evans. Usually, this is the point in the post where I say something witty, but this is a question we hear so much, I will cut right to the chase!

Will asked,

When you are creating a web application or website, and you are ready to unleash it to the world, at what point can you say that it is “Usable Enough?”

Tune in for one of the most in-depth Userability Podcasts yet, as Jared and Robert give you advice on how to find that “good enough… launch!” point.

Have a serious UX question? Send it in and Jared Spool and Robert Hoekman, Jr. will answer it with a healthy dose of levity. Please send your deep, vexing questions to us at userability@uie.com. We’d love to feature you on the show! Till then, if your’re in a situation like Will, let us know how you would handle it in the comments!

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