Comments on: Get Microsoft’s PDF add-on now http://info.rmatics.org/2009/05/07/get-microsofts-pdf-add-on-now/ Business, Healthcare, Informatics, Software - in the real world. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:44:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Abbett http://info.rmatics.org/2009/05/07/get-microsofts-pdf-add-on-now/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Jonathan Abbett Fri, 08 May 2009 14:43:14 +0000 http://info.rmatics.org/?p=310#comment-222 I've tried Balsamiq on two separate occasions, but neither time did I find it good enough to make me switch from Visio. The controls are clunky, formatting choices are limited, and I like my mockups to look just a shade more polished. For all its quirks, Visio is quite easy to use. Once I get my hands on a microphone, I'd like to record a screencast in which I attempt to reimplement one of my Visio mockups in Balsamiq. That will both help me to better express my opinion of Balsamiq, and provide a good usability test that the Balsamiq folks can put toward improving their product. Stay tuned. I’ve tried Balsamiq on two separate occasions, but neither time did I find it good enough to make me switch from Visio. The controls are clunky, formatting choices are limited, and I like my mockups to look just a shade more polished. For all its quirks, Visio is quite easy to use.

Once I get my hands on a microphone, I’d like to record a screencast in which I attempt to reimplement one of my Visio mockups in Balsamiq. That will both help me to better express my opinion of Balsamiq, and provide a good usability test that the Balsamiq folks can put toward improving their product. Stay tuned.

]]> By: Jake http://info.rmatics.org/2009/05/07/get-microsofts-pdf-add-on-now/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Jake Thu, 07 May 2009 22:05:44 +0000 http://info.rmatics.org/?p=310#comment-199 Have you tried Balsamiq? It's a pretty great "sketchy"-style UI mockup tool. Have you tried Balsamiq? It’s a pretty great “sketchy”-style UI mockup tool.

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