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EarthLink website

asking users to enter three pieces of information in two fields, 200

hitting a dead end using, 72-73, 74

multiple logins required for an auto-reply "vacation" message, 49-51

poor layout for checking DSL line status, 152-153

requiring a complete phone number to look up dial-up access phone numbers , 55

Earthwatch.org

ambiguous registration page, 29, 30

home page of, 17

e-commerce websites

distrust and avoidance of, 4

missing important content, 35, 37

EDD.CA.gov, "Employer" data field not accepting nonalphanumeric characters , 125

eDesignCorp.com, requesting browser identification, 59-60, 61, 63

effective font size , Windows PC compared to Macintosh, 254

email form page, clearing when refreshed, 47, 49

embedded textual links, with alternative designs, 240

"Employer" data field, not accepting nonalphanumeric characters, 125

eng.UFL.edu. See University of Florida website

"Enlarge Text" button at SeniorNet.org, 251-253

Enron Corporation website

coming very close to showing a total hit count, 192

out-of-date information, 33

similar colors for followed and unfollowed links, 242, 243

underlined headings, 228

updated home page, 34, 35

Wholesale Services home page including an active link to itself, 113

ERCB.com/DDJ. See Doctor Dobb's Journal website

Erlbaum.com

different terms for a single concept on the same page, 213

fixing the search page, 214

labels aligned with the bottoms of the text fields, 144, 145

modifying the navigation bar to follow convention, 272

more stringent search criteria yield more results, 185-187

search criteria not shown, 189, 190

using gray to indicate pages other than the current, 269

error messages

displayed well at REI.com, 262, 263

displaying as just another Web page, 116

geeky , 201-202

guidelines for attracting attention to, 264-265

in red on a dark blue-green background, 256

unobtrusive , 260-265

upper left rule not applicable on Web pages, 262, 264

"Error on page" error message, 260, 261

error symbols

none displayed, 260

using, 265

errors, providing a solution for, 205

ESPN.com, best tabs on the Web, 276, 277

Eudora.com, stealth duplicate links, 94

evaluators of websites, 5

evil defaults, 137

Evite.com, default checkbox set to receive news and special offers, 137

extended sessions, Web designed with no notion of, 53

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