https://www.blog.montgomerie.net/tags/silverback/ Recent content in Silverback on Jamie Montgomerie’s World Wide Web Log Hugo en-gb © Jamie Montgomerie Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:45:42 +0000 https://www.blog.montgomerie.net/posts/2010-11-11-support-the-gorillas-on-world-usability-day/ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:45:42 +0000 https://www.blog.montgomerie.net/posts/2010-11-11-support-the-gorillas-on-world-usability-day/ <div class="habari-old"> <p><img alt="Silverback Gorilla" src="images/steve.png" style="float:left; width 316px; height 286px;"/>Today, November 11th, is World Usability Day. To celebrate, the good folks at Clearleft wil be donating <i>all</i> revenue from sales of <a href="http://silverbackapp.com">Silverback</a>, their Mac ‘guerilla usability testing’ app, to the <a href="http://gorillafund.org/">Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund</a>.</p> <p>Silverback’s a great app [full disclosure: I did some work on the latest version, but I’m pretty sure I would think this regardless] for performing quick, simple usability testing of your Mac app, web app or web site (or even Windows app with VMWare or Parallels!). It records what’s happening on screen, along with the user’s reactions using the iSight camera, and you can play back and export these recordings later. It’s simple to use, and can scale from simple in-the-coffee-shop or pub tests (“Hey, would you like to test out my new app? I’ll buy you a coffee!”) to use in full-scale usability labs. It’s well worth the asking price on any day, and today there’s an even greater incentive.</p>