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		<title>User Experience Tip: Don&#8217;t mix units</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I need how much space? Maybe I’m dense.&#160; But I had to read this window not once or twice … but 5, yes 5, times before I realized that it was giving the “Required” units in “KB” and “Available” units in “MB”. Please … unless your UX is a “convert unit X to Y” window, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I need how much space?</p>
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<p>Maybe I’m dense.&#160; But I had to read this window not once or twice … but 5, yes 5, times before I realized that it was giving the “Required” units in “KB” and “Available” units in “MB”.</p>
<p>Please … unless your UX is a “convert unit X to Y” window, stick to one unit.</p>



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