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Editor's Notes

In our ninth issue of Usability News: 

• paging vs scrolling of online text documents
• tolerance to website download delays
• use of breadcrumb navigation
• cascading menus on web sites
• optimizing screen design for older adults
• personality characteristics of online purchasers

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Usability News is distributed to over 3500 usability professionals, developers, managers, and researchers in over 60 countries. Contributions, suggestions, and submissions for future issues should be directed to barbara.chaparro@wichita.edu. 

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