An effective web application is more than just good coding — visual design is also a big part of making it usable. This article from Smashing Magazine has some good suggestions. There is even some useful javascript and CSS code to back up the examples. Much of it is common sense, but a good reminder of what works. Compare these two dialog boxes from the discussion on using verbs in labels:
The little bit of extra thought in the second example will clearly help the users be more effective.
10 Useful Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs | How-To | Smashing Magazine
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