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Comment on Think Inside the Box by Ray Gallon

Ray Gallon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:45:17 +0000

Forgive the spelling errors above – it’s getting late in my working day, here in Europe.

Comment on Think Inside the Box by Ray Gallon

Ray Gallon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:43:16 +0000

Screen size has nothing to do with it. Sure, you can’t put everything on the screen. That’s why there’s a manual. Just that Apple doesn’t do one. Or, they do, but you have to know where to get it.

As for Microsoft’s Ribbon – I rather like the ribbon concept, but hate MS’ implementation of it, though it’s better in Office 2010, especially since you can customize it.

MS has consistently taken a kind of “big brotherly” attitude in its software, assuming it knows what I want more than I do, and insisting that I get that, and I resent it, even as MS has improved its overall UX.

Apple, on the other hand, has had great UX from the start, but also hides stuff, and often neglects to give useful feedback – like whether you modem is actually sending and receiving (MS removed this in Win 7, alas) or whether you disk is being accessed. These are very useful at specific times in the live of a computer user.

Comment on Think Inside the Box by Jason Coleman

Jason Coleman — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:26:28 +0000

It’s true that there are some buried features of the iPhone, even after several OS revisions. However, I do think there has to be some sacrifices made on a relatively small screen size (versus, a tablet screen, for example).

I’m all for exposing features to users, but they should only be exposed when they’re needed and hidden otherwise. That’s easy to say but tough to do, of course. I think iOS and Microsoft’s Ribbon are the best examples of getting close to that goal, though.

Comment on Think Inside the Box by Ray Gallon

Ray Gallon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:13:41 +0000

I’ve been using an iPhone for years and I love it. BUT – I bought David Pogue’s missing manuals because there are lots of “hidden” features that you just have to either stumble onto or be told about.

Good UX practice says never hide a feature from the users, but it’s done all the time.

Comment on Looking Ahead into 2012 by Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:26:31 +0000

You should bring the kids and come visit us in Portland some day! We can go to OMSI, the zoo, and other fun things.

Comment on Burning at Both Ends by Just Take Advantage of It | super-structure

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Comment on Mike Rowe on Trade Labor by Travis Taylor

Travis Taylor — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:24:59 +0000

Mike is a really cool guy. And what he says is spot on. As you said good hands on skills will always be needed. At some point the demand will outpace the supply which should bring more people in chasing the inevitably higher wage making up the supply deficit. Right?

Comment on Mike Rowe on Trade Labor by Travis Taylor

Travis Taylor — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:20:36 +0000

Mike is a really cool guy. And what he says is spot on. As you said good hands on skills will always be needed. Th

Comment on Pandorum by Maximum Carnage

Maximum Carnage — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:03:57 +0000

Sorry, for the double post. I thought the first one didn’t go through.

Comment on Pandorum by Maximum Carnage

Maximum Carnage — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:02:22 +0000

He posed as Payton to play one of his “nasty little games” of driving people mad with Pandorum like tried with Bower. That’s the reason why people on the ship became cannibal, because Gallo convined them to. Just like that other guy with Pandorum was convinced that his ship was cursed.