Whether it’s software, portable electronics, or whatever: interface designers, during normal operation, I should never be only one click, touch, or button push from launching a complex setup or other configuration mode that requires several more clicks, touches, or button pushes to dismiss. Is this really so hard to understand? Is it really so hard … Read more
…it’s that I feel so little assurance that they learn anything after doing dumb things that really alarms me. With our ever-decreasing attention spans, I fear that even momentary reflection in that vein is too much to expect.
Well, let’s see if hitting me in the pocketbook will motivate me to lose significant weight. I won’t get into specifics, but the upshot is that I have to complete a lot of activities this year to avoid paying a surcharge on my medical insurance premiums next year. (The activities tend to be things that … Read more