Comments on: I Disagree http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:36:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ewanm89 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/comment-page-1/#comment-14602 ewanm89 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:47:34 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/#comment-14602 Accept googles single field is very powerfull, I mean, I can, "site:stuffthathappens.com usability"... and search for usability on just stuffthathappens.com. Accept googles single field is very powerfull, I mean, I can, “site:stuffthathappens.com usability”… and search for usability on just stuffthathappens.com.

]]> By: Ryan Cooper http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/comment-page-1/#comment-7181 Ryan Cooper Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:57:25 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/#comment-7181 Steve says: "Power, flexibility and efficiency become far more important than intuitiveness, beauty and user-friendliness." I say: "Power, flexibility, and efficiency" and "intuitiveness, beauty, and user-friendliness" are not mutually exclusive. Just because Google has a simple interface does not prevent it from being powerful and flexible. Steve says: “Power, flexibility and efficiency become far more important than intuitiveness, beauty and user-friendliness.”

I say: “Power, flexibility, and efficiency” and “intuitiveness, beauty, and user-friendliness” are not mutually exclusive. Just because Google has a simple interface does not prevent it from being powerful and flexible.

]]> By: Bill Shirley http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/comment-page-1/#comment-7177 Bill Shirley Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:34:34 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/#comment-7177 Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

]]> By: Brian Gilstrap http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/comment-page-1/#comment-7150 Brian Gilstrap Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:47:28 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/#comment-7150 I laughed out loud when I read "I fail to understand how it requires 37 keystrokes to order a taco without lettuce." That happened to me just the other day. The young woman taking my order ended up just giving up and calling back to the people making the tacos that they didn't have lettuce... I laughed out loud when I read “I fail to understand how it requires 37 keystrokes to order a taco without lettuce.” That happened to me just the other day. The young woman taking my order ended up just giving up and calling back to the people making the tacos that they didn’t have lettuce…

]]> By: Jilli Rose http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/comment-page-1/#comment-7141 Jilli Rose Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:32:25 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/#comment-7141 @ Raven - I agree with you. @ Eric - Great Blog, I love it! Apple takes the time to get their products and software right the first time. I believe this is what sets them apart from say...Microsoft? It seems to me that Microsoft is only interested in getting their software out quickly to be the latest and greatest. Just my opinion I suppose ;) Happy Weekend! @ Raven – I agree with you.

@ Eric – Great Blog, I love it!

Apple takes the time to get their products and software right the first time. I believe this is what sets them apart from say…Microsoft? It seems to me that Microsoft is only interested in getting their software out quickly to be the latest and greatest. Just my opinion I suppose ;)

Happy Weekend!

]]> By: Jim Lipsey http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/comment-page-1/#comment-7140 Jim Lipsey Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:12:28 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/#comment-7140 People often confuse Apple's simple interfaces with dumbed-down capabilities. The fact is, a lot of thinking goes into their software before a line of code is written, and there's a whole lot happening under the hood the user never sees. Case in point: compare setting up a Windows wireless client for a wifi network with a seldom used encryption scheme to doing the same on a Mac. The Windows dialog will have multiple levels of complexity and all of the text fields and drop-down boxes need to be correctly set or a cryptic "failed to connect to wireless network" alert will pop up. Many iterations may be required. On the Mac, you enter the encryption key and the software spends a few seconds figuring out the rest. The latter was much more difficult to program, and deceptively simple to interact with. If Apple were to design a tax calculation app (heaven help them), I suspect they would put a lot of effort figuring out what most of the entry fields should be from various databases and other sources, rather than transferring that burden to the user. These types of custom apps generally require a lot of redundant data be entered, like both a product UUID and its price, or today's date. People often confuse Apple’s simple interfaces with dumbed-down capabilities. The fact is, a lot of thinking goes into their software before a line of code is written, and there’s a whole lot happening under the hood the user never sees.

Case in point: compare setting up a Windows wireless client for a wifi network with a seldom used encryption scheme to doing the same on a Mac. The Windows dialog will have multiple levels of complexity and all of the text fields and drop-down boxes need to be correctly set or a cryptic “failed to connect to wireless network” alert will pop up. Many iterations may be required. On the Mac, you enter the encryption key and the software spends a few seconds figuring out the rest. The latter was much more difficult to program, and deceptively simple to interact with.

If Apple were to design a tax calculation app (heaven help them), I suspect they would put a lot of effort figuring out what most of the entry fields should be from various databases and other sources, rather than transferring that burden to the user. These types of custom apps generally require a lot of redundant data be entered, like both a product UUID and its price, or today’s date.

]]> By: norman http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/comment-page-1/#comment-7132 norman Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:35:34 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/#comment-7132 mmm seems that apple do everything well .. er except provide a reliable power cable to their 'simpler and more efficient product' http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magsafe mmm seems that apple do everything well .. er except provide a reliable power cable to their ’simpler and more efficient product’

http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magsafe

]]> By: Raven Russell http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/comment-page-1/#comment-7119 Raven Russell Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:34:37 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/03/06/i-disagree/#comment-7119 I just subscribed to your blog today, and I have to say that my first new feed of it is exactly what I needed. You are able to concisely and with authority list the relevant details, leaving out the implied easy stuff. Making jokes about software and web development can be a hard line to walk. Most of the time, I think, jokes about design are elitist and not very funny. Your stick men tell stories that some uber-advanced Flash developers can't say with 3 minutes of Timelines and Actionscripts. Thank you. -raven russell ps feel free to write me back directly, if you want. I just subscribed to your blog today, and I have to say that my first new feed of it is exactly what I needed. You are able to concisely and with authority list the relevant details, leaving out the implied easy stuff. Making jokes about software and web development can be a hard line to walk. Most of the time, I think, jokes about design are elitist and not very funny. Your stick men tell stories that some uber-advanced Flash developers can’t say with 3 minutes of Timelines and Actionscripts. Thank you.

-raven russell

ps feel free to write me back directly, if you want.

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