On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Derek J. Balling <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> On May 26, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Hal Miller wrote:
>
> 1) Isn't that ('not the place to hang out') rather a holier-than-thou
> attitude? I've been on the Internet longer than Al Gore, and I agree with
> Lynda: the KISS principle is being violated here (and in far too many other
> places), by Big Brother. I don't like the idea that I'm forced on a regular
> basis to invest time trying to un-do the "new features" that someone
> implemented on me whether I want them or not. Seems like every bank does
> this too. Doesn't make it right, and I don't have to use those banks that
> do it. I often use a line when referring to this kind of programming: Just
> because you CAN do something doesn't mean you MUST.
>
>
> I don't think it's "holier than thou". I'm not saying I *like* that fact.
> I'm simply saying that the internet has not been, is not, and is not likely
> to be a stagnant place, and if "changing" and "adding new behavior patterns"
> is something that bothers a person, then pretty much by definition, the
> Internet is bound to be a place full of unhappiness and disappointment.
>
> It took me a lot of experimentation to figure out the wheel on the Google
> page, since I must have missed the memo that said it was an international
> standard, but I figured it out eventually.
>
>
> I don't think there was a memo (I didn't get one either). I've just noticed
> over the last 3-4 years that symbol being used more and more for "Settings"
> or "Preferences". It's sort of become a *de facto* standard, if not an
> official one.
>
I see emotions are running high for the most simple interface in the world
that is Google Search. I guess people are pretty attached to how things used
to work and I'm thinking how 34 emails in this thread could be turned into a
10-second conversation had things been phrased differently from the
beginning. Let's try:
<personA> I tried that Google Instant thing and didn't like it. Is there a
way to disable it?
<personB> Sure, go to the site's preferences (probably that gear in the
upper right corner) and turn it off
<personA> It works, thanks. Do I have to do that on every browser?
<personB> Probably yes. If you're logged in then it should stick.
<personA> Great, thanks again. Have a nice day!
<personB> You too, bye!
I feel for all the people working in interface design and product
development... meeting all new requirements while not changing anything must
be challenging. Glad I'm just a sysadmin :-)
--
Giovanni Tirloni
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