On Sun, 2 Mar 2008, Michael Bevilacqua wrote:

> Tool Tips are quite possibly the most annoying feature of software today.

Best exemplified, of course, by Windows toolbar task tray tooltips. 

"Hey, you plugged something in! Click here!"
"Hey, it turns out you plugged in a USB device! Click here!"
"Why, this USB device turns out to be a hard drive! Click here!"
"Hey, if you want to use the new drive, you can now! Click here!"

Every. Damn. Time. 

Who the hell thinks software really should work this way?


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Chris Devers

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