Ross Burtonhttp://www.burtonini.com/blogA potted account of Ross' lifeen60Ross BurtonObservation Of The Daycomputers/make-20040511http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/make-20040511Several short but sweet observations of the day. 10,000 Hz Legend by Air is very, very poor compared to Moon ... Several short but sweet observations of the day.

  • 10,000 Hz Legend by Air is very, very poor compared to Moon Safari. The first two tracks are an exercise in strange audio effects on vocals, and track 3 sounds like a bad 80s rock song.
  • How does anyone get anything done with a make which doesn't support pattern matching rules? Being forced to use a non-GNU make is right up there with dripping water torture.
  • Today I discovered a very nice Toshiba laptop, which is totally unavailable to the European market. I suspect it's a Japanese model, and was very sexy (as far as laptops can be, anyway).

NP: 10,000Hz Legend, Air.

]]>/computers2004-05-11T14:36:19ZUI Design Lessonscomputers/ui-from-hell-20040511http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/ui-from-hell-20040511Mikael discovered the user interface gem which is MLDonkey , and suggests that we learn a thing or two from ... Mikael discovered the user interface gem which is MLDonkey, and suggests that we learn a thing or two from it. I agree, and hunted around for more prime examples of UI design lessons we should learn from. Especially for Mikael, I found a Windows Jabber client called Exodus. This is the connect dialog:

Exodus Connect dialog

A beginner will notice that the terminating button layout is clearer as OK | Cancel rather than Cancel | Connect we'd normally use. However, a closer look reveals finer details than we are used to. The Details button opens a dialog to edit the current profile, and the blue underlined label is not a web link but a pop-up menu to create new accounts. Finally, successful integration of the web and the destktop is here!

NP: Liquid Swords, GZA

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