I was quoted in an article over at IT Expert Voice that pooled advice from hardened IT Veterans on the process of rolling out a new OS in a business environment. There’s plenty of great advice on the actual act of a rollout — test-test-test, schedule for downtime, etc. — but obviously the timing of [...]
Read More business support, desktop tips, Microsoft sucks, quoted, tech supportWhile my MS complaints are (rightly) focused on their desktop apps, I knew Microsoft would end up in this series at some point. However, even I was surprised at how quickly it happened. These guys can’t help but do stupid things in pursuit of copycatting their competitors. Here’s a screenshot several steps deep into the [...]
Read More Microsoft sucks, usability failWhile working on the file manager section of the Fwd:Vault website, I decided to do a quick check on cross-browser compatibility. The following screenshots are of the same page using the same HTML layout, CSS definitions, etc… At this point in my career, I don’t think words can express how much I utterly loathe Microsoft’s [...]
Read More Microsoft sucks, usability failUpdate: Xenocode has decided to eschew usability in favor of…well nothing really. In order to use the browser sandboxes now, you must “initialize” them from the site, which amounts to downloading the files you need in order to execute the sandbox. You can circumvent this genius decision by downloading the browser of choice, then open [...]
Read More browsers, Microsoft sucks, software development, usability, user interfacesFrom a recent post in the Signal vs. Noise blog… (1) Windows 7 Explorer vs. (2) Dance Dance Revolution. I’ve never seen an illustration, written or visual, that flawlessly encompasses everything wrong with Vista. Awesome. The author references the Windows 7 beta, but the interface is identical to Vista as far as I can tell. [...]
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