11 Aug, 2008
Technical writing antipatterns
Posted by: admin In: education| error messages| user experience
I grabbed this screenshot from an amusingly unhelpful page of help documentation.
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24 Dec, 2007
Upgrading to Windows XP = brilliant
Posted by: linoleumjet In: error messages| user experience| user interface
“I have finally decided to take the plunge. Last night I upgraded my Vista desktop machine to Windows XP, and this afternoon I will be doing the same to my laptop… Windows XP is both faster and far more responsive. I no longer have the obligatory 1-minute system lock that happens whenever I log onto […]
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29 Nov, 2007
Stop hassling me and just shut down already.
Posted by: linoleumjet In: design| error messages| information design| user experience| user interface
Why do I have to answer so many questions when I just want to shut down my laptop and go home?
Textpad: Do you want to save untitled.txt?
Me: No! If I’d wanted to save it, I would have.
Entourage: Do you want to empty your junkmail folder?
Me: I don’t care! Maybe I do, but why do I […]
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