This is a gross oversimplification, but the fact is different genres have different degrees of success in different territories. Plus, Japanese developers have no concept of how to not offend western media (I'm sorry, SEGA, a game that lets kids join a gang and spray paint anything in sight while running from the law is just not a very good idea, no matter how good it could be if you'd just fixed a few usability issues).
it probably came down to the fact that most users will have a small number of files in the given folder (assuming the app brings up the dialog with an appropriate folder selected). With the two- or three-column format you get instead of the Details view, there's a good chance that all of the user's files will be visible and clickable without scrolling or changing any settings.
If anything, most novice users will have all their files in very few directories.
If Microsoft had actually bothered to observe users interact with their software they would have caught and fixed this problem.
* type Ctrl+O * start typing the path to the file I want * finish typing very quickly thanks to the auto-complete feature * press "enter" to open the file.
Just because it's possible to use a UI element inefficiently, doesn't mean it's inefficient.
This works for you, since you know exactly which file you want to open. It sounds like you never (say) receive from a customer a directory with several hundred files and have to process each of them (manually) by date.
Windows' file dialog - not only does it not remember the scrollbar location or sort order, it doesn't even remember the 'details' view - the thing that makes sorting even possible (why is any other option?), so to open the file you want, you need to:
* select the "file/open" menu entry * move to the view drop-down list, click * select the "details" option, click * move to the column you want sorted (say "modified"), click * scroll down to the desired file * move to its name, double click
How many man-hours are lost worldwide to this UI idiocy alone?
As long as I can play my ps1/ps2 games on my ps3 I will be happy. If only Nintendo would add a port for NES carts... I could finally mothball my old system.
If it helps, SEGA added a port for NES carts to the Dreamcast, as it were.
"...the life cycle of this [hardware] generation will be the longest of any in the industry's short history", perhaps surprising considering rapidly advancing technology.
What will a PS3 or Ybox or GameCylinder be able to do that current consoles can't? Higher resolution video? Better audio? More/better networking?
There's little need for the next generation - games already look about as good as can be expected for a normal TV display. Why rush the next generation of consoles when the returns (for extra power) are diminishing to a point it's not trivial (for the average person, not for you) to tell the difference between the Dreamcast and Xbox versions of the same game?
While they may have the right to do that, it's a huge mistake... I have no intention of installing 4 different IM clients on my pc - if they don't want me to use their services, then I wont....
I do not believe your position is typical of the average IM user.
Let's see... keep a few million non-technical people using the IM services but let a few thousand geeks (who never see any ads or use hooks to other Yahoo services) leave, VS keeping everybody... you know, from a business perspective they're practically identical. In fact, the first may be slightly preferable.
A few days ago, I was using Trillian until it started crashing at login every time. A few news articles later informed me that Yahoo's tweaks were to blame.
So the application crashed, and it was the fault of a company that has nothing to do with the application vendor? That is very odd indeed.
Web sites like Yahoo or Google allow users to create and subscribe to electronic discussion forums.
But it does raise an interesting point - are they going to block, say, NNTP traffic? What about other encrypted, non HTTP-based alternatives?
I can't believe these idiots. There they have a group of dissidents communicating out there in the open where they can be freely and easily monitored - and they're forcing them to use another (probably secure) alternative.
But I didn't care because I don't celebrate Christmas.
Then they came for.museum but I didn't care because I haven't been in one in ages.
Then they came for.a bunch of small countries But I didn't care because I've never heard of them.
Then they came for.com and.net, and nobody cared because it's common business practice.
Note: according to a posting I just looked up, at least 11 TLDs (.cc,.cx,.io,.mp,.museum,.nu,.ph,.td,.tk,.tv,.ws) pulled the same stunt. I probably got the relative times wrong too.
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It's already moral, what with them being 20 years old and generating no revenue for the original coders
King of Fighters 2002 is already dumped and emulated.
How much time after a game's launch does it become moral to play an unlicensed copy?
Japan:
Epic RPGs
Music games
Platformers
Fighting games
Wacky/insane games
U.S.:
Sports
Extreme sports
FPS
RTS
Anything online
This is a gross oversimplification, but the fact is different genres have different degrees of success in different territories. Plus, Japanese developers have no concept of how to not offend western media (I'm sorry, SEGA, a game that lets kids join a gang and spray paint anything in sight while running from the law is just not a very good idea, no matter how good it could be if you'd just fixed a few usability issues).
it probably came down to the fact that most users will have a small number of files in the given folder (assuming the app brings up the dialog with an appropriate folder selected). With the two- or three-column format you get instead of the Details view, there's a good chance that all of the user's files will be visible and clickable without scrolling or changing any settings.
If anything, most novice users will have all their files in very few directories.
If Microsoft had actually bothered to observe users interact with their software they would have caught and fixed this problem.
To open the file I want, I:
* type Ctrl+O
* start typing the path to the file I want
* finish typing very quickly thanks to the auto-complete feature
* press "enter" to open the file.
Just because it's possible to use a UI element inefficiently, doesn't mean it's inefficient.
This works for you, since you know exactly which file you want to open. It sounds like you never (say) receive from a customer a directory with several hundred files and have to process each of them (manually) by date.
Windows' file dialog - not only does it not remember the scrollbar location or sort order, it doesn't even remember the 'details' view - the thing that makes sorting even possible (why is any other option?), so to open the file you want, you need to:
* select the "file/open" menu entry
* move to the view drop-down list, click
* select the "details" option, click
* move to the column you want sorted (say "modified"), click
* scroll down to the desired file
* move to its name, double click
How many man-hours are lost worldwide to this UI idiocy alone?
As long as I can play my ps1/ps2 games on my ps3 I will be happy. If only Nintendo would add a port for NES carts... I could finally mothball my old system.
If it helps, SEGA added a port for NES carts to the Dreamcast, as it were.
"...the life cycle of this [hardware] generation will be the longest of any in the industry's short history", perhaps surprising considering rapidly advancing technology.
What will a PS3 or Ybox or GameCylinder be able to do that current consoles can't? Higher resolution video? Better audio? More/better networking?
There's little need for the next generation - games already look about as good as can be expected for a normal TV display. Why rush the next generation of consoles when the returns (for extra power) are diminishing to a point it's not trivial (for the average person, not for you) to tell the difference between the Dreamcast and Xbox versions of the same game?
While they may have the right to do that, it's a huge mistake... I have no intention of installing 4 different IM clients on my pc - if they don't want me to use their services, then I wont....
I do not believe your position is typical of the average IM user.
Let's see... keep a few million non-technical people using the IM services but let a few thousand geeks (who never see any ads or use hooks to other Yahoo services) leave, VS keeping everybody... you know, from a business perspective they're practically identical. In fact, the first may be slightly preferable.
A few days ago, I was using Trillian until it started crashing at login every time. A few news articles later informed me that Yahoo's tweaks were to blame.
So the application crashed, and it was the fault of a company that has nothing to do with the application vendor? That is very odd indeed.
Why compare the number of takers for an offer only available in the U.S. to the number of file sharers worldwide?
It's like feeling really safe because the number of murders/year in your town is less than 1/100000 of the total murders/year worldwide, or something.
Web sites like Yahoo or Google allow users to create and subscribe to electronic discussion forums.
But it does raise an interesting point - are they going to block, say, NNTP traffic? What about other encrypted, non HTTP-based alternatives?
I can't believe these idiots. There they have a group of dissidents communicating out there in the open where they can be freely and easily monitored - and they're forcing them to use another (probably secure) alternative.
>> I'm embarrassed to even admit this, proving my obvious US-centricness, but...what form of government does India have?
> Same as in the U.S.--Plutocracy.
I thought it was Mickey Mouse controlling the U.S. Congress, not Pluto?
"Announced"? It's been announced a while ago - that's kind of how you get 30 people to submit their entries.
The title should be something like "IF comp 2003 submissions available for download" or "IF comp enters judging phase".
Oh wait.._ (Retail) -2003-WCR
Anthony_Hamilton-Comin_From_Where_Im_From
hit the net about 11 days ago.. damn.
The only thing that can stop sharing is only releasing music nobody wants to listen to.
Oh wait...
Even if they're 1/10 of the size of the raw tracks, it means the CD can hold 9% less music.
Setting up my own DNS server would only solve the problem for me, not for other Cox Cable customers.
how do I go about explaining to my ISP that this needs to be blocked?
getting their ISP to upgrade DNS servers to counter this threat?
I'd appreciate any suggestions.
But I didn't care because I don't celebrate Christmas.
.museum
.a bunch of small countries
.com and .net,
.cx, .io, .mp, .museum, .nu, .ph, .td, .tk, .tv, .ws) pulled the same stunt. I probably got the relative times wrong too.
Then they came for
but I didn't care because I haven't been in one in ages.
Then they came for
But I didn't care because I've never heard of them.
Then they came for
and nobody cared because it's common business practice.
Note: according to a posting I just looked up, at least 11 TLDs (.cc,
Yes, dyslexia strikes again (or is it typing too fast?). Just thought I'd point it out before somebody else did it for me. Offtopic, etc.
We'll know if these "negotiations" fall apart if "www.icannwatch.org" suddenly displays SiteFinder.
.org TDL is free of verisign's chokehold.
Except that the
Dear verisign,
The recent update to BIND contains a feature you should be aware of.
In 1 month, every lookup for any domain registered directly with verisign will fail with %0.1 probability.
The probability will increase by %0.1 per day until the wildcard issue is resolved or until verisign becomes useless as a registrar.
We look forward to a prompt and amicable resolution.
Best wishes,
The Internet.
Yeah? well, the article itself is -1 redundant. That was the point.
I saw a 40s-ish guy in the South Park movie with six or seven kids ranging in age from 8 to 12
It could have been worse... they could have rented Ninja Scroll.
I really don't understand this trend of reporting "news" than end with a question mark.
In other news:
President Bush addicted to crack?