10.4.3 left my G4 PBook so hosed it won't mount in target disk mode and can't be made to do anything more than display directory listings in single-user mode. Took about a day and a half of moderate usage for the system to fail, so don't assume from first impressions that everything is hunky-dory.
Keep generational backups and keep an eye on the system performance -- that's the giveaway: Finder file listings will update more and more slowly. Eventually, applications won't start when executed from the dock, and you wont' be able to restart the system.
I'm familiar with Raskin's sentiment; it goes back a long way. The term "intuitive" has been mis-applied as a synonym for "familiar" ever since it was first used, because the uninformed audience conflates the two terms.
The term *you* use, "discoverable", is much better because it's explicit.
That said, there are terrific problems with the concept of "discoverability" that can all be summed up in one two-part question: What's discoverable, and by whom?
PostNuke is notorious for its poor scalability. Unless you take some pains to make your configuration lean, a typical page can entail 10-15 unique SQL queries. It's not at all uncommon for a PostNuke site to get hammered with only a hundred or so simultaneous users.
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10.4.3 left my G4 PBook so hosed it won't mount in target disk mode and can't be made to do anything more than display directory listings in single-user mode. Took about a day and a half of moderate usage for the system to fail, so don't assume from first impressions that everything is hunky-dory.
Keep generational backups and keep an eye on the system performance -- that's the giveaway: Finder file listings will update more and more slowly. Eventually, applications won't start when executed from the dock, and you wont' be able to restart the system.
I think innovation is a great thing. And I'd love to see innovation in spreadsheets.
So where should we start? What should be done differently from the way it's done now, in Excel?
And how should we get people to start using it?
Because, of course, if not very many people use it...then not very many people will use it. (With apologies to The Yogi....)
I'm familiar with Raskin's sentiment; it goes back a long way. The term "intuitive" has been mis-applied as a synonym for "familiar" ever since it was first used, because the uninformed audience conflates the two terms.
The term *you* use, "discoverable", is much better because it's explicit.
That said, there are terrific problems with the concept of "discoverability" that can all be summed up in one two-part question: What's discoverable, and by whom?
PostNuke is notorious for its poor scalability. Unless you take some pains to make your configuration lean, a typical page can entail 10-15 unique SQL queries. It's not at all uncommon for a PostNuke site to get hammered with only a hundred or so simultaneous users.
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[... standing by for the flames from PN folks