I'd like to state first of all that I always wash my hands after going pee.
However, my penis has been in my pants all day (usually). Who the hell knows what my hands have been coming into contact with while touching doors, handles, lab keyboards, etc... If anything, I should wash my hands BEFORE, not after I go pee.
What we should investigate instead, is why so many people don't wash their hands before going pee.
I say start with a very basic default interface that almost anyone will understand. Something like the Window's Media Center machines, though maybe not quite that simple.
At the same time, give all the UI options you want but bury them from the initial interface. Keep them out of sight from the people who will never ever intentionally change their interface. The more obscure and detailed the UI options get, the farther down from the initial interface you bury them. Don't like how deep you have to dig to get to these fancy shmancy options? Put in another option to "dig up" all the UI tools permanently, something like an advanced mode.
Like someone else suggested in this thread, give the user the option of being a new/intermediate/advanced user. And bring up the appropriate UI options depending on what type of user they think they are.
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I'd like to state first of all that I always wash my hands after going pee. However, my penis has been in my pants all day (usually). Who the hell knows what my hands have been coming into contact with while touching doors, handles, lab keyboards, etc... If anything, I should wash my hands BEFORE, not after I go pee. What we should investigate instead, is why so many people don't wash their hands before going pee.
I think you can do both at the same time.
I say start with a very basic default interface that almost anyone will understand. Something like the Window's Media Center machines, though maybe not quite that simple.
At the same time, give all the UI options you want but bury them from the initial interface. Keep them out of sight from the people who will never ever intentionally change their interface. The more obscure and detailed the UI options get, the farther down from the initial interface you bury them. Don't like how deep you have to dig to get to these fancy shmancy options? Put in another option to "dig up" all the UI tools permanently, something like an advanced mode.
Like someone else suggested in this thread, give the user the option of being a new/intermediate/advanced user. And bring up the appropriate UI options depending on what type of user they think they are.