I saw the videos. The best one is that ballon fight mode (the puzzle mode, that is not against time).
The first video (that dual-screen multiplayer) was confusing. I don't think I would like it or I would be used to play it when the gameplay area keeps going up an down. I might even get seasick.
On second video... Wtf was that pixelated 8-bit mario with some cheap "3-D" rotating effect? That looks ugly, and looks like they did not have anything better to put there, and it is there just to fill space.
On both first and second videos, I did not understand the relationship between mario/donkey kong and Tetris itself. What was that happening on right (1st video) and on top (2nd video)? Do we control both tetris and mario at same time? If yes, well, that's interesting, but not really funny. And, again, looks pretty cheap, since they used the plain old NES mario on this supposedly new game. Do they think they can still sell the first Super Mario game? This would be the same as Sega putting Alex Kid or Sonic 1 at half of screen, while Dr. Robotinik's Mean Bean Machine is being played at other half.
I don't have Nintendo DS, nor any modern console or portable video games. But, looking at this, I prefer to keep my good and old Tetris mini-game.
However, given that GMail is still in Beta, I would be willing to bet that Google adds a Basic HTML settings editor fairly soon.
I don't think this "beta" state is really true. GMail works, works well, and I don't know what could be new features to be implemented. I think it is far beyond from "beta".
I'm not sure if GMail will ever implement Basic-HTML version for preferences. I would like yes, of course. Anyway, even if they don't implement it, there are enough Basic-HTML pages to make it fully usable in most situations (preferences is a thing you don't change often).
One more thing to remember: it took time (some months) to GMail implement a Basic-HTML version of site. And it was implemented due to popular demand.
Since you have access to new Yahoo! beta webmail, I ask you to send a feedback about compatibility, usability, accessibility.
If Yahoo! does not implement a basic version of webmail, I guess two things may happen: non-mozilla and non-IE browsers (safari, konqueror, Opera, iCab...) would be "killed" (or forgotten) by many people; or people will stop using Yahoo!.
Insightful comment. But the "correct" you think the page should be displayed depends on which browser you test the page you are developing, because, while you are writing it, you will try to fix any bug you find in your page.
Opera has bugs, Safari has bugs, Mozilla/Firefox has bugs. Which one has less bugs? Hard to know. [people say that Firefox has less bugs than Opera, which has less bugs than Safari]
I am more worried about usability and accessibility of the webmail than its look.
WebMail was meant to have a quick access, wherever you go, whatever system you have.
I guess the new Yahoo mail interface will be much slower, will eat a lot more system memory and more error-prone.
What will happen if I open that webmail in new IE version, or in Firefox, or in Mozilla, or in Konqueror, or in Netscape, or in Opera... And when a new browser version is released?
What will happen if I use a Pentium 233 with 32MB of RAM? Will I be able to access it easily even on a 56K dial-up? And if I have disabled the right-click detection in my browser JavaScript options? And if I have a one-button mac mouse?
I don't like these complex AJAX "systems". Sometimes I wish people have the "KISS" (Keep It Simple, Stupid) concept in their minds.
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It depends on how many dragonflies it takes to feed those birds who tag along.
I saw the videos. The best one is that ballon fight mode (the puzzle mode, that is not against time).
The first video (that dual-screen multiplayer) was confusing. I don't think I would like it or I would be used to play it when the gameplay area keeps going up an down. I might even get seasick.
On second video... Wtf was that pixelated 8-bit mario with some cheap "3-D" rotating effect? That looks ugly, and looks like they did not have anything better to put there, and it is there just to fill space.
On both first and second videos, I did not understand the relationship between mario/donkey kong and Tetris itself. What was that happening on right (1st video) and on top (2nd video)? Do we control both tetris and mario at same time? If yes, well, that's interesting, but not really funny. And, again, looks pretty cheap, since they used the plain old NES mario on this supposedly new game. Do they think they can still sell the first Super Mario game? This would be the same as Sega putting Alex Kid or Sonic 1 at half of screen, while Dr. Robotinik's Mean Bean Machine is being played at other half.
I don't have Nintendo DS, nor any modern console or portable video games. But, looking at this, I prefer to keep my good and old Tetris mini-game.
However, given that GMail is still in Beta, I would be willing to bet that Google adds a Basic HTML settings editor fairly soon.
I don't think this "beta" state is really true. GMail works, works well, and I don't know what could be new features to be implemented. I think it is far beyond from "beta".
I'm not sure if GMail will ever implement Basic-HTML version for preferences. I would like yes, of course. Anyway, even if they don't implement it, there are enough Basic-HTML pages to make it fully usable in most situations (preferences is a thing you don't change often).
One more thing to remember: it took time (some months) to GMail implement a Basic-HTML version of site. And it was implemented due to popular demand.
Since you have access to new Yahoo! beta webmail, I ask you to send a feedback about compatibility, usability, accessibility.
If Yahoo! does not implement a basic version of webmail, I guess two things may happen: non-mozilla and non-IE browsers (safari, konqueror, Opera, iCab...) would be "killed" (or forgotten) by many people; or people will stop using Yahoo!.
Insightful comment. But the "correct" you think the page should be displayed depends on which browser you test the page you are developing, because, while you are writing it, you will try to fix any bug you find in your page.
Opera has bugs, Safari has bugs, Mozilla/Firefox has bugs. Which one has less bugs? Hard to know. [people say that Firefox has less bugs than Opera, which has less bugs than Safari]
I am more worried about usability and accessibility of the webmail than its look. WebMail was meant to have a quick access, wherever you go, whatever system you have. I guess the new Yahoo mail interface will be much slower, will eat a lot more system memory and more error-prone. What will happen if I open that webmail in new IE version, or in Firefox, or in Mozilla, or in Konqueror, or in Netscape, or in Opera... And when a new browser version is released? What will happen if I use a Pentium 233 with 32MB of RAM? Will I be able to access it easily even on a 56K dial-up? And if I have disabled the right-click detection in my browser JavaScript options? And if I have a one-button mac mouse? I don't like these complex AJAX "systems". Sometimes I wish people have the "KISS" (Keep It Simple, Stupid) concept in their minds.