> It almost suggests the device needs to behave one way when you first get it, evolve somehow as you begin to use it a certain way. I think this is true for a

> It almost suggests the device needs to behave one way when you first get it, evolve somehow as you begin to use it a certain way. I think this is true for a lot of interfaces. I've never seen a successful implementation though. The common "Advanced" menu options are a clunky workaround. A successful example in fiction is Neal Stephenson's A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, which is a fictional ~textbook from his excellent (real) book The Diamond Age.