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by zapzupnz 5y ago
Someone ran the new tabs through Jakob Nielsen’s usability heuristics, respected in the industry for 27 years. The results were less than glowing. https://twitter.com/feetsnz/status/1403849426683138053?s=21
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> After 20 years of browsing the web, at least for me, THE way became the shortcut and I never click on that Again, that’s an accelerator. That’s for advanced use. So you’re an advanced user, good on you. Things are not designed just for
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In usability heuristics, that's called an accelerator. We would normally call it a shortcut. Whatever you call it, the point is it's an alternative to doing it in a more accessible way, not THE way.
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Built in web sharing
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Looks like Macromedia Flash and KidPix had a baby. It's a bit of a nerve calling it "Power Tools", to be honest.
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Remember, on a Mac it's not an Enter key, it's a Return key. It's not used to enter a file. On Windows, you use Ctrl-O to open a file from within an open program. On a Mac, you use Cmd-O to open everything from everywher
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Hell, failing to set my TV to Game Mode makes local gaming unplayably laggy.
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If only the world had both your eyes and monitor. I have a large 5K display and don’t find serif text nearly as easy to read, especially at small sizes, unless it’s printed out on paper.
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Panic is a long time Apple developer house. They don’t want to make the best tools for just any platform; they contribute the best tools they can to Apple’s ecosystem, the one they use and appreciate (and love). Apple power users have diffe
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I mean, you would still be able to access the old version in your Purchases section.
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It’s like either you read the report backwards or the author doesn’t know their arse from their elbow — I’ll go with the later. Nintendo said they’re moving away from mobile because of how disappointing revenue has been, not to it. Rest a
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Yes, they all need to be learnt. How odd that an excuse for failing to reduce complexity? There are well-documented user interface design guidelines to follow, both vendor specific and general ones made by experts like Jakob Nielsen. Well-d
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People shouldn't have to learn how to use its complicated interface. The killer feature is managing eBooks, not rocket science. There is nothing at all about the Calibre interface that needs to be the way it is. What's so intere
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That chip on your shoulder against everything post-2007-ish must be pretty heavy. Modern apps don't suck. Specific design patterns suck. Not all things modern adhere to those design patterns. Not all the patterns you mention suck. If I
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Example? As far as I know, Discord mainly uses React Native on all platforms, with some iOS and Android specific code on those platforms for integration and performance reasons. Edit: ahh, you’re talking about content restrictions. They way
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You can.
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Tile plays a sound to be found. AirTag are triangulated by the Find My app. Also, third parties are already signed up for the new third party integrations to Find My.
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Loads of comments in the Twitter thread trying to pin the blame on someone. It’s product managers; no, its frontend developers; no, it’s backend developers; no, it’s users… An organisational way of thinking is to figure out whose blame it i
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It’s funny, I still see ideas for new community-centric apps/sites/platforms floating around on HN that fail to account for the people factor as though the short history of the internet hasn’t already provided more than enough hor
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That would preclude smaller developers, people who pay the subscription but don’t submit apps but rather use other benefits of the program, and people who only or mostly make free apps.
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Netflix took out their sign up screen years ago; you have to subscribe via the website. Disney+ does let you subscribe through Apple.
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> I’m not sure where I could get a new SIM? Do you have a mobile phone? Pop it out, put it in the iPad, activate it, take it out again. In New Zealand, where I’m from, you can get SIM cards from supermarkets, petrol stations, convenience
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I don't anticipate it would make much real difference. The trick with console emulators is usually making the graphics, audio, and game-specific quirks sing well on commodity hardware rather than the specialised hardware the console ha
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For emulators that intend to run games at full speed, the sorts of shortcuts and tricks needed to achieve high level emulation (which can sometimes fall short of emulation in a strict sense) are often incompatible with writing a plugin or e
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> The margical cost of the stereo is probably over a hundred dollars > just give them a new one that they can use It always rubs me the wrong way when a customer decides what value something has to a business, assuming they know every
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Indeed. Just in case people weren't aware, the TV app is where you can purchase movies and TV shows from iTunes, or watch your own video content if you get it into the library.
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It's about four paragraphs into the article. Here's a direct link: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=external&v=3746028369157...
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Such an overreaction. Some people prefer not to read Twitter threads as individual posts. This is merely an option provided for those people. No need to get your knickers in a twist over it. The original link remains in the original post, a
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Got my NYT online subscription via Apple, so I just cancel it via the App Store. Easy-peasy.
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The problem is that the marketing around this version states it’s a port, the classic — it’s very much not; it’s another game with the Lemmings IP slapped on it and DLC liberally sprinkled in. Frankly, such an enduring brand and IP deserves

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