Sorry for that long email. I didn't really think it was till i just saw it now. Wow….
-- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:42 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > And don't we all at some point think "We know best". The problem is there are > many many people that think they know best in direct conflict with those of > us that actually do. ;-) > Just my experience and nothing more. > > > -- Tom McGrath III > http://lazyriver.on-rev.com > 3mcgr...@comcast.net > > On Jul 31, 2012, at 8:14 PM, Dar Scott wrote: > >> I think your summary hits the nail on the head. "They think they know best." >> >> We are living in times where there is a common thinking that life--at both >> societal and individual levels--should be engineered by experts. >> >> I don't want to get caught up in that. When I reflect on my own designs I >> hope they result in good guidance and simplicity but include a richness that >> allows a market place of styles. Do my designs reflect caring, respect, and >> humility? I'm pretty weird when it comes to the right way to do things and >> I don't want that to become preachy. >> >> Dar >> >> >> >> On Jul 31, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: >> >>> I like this thread (and will try to keep opinions short...). >>> >>> IMO, long term, I don't think the OS developers care about legacy/power >>> users -- as you say, they think they know best. >>> Regards, >>> >>> Scott Rossi >>> Creative Director >>> Tactile Media, UX Design >>> >>> >>> >>> Recently, Chipp Walters wrote: >>> >>>> I was talking with Chris about this base on: >>>> >>>> 1) Mountain Lion now tries to do automatic tasks, like download stuff when >>>> the lid is closed and you're on battery power, thus killing your battery >>>> without you knowing. And now with Gatekeeper complaining about anything you >>>> try and install-- and wt–, iCloud is just amazingly bad. Docs in iCloud now >>>> automatically 'sync' but if you open a Mac doc created on on an iPad, it >>>> will lose formatting, then SYNC, and kill all the formatting from the >>>> original-- and amazingly there's no cloud backup (like DropBox does). And >>>> nope, there's still no "Save As.." because Apple believes they know better >>>> than us when to invoke that command. All in all-- stuff to be wary of. >>>> >>>> 2) Win 8 is having similar huge issues. They're trying to 'out think' the >>>> users creating all sorts of problems. Reviews for Windows 8 seems to be >>>> more bad than good. >>>> >>>> 3) We're starting to 'remember' the 'last great version' of programs like >>>> Photoshop, etc.. >>>> >>>> So, I'm wondering... how long before we quit upgrading everything and start >>>> sticking to a single legacy OS and/or programs? For instance, even though I >>>> own the latest version of Flash, I still enjoy using Flash 5 for >>>> diagramming, wireframing and creating 'blueprint roadmaps.' At what point >>>> do the OS'es get so much in the users way that they're no longer good for >>>> us legacy power users? >>>> >>>> Just wondering... not predicting.. yet. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
