Comments on: Simplify your product! http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/ Working to improve the signal-to-noise ratio Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:07:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jay Levitt http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Jay Levitt Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:26:15 +0000 http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/#comment-522 Yep, and in the broader sense, I agree. We spent years (decades) assuming that if two functions were at different levels of abstraction or hierarchy, we had to had to HAD TO present them as two distinct layers in the UI. If I click on my mailbox, and there's only one message, it would be a Horrible Thing to immediately show me that message instead of showing me the "list" containing one message. Confusing! Arbitrary! Non-deterministic! Muscle memory! Handy. Oh. Yep, and in the broader sense, I agree. We spent years (decades) assuming that if two functions were at different levels of abstraction or hierarchy, we had to had to HAD TO present them as two distinct layers in the UI. If I click on my mailbox, and there’s only one message, it would be a Horrible Thing to immediately show me that message instead of showing me the “list” containing one message. Confusing! Arbitrary! Non-deterministic! Muscle memory!

Handy.

Oh.

]]> By: payne http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/comment-page-1/#comment-521 payne Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:24:30 +0000 http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/#comment-521 Maybe there's a heuristic here that covers some common use cases. For example, "if there's a single strong signal, use it". I'm sure there are more cases that could be captured that streamlines the experience for many/most users. Maybe there’s a heuristic here that covers some common use cases. For example, “if there’s a single strong signal, use it”.

I’m sure there are more cases that could be captured that streamlines the experience for many/most users.

]]> By: Jay Levitt http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Jay Levitt Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:58:33 +0000 http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/#comment-520 Strongest?? I guess you live in a single-family house. Do you really want your PC to start transmitting data over your neighbor's pwned WiFi? Strongest??

I guess you live in a single-family house. Do you really want your PC to start transmitting data over your neighbor’s pwned WiFi?

]]> By: tml http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/comment-page-1/#comment-519 tml Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:57:26 +0000 http://blog.payne.org/2009/01/23/simplify-your-product/#comment-519 Good advice. Better if you used this advice back in 1996 :) Howza it going? Good advice. Better if you used this advice back in 1996 :) Howza it going?

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