10 Sep
2007
10 Sep
'07
5:04 p.m.
Hi,
Clearly labeled and obvious buttons and controls
are a thing of the past....
Amen to that. Many devices nowadays are labelled with what appear to be
heiroglyphics....
....While they were at it, designers decided that it
would be a good idea for power indicators to light up
when something is off, and go out when it's on....
First time I encountered that little doozy was with the tuner on my hi-fi,
that would have been around 1987ish. And we're talking a ?250 (~$500) tuner
here, not some cheap tat....
....Or how about a stereo with an animated
"attract
mode" when off?
That sort of stuff drives me up the wall. My ex-girlfriend has a stereo
(Toshiba I think) with that wonderful feature too....hey, you can even play
games ot it!!!! 8-|
TTFN - Pete.