XP vs. OS X Software
I'm not sure how it happened, but one of my Computer Power User Magazine articles got micro-Slashdotted. I noticed Scoble responding to it last night, with a list of links that called my clicking finger to action. 'Twas a valiant attempt, but ultimately illustrated my point.
Google Earth is neat, but replete with UI mistakes (you should never, EVER use a print font like Arial in an application); Streets & Trips 2005 has barely evolved since its first incarnation back in 2001; Microsoft Photostory is not half as nifty as something like Picasa; Ventuz looks interesting, but I can't seem to find a price on it; OneNote requires the Tablet PC to shine; ActiveWords actually does have a UI, and it's a blessing that it runs without one; Office Communicator has me worried, as it may be just another bloated offering; Mindjet's MindManager is amazing, but terribly overcomplicated for n00bz. Find me a Comic Life; a 1001. Even MediaMan pales by comparison to Delicious Library.
The problem with saying “wait for Longhorn” is… that's exactly what we're doing!!!
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3 Comments
MrDee
July 4th, 2005
at 3:01pm
Maybe OS X needs to start making ugly software if it wants to make it past 2% market share.
JavaJack
July 7th, 2005
at 4:48pm
>you should never, EVER use a print font like
>Arial in an application
Why not, exactly? It's supposedly one of the most hint-laden (meaning aligned well to pixel grids at low res) fonts around.
Anonymous
December 9th, 2005
at 1:35pm
OMG…. I used to *LIVE* in Preble, NY