March 08, 2010: Tech fix-it needs
Category: Technology
Posted by: David M Patt
It would be nice if the same enthusiasm that led to creation of new technologies would lead to fixing problems with current technology:
1. Enable use of the Tab key in e-mail messages.
2. Allow viewers to back-arrow out of a web site, even if the web site didn't want you to do that.
3. List e-mail messages in the more logical "newest at bottom" order, so users could automatically proceed to the next message instead of to the previous one (AOL allows this).
4. Prevent formulas from disappearing when inserting new lines in spreadsheets.
5. Explain things in plain English (often, things aren't explained at all). Just as people who drive cars are not auto mechanics, people who use computers are not computer mechanics. They should not have to click all over a screen, trying to figure out how something works.
1. Enable use of the Tab key in e-mail messages.
2. Allow viewers to back-arrow out of a web site, even if the web site didn't want you to do that.
3. List e-mail messages in the more logical "newest at bottom" order, so users could automatically proceed to the next message instead of to the previous one (AOL allows this).
4. Prevent formulas from disappearing when inserting new lines in spreadsheets.
5. Explain things in plain English (often, things aren't explained at all). Just as people who drive cars are not auto mechanics, people who use computers are not computer mechanics. They should not have to click all over a screen, trying to figure out how something works.
