Thursday, February 07, 2002

>>>fuzzyraygun says, "Worst UI ever. I think everyone that I have talked to would agree that statusfactory.com has the worst UI ever. Why does this whole site run off of Javascript? What is up with the nasty looking buttons god do they need some help over there." I have to second this notion!  I am a pretty loyal Status Factory customer, and I converted more than a few of my friends to customers.  But, their UI is the WORST!  Someone over there really needs to get a clue.  Make room for playschool sized JavaScript buttons where they are not needed, meanwhile the content get's the old 8 pt. treatment. I sent them an email when they announced that they were being adopted by the Metavante family asking them to not mess with a good thing.  Honestly, I've noticed a difference since the adoption and it has not been for the better. Sample conversation at Status Factory: Marketing: Hey, let's make the UI the focus.  We gotta push the branding. Engineer: But we'll have no room left for content. Marketing: Duh, just use a small font. Management: Great work team, remember, it's all about compromise.  BTW, we're all gonna have to dig deep and make some cuts to help out Marketing, (that means you Engineering.) 10:24:01 PM

>>>Wow, 20MB, what a deal from Userland.  You guys rock! 10:09:14 PM

>>>Much to my dismay I have to say that I am enjoying Windows 2000.  Maybe not for what it's supposed to be, but more for what it is not.  It's no Windows ME. Aaron will certainly have a field day with this post but what can I do, it's just the way it is. 10:08:17 PM