On 6/15/10 1:32 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Paul McNett<[email protected]> wrote: >> On 6/15/10 8:11 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote: >>> By the way, I just installed Office 2007. I am not stupid, lazy or >>> unfamiliar with software but I felt that way after trying to use Word to >>> create a simple template. Thank goodness Office 2010 will correct >>> that! ;^) >> >> I just supported someone on Windows 7, and couldn't find the printer control >> panel >> applet. Oh, it's "Devices and Printers" now. Duh, I'm so stupid, I should >> have known >> that. >> >> Good thing I noticed the search box there, and good thing it worked, at >> least. >> >> I then wanted to remove a program, and looked for "Add/Remove Programs". >> Didn't see >> it, so I reasoned that they probably moved it to "Administrative Tools". >> Glanced at >> the choices. Ah, "Computer Management" sounds right. Oh, look, "Services and >> Applications". Right, on they finally put this applet in a sensible place. >> Oops, >> nope, it is just the old services applet. Ok, back to the main Control Panel >> screen, >> and find that "Add/Remove Programs" was just renamed to "Programs and >> Features". >> >> When is a program a feature? Is this Microsoft poking fun at themselves for >> their >> buggy software? >> > ---------------------------- > > Buggy because the layout is new and improved? Not sure I consider that a bug. > > A frustration on learning a new layout sure. But those have always > been a part of our industry. I consider that growth and not a bug.
Okay, take a look at the Windows 7 "Programs and Features" applet. Now, tell me: what is the difference between "programs" and "features" in this context? All I see are "programs" listed there. Are "programs" and "features" mutually exclusive, are all "programs" "features", are all "features" "programs"? In any of those cases, the applet should be labeled either "Programs" or "Features", but not both. And now recall the old saying: "It isn't a bug, it's a feature." I just get the feeling that they were going for as wordy a design as possible, and some team sat there for a couple hours brainstorming what to rename "Add/Remove Programs" to. Can't just call it "Programs", we need another word here. Anyone? Windows 7's control panel, as far as I can tell, is just more wordy, more glitzy. It's window dressing to the individual applets we've all known and loved for 15 years now. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
