Thursday, May 7, 2009

Service packs will now be delivered by the crypt keeper


Bravo, Microsoft. You have upped your game. Windows 7 now has much better backgrounds AND my nightmares will forever be haunted by this image.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

When can I search facebook?



How about now?  ...or now?  Maybe sometime later, like          now?  Or how about sometime when you don't expect it in the futur..NOW?

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Use-able suggestions

I have a new favorite usability error. This gem is present on several versions of Oracle on Windows. When uninstalling (or, as they call it, "Deinstalling") Oracle, it will consistently present this error screen. The helpful suggestion to fix their "Deinstall" by "Re-installing" makes about as much sense as their hyphenation rules.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Endorsements are everything

I've found that it is very, very important to pick the right person to endorse your product.  The person has to be recognizable and someone people believe would benefit from your company's goods and services.  Like this advertisement from Bill Gates on how to make money using Google:
















Or this advertisement from Andy Sandberg, who apparently both dislikes you and wants to help you make money online.












Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Seriously?

Ok, show of hands - who finds these details useful?