Comments on: Technocentric Thinking http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/321/technocentric-thinking/ Ramblings of a GIS Hacker Wed, 30 May 2012 06:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: handan http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/321/technocentric-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-19925 handan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:27:46 +0000 http://crschmidt.net/blog/?p=321#comment-19925 Technical users are few and far between in the mass market. Google Earth is targeted towards the mass market. Just like all software that is targeted towards a mass market, there is nothing ’stupid’ about removing tools that the majority of users don’t need or care about: By doing so, you limit the number of people who are going to end up confused by your tool, and that’s not a bad thing when you care about the majority of people instead of a technical elite. Technical users are few and far between in the mass market. Google Earth is targeted towards the mass market. Just like all software that is targeted towards a mass market, there is nothing ’stupid’ about removing tools that the majority of users don’t need or care about: By doing so, you limit the number of people who are going to end up confused by your tool, and that’s not a bad thing when you care about the majority of people instead of a technical elite.

]]> By: Bill McGonigle http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/321/technocentric-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-19894 Bill McGonigle Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:03:16 +0000 http://crschmidt.net/blog/?p=321#comment-19894 Perhaps both are right, and it's symptomatic of a bulloxed installation landscape. This whole "everybody writing an installer" think is just a waste of time and creates opportunities for disagreement. apt-get/yum/emerge/ports have the right idea; typical users can use the GUI, advanced users can do anything. Perhaps both are right, and it’s symptomatic of a bulloxed installation landscape. This whole “everybody writing an installer” think is just a waste of time and creates opportunities for disagreement. apt-get/yum/emerge/ports have the right idea; typical users can use the GUI, advanced users can do anything.

]]> By: Morten http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/321/technocentric-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-19886 Morten Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:54:39 +0000 http://crschmidt.net/blog/?p=321#comment-19886 It's not like downloading and running GoogleEarthSetup.exe is much different than downloading and running GoogleUpdaterSetup.exe, so I fail to see why they think this is so much smarter or easier on the user? Furthermore allowing the user to select where to install it has been solved by everyone else (enter a default value and let the user hit next) and people are used to that - even the novices. It’s not like downloading and running GoogleEarthSetup.exe is much different than downloading and running GoogleUpdaterSetup.exe, so I fail to see why they think this is so much smarter or easier on the user? Furthermore allowing the user to select where to install it has been solved by everyone else (enter a default value and let the user hit next) and people are used to that - even the novices.

]]> By: Chad http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/321/technocentric-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-19883 Chad Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:11:15 +0000 http://crschmidt.net/blog/?p=321#comment-19883 I find it hard to believe that 30+ years of having an "Advanced" button on an install had brought down mankind.. But then, maybe you back up my claim that Google is the new AOL.. Sorry, I still go with the "It was a bad idea".. and I uninstalled GE from that computer because I don't want apps on my 10GB OS partition. I find it hard to believe that 30+ years of having an “Advanced” button on an install had brought down mankind.. But then, maybe you back up my claim that Google is the new AOL..

Sorry, I still go with the “It was a bad idea”.. and I uninstalled GE from that computer because I don’t want apps on my 10GB OS partition.

]]> By: Frank Taylor http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/321/technocentric-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-19879 Frank Taylor Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:05:02 +0000 http://crschmidt.net/blog/?p=321#comment-19879 Excellent points Christopher! And the truly technical elite know how to get the install without the downloader. :-) Excellent points Christopher!

And the truly technical elite know how to get the install without the downloader. :-)

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