Posted by planetbeing on under bitmap data, grayscale, gradients, chr, critique, menus, scratch, lawyers, peoe, perspective, logos, images | 
So, I'm already getting some boot menus from people! I'll put the entries up here. Please comment and critique them. I will also be giving some of my thoughts:
These two are from
chris custren:
These two are from
poorlad:
This one is from
pH:
That's it so far. If you've got any comments or suggestions about them, leave them here. Here's what came up from a technical/practical perspective: As I've mentioned, gradients are good. It is also very good if you can do things in grayscale (as poorlad did for one of his images, but even the blue scale can be programmatically generated) since it saves on expensive bitmap data. On using the Apple logo, here's what we're willing to do. We're willing to accept a logo with an original, unaltered Apple logo OR a logo created from scratch that resembles the Apple trademark. We cannot accept logos that modifies copyrighted Apple materials. The rationale for using Apple trademarks is because this is merely for identification purposes. If their lawyers have any problems with that, we will respect any requests to take it down.
Tagi: bitmap data, grayscale, gradients, chr, critique, menus, scratch, lawyers, peoe, perspective, logos, images
Posted by on under ridgid seesnake micro, stafda show, software errors, specialty tools, power tool, mean time, fasteners, denver co, new features, trade show, menus, amp |
Earlier this week a few of us from Ohio Power Tool went to the STAFDA ( Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association) trade show in Denver, CO. We had a chance to talk with the guys from Ridgid Tool and get some video of the new Ridgid Seesnake Micro Explorer. It would be nice if they would actually ship these and then we could all get a first hand look at it but in the mean time hopefully this video will give you a little better idea of how the menus work and some of the new features.
We are accepting pre-orders for the Micro Explorers 30036 at Ohio Power Tool. I am confident these are going to be in any day now. Apparently there were some software errors that caused the most recent delay but the word on the street is these have been resolved and are shipping shortly.
More videos and info on the STAFDA show will be coming shortly.
Tagi: ridgid seesnake micro, stafda show, software errors, specialty tools, power tool, mean time, fasteners, denver co, new features, trade show, menus, amp
Posted by on under xbox media center, sg, menus, xbox |
If you've found yourself wanting to send a song to your XBMC playlist or a start a video playing right away instead of navigating the menus on the XBMC, send2XBMC lets you beam a file or URL from...
Tagi: xbox media center, sg, menus, xbox
Posted by on under weird error message, perfect software, little bug, merry way, checkboxes, bugs, butt, menus, checks, perspective, economics |
An anonymous reader writes "This article takes the interesting perspective that leaving bugs in software is good — little ones, at least. This quote is particularly insightful: 'How do you know whether a bug is big or little? Think about who's going to hit it, and how mad they'll be when they do. If a user who goes through three levels of menus, opens an advanced configuration window, checks three checkboxes, and hits the 'A' key gets a weird error message for his trouble, that's a little bug. It's buried deep, and when the user hits it, he says 'huh,' clicks a button, and then goes on his merry way. If your program crashes on launch for a common setup, though, that's a big bug. Lots of people will hit it, and they will all be pissed. ... The cost of fixing all the bugs in your program and then being sure you fixed them all is way too high compared to the cost of having a few users hit some bugs they won't care about."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Tagi: weird error message, perfect software, little bug, merry way, checkboxes, bugs, butt, menus, checks, perspective, economics
