Comments on: Deleting a shortcut in Vista http://www.twobraincells.com/2006/05/30/deleting-a-shortcut-in-vista/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.twobraincells.com/2006/05/30/deleting-a-shortcut-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Chris Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:09:23 +0000 http://www.twobraincells.com/2006/05/30/deleting-a-shortcut-in-vista/#comment-20 Yeah, I know it's not seven steps really. Still, Vista does seem to be generally plagued with over-zealous use of 'security' dialogs, and chances are most people will quickly learn to ignore them and just hit 'OK' all the time. As others have said, it's less about genuinely providing extra security, and more about shifting the blame to the user. "But it's your fault, you clicked 'OK'!" (I am aware of the database problems. My little virtual server needs more memory. Or something.) Yeah, I know it’s not seven steps really. Still, Vista does seem to be generally plagued with over-zealous use of ’security’ dialogs, and chances are most people will quickly learn to ignore them and just hit ‘OK’ all the time. As others have said, it’s less about genuinely providing extra security, and more about shifting the blame to the user. “But it’s your fault, you clicked ‘OK’!”

(I am aware of the database problems. My little virtual server needs more memory. Or something.)

]]> By: wild electrons http://www.twobraincells.com/2006/05/30/deleting-a-shortcut-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-19 wild electrons Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:14:18 +0000 http://www.twobraincells.com/2006/05/30/deleting-a-shortcut-in-vista/#comment-19 On a different note, are you aware that this WordPress blog is losing its connection to the database around every other time I try to load this site, resulting in viewing frustration ;) or is that the "experimental server" part... On a different note, are you aware that this WordPress blog is losing its connection to the database around every other time I try to load this site, resulting in viewing frustration ;) or is that the “experimental server” part…

]]> By: wild electrons http://www.twobraincells.com/2006/05/30/deleting-a-shortcut-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-18 wild electrons Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:12:24 +0000 http://www.twobraincells.com/2006/05/30/deleting-a-shortcut-in-vista/#comment-18 Oh my word... now that's usability for grandma. On a technicality, Chris, it's 5 steps, not 7, as step 1 isn't really a "step" and step 7 is not done until much, much later. No? But "ughhhh", all the same. Oh my word… now that’s usability for grandma.

On a technicality, Chris, it’s 5 steps, not 7, as step 1 isn’t really a “step” and step 7 is not done until much, much later. No?

But “ughhhh”, all the same.

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