Comments on: Psychology of Technology: UI For U or I http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/ All About The AT&T Fuze & HTC Touch Pro Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bitbucket http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10502 bitbucket Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:15:19 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10502 ... McD's has a better fries. They don't use veggie oil (what's up with that?) Actually, this last year I discovered 5 Guys. Best. Fries. Ever. … McD’s has a better fries. They don’t use veggie oil (what’s up with that?)

Actually, this last year I discovered 5 Guys. Best. Fries. Ever.

]]> By: FarTed http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10494 FarTed Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:09:53 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10494 @Adam: Increase your cache size and your filter cache size. If you're going to be a ram-miser, then you're going to have to live with poor performance. Jeez, if your only running 24% ram usage, you should expect things to be slow. Use your ram, it makes things like opening up folders and displaying icons/thumbnails much faster. @Adam:
Increase your cache size and your filter cache size. If you’re going to be a ram-miser, then you’re going to have to live with poor performance. Jeez, if your only running 24% ram usage, you should expect things to be slow. Use your ram, it makes things like opening up folders and displaying icons/thumbnails much faster.

]]> By: drjim http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10492 drjim Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:17:55 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10492 @jimski & David K: I see now. Jimski's thoughts make a lot of sense and explain my attraction to TF3D2. A solid, well-rounded UI. Works for me! @jimski & David K: I see now. Jimski’s thoughts make a lot of sense and explain my attraction to TF3D2. A solid, well-rounded UI. Works for me!

]]> By: jimski http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10471 jimski Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:59:46 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10471 @drjim: "Also, isn’t every UI just an “app launcher?” You’ve made the pejorative comment about the iPhone UI several times to me, but I never understood how TF3D2 or SPB MS is different." I think DavidK hit the nail on the head. TF3D has come a long way from the traditional WM Today Screen. Using TF3D, with a flick a user can preview the things they use every day (email, texts, weather, contacts, appointments/tasks). And all without launching an application. I look for a good mix of all the dimensions in a UI; functionality, efficiency, customization and asethetics. TF3D may not excel, but scores well in each category, making for a well rounded UI. @drjim: “Also, isn’t every UI just an “app launcher?” You’ve made the pejorative comment about the iPhone UI several times to me, but I never understood how TF3D2 or SPB MS is different.”

I think DavidK hit the nail on the head. TF3D has come a long way from the traditional WM Today Screen. Using TF3D, with a flick a user can preview the things they use every day (email, texts, weather, contacts, appointments/tasks). And all without launching an application.

I look for a good mix of all the dimensions in a UI; functionality, efficiency, customization and asethetics. TF3D may not excel, but scores well in each category, making for a well rounded UI.

]]> By: The Jack of Clubs http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10468 The Jack of Clubs Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:07:02 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10468 ill prolly get an iphone in the future. it may be my next phone. they keep coming down in price and do more and more things. in a couple years ill prolly pay negative for the iphone 4g-s-gt-x-extreme and itll have an app to drive my car for me and dispense fresh pancakes. but until then ill have a phone i can fully customize and upgrade on my own time etc etc. ill prolly get an iphone in the future. it may be my next phone. they keep coming down in price and do more and more things. in a couple years ill prolly pay negative for the iphone 4g-s-gt-x-extreme and itll have an app to drive my car for me and dispense fresh pancakes. but until then ill have a phone i can fully customize and upgrade on my own time etc etc.

]]> By: David K http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10464 David K Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:44:41 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10464 I tested a lot of UI's on a Jane Q- my wife:) She's not into technology and used to keep asking why I didn't get her an iPhone:) I think she's sold now but she's not like me:) She actually is using TF3D. The benefit is things like the previews- flick through emails without going into them...and same with texts, photos, etc. Just sort of nice to have a mini-overview at your fingertips without going into an app then exiting it to go back home. You also get the benefit of all of your quick launches (both apps and speed dials) as well as settings all a flick away. In the end I'm just underwhelmed by merely an app launcher (which I still think is the same as the original Palm Treo 600 from years ago). I tested a lot of UI’s on a Jane Q- my wife:) She’s not into technology and used to keep asking why I didn’t get her an iPhone:) I think she’s sold now but she’s not like me:) She actually is using TF3D. The benefit is things like the previews- flick through emails without going into them…and same with texts, photos, etc. Just sort of nice to have a mini-overview at your fingertips without going into an app then exiting it to go back home. You also get the benefit of all of your quick launches (both apps and speed dials) as well as settings all a flick away. In the end I’m just underwhelmed by merely an app launcher (which I still think is the same as the original Palm Treo 600 from years ago).

]]> By: drjim http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10460 drjim Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:04:12 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10460 @Nancy: Thanks for the kind words. And I can relate. Sometimes I think I want to chuck my Fuze for an iPhone, but after writing my previous PofT article, I can't be seen dead with one! @DavidK: I think there is a strong selection bias here, meaning that the people who answer the poll are biased against the iPhone and for tweaking and apping, so the poll isn't an representative sample. I think if you polled John and Joan Q. Mobilephone (pronounced mobeelphonay, a French name!), you would get a strong leaning for the iPhone UI. Let's be honest, it may be just an app launcher but most people don't even know enough to think anything else might be better. Also, isn't every UI just an "app launcher?" You've made the pejorative comment about the iPhone UI several times to me, but I never understood how TF3D2 or SPB MS is different. @Nancy: Thanks for the kind words. And I can relate. Sometimes I think I want to chuck my Fuze for an iPhone, but after writing my previous PofT article, I can’t be seen dead with one!

@DavidK: I think there is a strong selection bias here, meaning that the people who answer the poll are biased against the iPhone and for tweaking and apping, so the poll isn’t an representative sample. I think if you polled John and Joan Q. Mobilephone (pronounced mobeelphonay, a French name!), you would get a strong leaning for the iPhone UI. Let’s be honest, it may be just an app launcher but most people don’t even know enough to think anything else might be better.

Also, isn’t every UI just an “app launcher?” You’ve made the pejorative comment about the iPhone UI several times to me, but I never understood how TF3D2 or SPB MS is different.

]]> By: David K http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10458 David K Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:38:11 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10458 What still strikes me is if you look at the polls the iphone clones did not do well. If it's so good for so many, why do WM users reject them? I personally think they're underpowered, yet people complain the WM UI's are too complex and don't just install a UI that matches the iphone. Winterface is a good mix - it looks iPhony but the shortcuts are more functional (like speed dial a contact) and even that was only around 5%. Still- if the iphone interface seems so damn good then why don't we use it? I personally think it stinks (it's just an app launcher) but it's hard to explain why we have 20 UI's and no one is happy and they have 1 and they're giddy with joy... As for speed, I count 2 seconds to open a pic on a stock Fuze ROM. Unlike the iPhone we don't have a splash screen to distract from load times...it's smart marketing but in actual use a lot of their apps take the same time- they just get a pretty pic of an Apple logo and we get the spinning wheel... What still strikes me is if you look at the polls the iphone clones did not do well. If it’s so good for so many, why do WM users reject them? I personally think they’re underpowered, yet people complain the WM UI’s are too complex and don’t just install a UI that matches the iphone. Winterface is a good mix – it looks iPhony but the shortcuts are more functional (like speed dial a contact) and even that was only around 5%. Still- if the iphone interface seems so damn good then why don’t we use it? I personally think it stinks (it’s just an app launcher) but it’s hard to explain why we have 20 UI’s and no one is happy and they have 1 and they’re giddy with joy…
As for speed, I count 2 seconds to open a pic on a stock Fuze ROM. Unlike the iPhone we don’t have a splash screen to distract from load times…it’s smart marketing but in actual use a lot of their apps take the same time- they just get a pretty pic of an Apple logo and we get the spinning wheel…

]]> By: Nancy A Huber http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10457 Nancy A Huber Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:19:27 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10457 Great article..I spent a week just recently trying to tweak my UI for the Fuze...was so tired of it that I went out and bought an Iphone as a toy (would never meet my daily needs..but a nice toy for photos, music, social networking, great screen size) It seems that every device I buy the UI is more complicated and it takes more "taps" to get to what I need Great article..I spent a week just recently trying to tweak my UI for the Fuze…was so tired of it that I went out and bought an Iphone as a toy (would never meet my daily needs..but a nice toy for photos, music, social networking, great screen size)

It seems that every device I buy the UI is more complicated and it takes more “taps” to get to what I need

]]> By: Adam http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10449 Adam Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:35:45 +0000 http://www.fuzemobility.com/psychology-of-technology-ui-for-u-or-i/#comment-10449 The biggest thing that gets me on WM is the lag. I can cook a brand new 6.5 and have virtually nothing running on it, just he basics and my Fuze will be operating at 24% memory... and I go to open up my documents or pictures THATS NO MY PHONE, NOT STORAGE CARD and it still takes 10-15 seconds to load up the first page (about 12 pictures) let alone waiting for the whole thing to load. The biggest thing that gets me on WM is the lag. I can cook a brand new 6.5 and have virtually nothing running on it, just he basics and my Fuze will be operating at 24% memory… and I go to open up my documents or pictures THATS NO MY PHONE, NOT STORAGE CARD and it still takes 10-15 seconds to load up the first page (about 12 pictures) let alone waiting for the whole thing to load.

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