I'm not thick. I know it doesn't sound like much of a boast, but I'm pretty competent at this whole adulting lark. But it appeared that I had forgotten a 4 digit number I'd set up less than a minute ago! The security guard smiled wearily at me, "It happens to everyone!" She said. Which, [...]
A little rant for this Saturday about a stupid usability problem which will never get fixed.
In the era of “smart” phones and saved phone numbers (not to mention contactless payments) I use calculators much more than I dial telephone numbers. I think the calculator layout is very much the standard.
I can type rather fast on a 10 key. Back in the day, I would have to run a tape on the hundreds of checks I would get every day. I don’t miss checks at all.
I do get frustrated with the telephone style keypad. I’ve always wondered why it wasn’t the same as a calculator 10 key pad.
In the era of “smart” phones and saved phone numbers (not to mention contactless payments) I use calculators much more than I dial telephone numbers. I think the calculator layout is very much the standard.
I can type rather fast on a 10 key. Back in the day, I would have to run a tape on the hundreds of checks I would get every day. I don’t miss checks at all. I do get frustrated with the telephone style keypad. I’ve always wondered why it wasn’t the same as a calculator 10 key pad.
I’m sure there’s an answer there, and i’d really like to know what it is.