browngeek

There is a kabillion great things about the iPhone, including my personal fav - Safari. But what about the little things…those little attention to details that make you smile.
Well, after one day of using it, here are three things that made me smile about the iPhone.

1. The spring-like bounce to indicate end of page/album/list. Rather than settling for the boring scroll bar to denote current position of a document, Apple decided to maximize real estate and innovation by doing the bounce.
2. The display is turned off. I’m listening to a song. I get a call. The song fades. The display turns on, shows the photo of the caller. I answer the call. Talk. Hang up. The music comes starts back where it left. And the display turns off.
3. If I’m looking for directions to a friend’s house, all I have to do is to tap on his name in the Contacts list.

What kind of a 2-bit operating system:

1. Cannot differentiate a user-initiated action via double-click with that of an automated spyware?
A: Vista. When you double click on the Control Panel->Administrative Tools, the whole UI freezes into black and a popup appears saying “Somebody wants to open something!” Are you stupid?

2. Puts the Desktop as an application in the ALT-TAB sequence?
A. Vista. I mean seriously…when did the desktop become an app?

3. Asks no confirmation from the user when installing updates.
A. Vista. Click on the little Sleep (Power Off?) icon and the freaking updates are automatically downloaded and installed. Who cares about the user’s choice!

4. Replaces the horizontal scrollbar in favour of automatic scroll?
A. Vista. The file explorer has no horiz scrollbar. The scroll happens automatically when you mouse-over. Brilliantly pathetic.

5. Has a copy conflict resolution popup that is greater than 1 line?
A. Vista. Try to copy a file to replace an older version. Vista pops up a thesis.

6. Has non-resizable widgets…I mean gadgets?
A. Vista. Cannot resize any of the gadgets in the sidebar. I mean WTF?

7. Has an option to turn-off the new look?
A. Vista. Has a checkbox to turnoff the new transparent windows. Yes, I’m thankful for it and checked it immediately. But seriously, why go for a new look if you are so unsure of it to provide an option to turn it off.

8. Has me wanting to undo my installation?
A. Vista. Enough said.