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Hi All, I'm writing some marketing text for a new hardware product and am looking for the best words to use to describe it (it's a programmable/configurable home-lighting system). In your opinion, to a non-geek, non-techie, perhaps slightly technophobic user, which word do you think is is less intimidating: configurable or programable All opinions welcomed! Many thanks, Sam W
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Hi All, I'm writing some marketing text for a new hardware product and am looking for the best words to use to describe it (it's a programmable/configurable home-lighting system). In your opinion, to a non-geek, non-techie, perhaps slightly technophobic user, which word do you think is is less intimidating: configurable or programable All opinions welcomed! Many thanks, Sam W
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Customizable. I know it's not one of your two choices, but I think it's less intimidating than the other two, yet gets the idea across.
Software Zen:
delete this;I'd go with that because when you buy a car it is "customisable" and that sounds positively wonderful. Oh... I can upgrade and get the sat-nav with leather sports seats in my choice of colours and I can have it with silver paintwork. That'll show the guy down the street who's only got the basic model with plain red paint and nylon upholstery and just a tape player. ColinMackay.net "Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." -- Confucius "If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
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Hi All, I'm writing some marketing text for a new hardware product and am looking for the best words to use to describe it (it's a programmable/configurable home-lighting system). In your opinion, to a non-geek, non-techie, perhaps slightly technophobic user, which word do you think is is less intimidating: configurable or programable All opinions welcomed! Many thanks, Sam W
"easily modified" or how about transmogrifiable? :~ BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright-- modified at 16:40 Tuesday 17th January, 2006
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Hi All, I'm writing some marketing text for a new hardware product and am looking for the best words to use to describe it (it's a programmable/configurable home-lighting system). In your opinion, to a non-geek, non-techie, perhaps slightly technophobic user, which word do you think is is less intimidating: configurable or programable All opinions welcomed! Many thanks, Sam W
Bodgable :-D Tweakable Easy To Change/Alter/Update/Modify Maintainable Does Not Require A Sledgehammer Even Your Dad Could Use It :-D
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Hi All, I'm writing some marketing text for a new hardware product and am looking for the best words to use to describe it (it's a programmable/configurable home-lighting system). In your opinion, to a non-geek, non-techie, perhaps slightly technophobic user, which word do you think is is less intimidating: configurable or programable All opinions welcomed! Many thanks, Sam W
I think configurable is the best description for such a system ,and people are more used to this word , for example the association with the computer at home with the configuration screen were they can configure the Monitor, Keyboard etc. With friendly regards, Eric Goedhart Skype: eric-goedhart Deep in the fundamental heart of mind and Universe there is a reason. -Slartibartfast
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I like it! "we must lose precision to make significant statements about complex systems." -deKorvin on uncertainty
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Hi All, I'm writing some marketing text for a new hardware product and am looking for the best words to use to describe it (it's a programmable/configurable home-lighting system). In your opinion, to a non-geek, non-techie, perhaps slightly technophobic user, which word do you think is is less intimidating: configurable or programable All opinions welcomed! Many thanks, Sam W
My technophobic co-workers like Gary Wheeler's suggestion; customizable as well. Makes it sound like it will work out of the box, but you can change it should the need arise.
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This seems like one of those programs that started small, grew incrementally, building internal pressure, and finally barfed all over its source code sneakers. Or something.
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"easily modified" or how about transmogrifiable? :~ BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright-- modified at 16:40 Tuesday 17th January, 2006
Only if you are in the business of promoting the Mutton Vindaloo Beast[^]. ;P Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Hi All, I'm writing some marketing text for a new hardware product and am looking for the best words to use to describe it (it's a programmable/configurable home-lighting system). In your opinion, to a non-geek, non-techie, perhaps slightly technophobic user, which word do you think is is less intimidating: configurable or programable All opinions welcomed! Many thanks, Sam W
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Only if you are in the business of promoting the Mutton Vindaloo Beast[^]. ;P Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
:-D I was thinking more of Calvin, but I think I need to try and find a few episodes of this Red Dwarf. BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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Hi All, I'm writing some marketing text for a new hardware product and am looking for the best words to use to describe it (it's a programmable/configurable home-lighting system). In your opinion, to a non-geek, non-techie, perhaps slightly technophobic user, which word do you think is is less intimidating: configurable or programable All opinions welcomed! Many thanks, Sam W
Whatever words you choose it would be best to spell them properly! ;) Why not "turn-on-and-offable"?
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:-D I was thinking more of Calvin, but I think I need to try and find a few episodes of this Red Dwarf. BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven WrightOnce you do, you'll never look at a toaster the same way again... :laugh: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.