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  • S Sam Woodward

    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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    brianwelsch
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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

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    • S Sam Woodward

      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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      Ian Darling
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      Bodgable :-D Tweakable Easy To Change/Alter/Update/Modify Maintainable Does Not Require A Sledgehammer Even Your Dad Could Use It :-D


      Ian Darling The world is a thing of utter inordinate complexity ... that such complexity can arise ... out of such simplicity ... is the most fabulous extraordinary idea ... once you get some kind of inkling of how that might have happened - it's just wonderful ... the opportunity to spend 70 or 80 years of your life in such a universe is time well spent as far as I am concerned - Douglas Adams

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      • S Sam Woodward

        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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        Eric Goedhart
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        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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          X-10dable

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          Curtis Schlak
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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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          • S Sam Woodward

            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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            S Douglas
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            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.


            ZeePain! wrote:

            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.

            thedailywtf.com[^]

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            • B brianwelsch

              "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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              Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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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.

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              • S Sam Woodward

                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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                toxcct
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                made for you...


                TOXCCT >>> GEII power
                [toxcct][VisualCalc 2.20][VCalc 3.0 soon...]

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                • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

                  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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                  brianwelsch
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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 Wright

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                  • S Sam Woodward

                    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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                    Phil J Pearson
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                    Whatever words you choose it would be best to spell them properly! ;) Why not "turn-on-and-offable"?


                    The opinions expressed in this communication do not necessarily represent those of the author (especially if you find them impolite, discourteous or inflammatory).

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                    • B brianwelsch

                      :-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 Wright

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                      Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                      Once 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.

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