Is a "lobotomy" button worth in any device.
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Sometimes, too options can be a problem. A few days ago, I nedded to take a photo from a bus ticket and the "one hand holded" smartphone insisted in asking for a miriad of options of embellishment and in fixing my priorities. Just this time, I would have preferred an not so smart phone. As the interface, that´s to say, the languaje you comunnicate whith is changing every other day nowadays. Do you think a button that reduces the "smartness" of your device is necessary?
The real problem is poor app design. In many cases, programmers take an application that runs on a PC and try to cram all of its features into the app that runs on a smartphone. A smartphone has a much smaller screen and limited input methods, resulting in an app that is full-featured, but difficult to use. They would do better by only including the features that you have to have on a smartphone, leaving the rest for the PC. For example, Microsoft Outlook allows you to set rules that define the folders where e-mails are stored. This functionality exists on the PC version, but not on the smartphone version.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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The real problem is poor app design. In many cases, programmers take an application that runs on a PC and try to cram all of its features into the app that runs on a smartphone. A smartphone has a much smaller screen and limited input methods, resulting in an app that is full-featured, but difficult to use. They would do better by only including the features that you have to have on a smartphone, leaving the rest for the PC. For example, Microsoft Outlook allows you to set rules that define the folders where e-mails are stored. This functionality exists on the PC version, but not on the smartphone version.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
just curious: have you ever met anyone that actually does ms office (excel, word) on a phone? -> if so, were they (1) happy with it, (2) competent, (3) productive, (4) completely nuts ? not tablets, but actually on a phone. (last couple of samsung phones those were installed - or the icons at least - until I wiped them)
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just curious: have you ever met anyone that actually does ms office (excel, word) on a phone? -> if so, were they (1) happy with it, (2) competent, (3) productive, (4) completely nuts ? not tablets, but actually on a phone. (last couple of samsung phones those were installed - or the icons at least - until I wiped them)
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I have WPS office on my phone, and I do open DOCX and XLSX files on it - but only to read them, it's too much of a PITA to edit them at all.
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just curious: have you ever met anyone that actually does ms office (excel, word) on a phone? -> if so, were they (1) happy with it, (2) competent, (3) productive, (4) completely nuts ? not tablets, but actually on a phone. (last couple of samsung phones those were installed - or the icons at least - until I wiped them)
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I've used Word on a phone but it wasn't for writing a completely new document. It was to review one a coworker sent via email and make updates/changes to it. (1) Not 100% happy, it worked but was missing options like change tracking which are also missing from Office Online, (2) I'd like to think so, (3) Most of the time, (4) Open to debate. :laugh:
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just curious: have you ever met anyone that actually does ms office (excel, word) on a phone? -> if so, were they (1) happy with it, (2) competent, (3) productive, (4) completely nuts ? not tablets, but actually on a phone. (last couple of samsung phones those were installed - or the icons at least - until I wiped them)
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I use Outlook on a phone. I have also used Word and Excel to view (not edit) documents on my phone. I agree that a full version of Word or Excel on a phone would be nuts; see my original message.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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I've used Word on a phone but it wasn't for writing a completely new document. It was to review one a coworker sent via email and make updates/changes to it. (1) Not 100% happy, it worked but was missing options like change tracking which are also missing from Office Online, (2) I'd like to think so, (3) Most of the time, (4) Open to debate. :laugh:
wow, normally I have problems changing 1 word in a text message (trying to get the stupid cursor to the right place with old bent fat fingers - anoying). but I'm impressed somebody would actually edit a doc on a phone, always thought it was some sort of joke. again I'm too old for that - at least that's my excuse [for anything too hard]: for me stuff like that has to wait till I get home/actual office and can use a normal keyboard etc.
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Sometimes, too options can be a problem. A few days ago, I nedded to take a photo from a bus ticket and the "one hand holded" smartphone insisted in asking for a miriad of options of embellishment and in fixing my priorities. Just this time, I would have preferred an not so smart phone. As the interface, that´s to say, the languaje you comunnicate whith is changing every other day nowadays. Do you think a button that reduces the "smartness" of your device is necessary?
I'm holding out for the "do what I mean, not what I say" button.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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wow, normally I have problems changing 1 word in a text message (trying to get the stupid cursor to the right place with old bent fat fingers - anoying). but I'm impressed somebody would actually edit a doc on a phone, always thought it was some sort of joke. again I'm too old for that - at least that's my excuse [for anything too hard]: for me stuff like that has to wait till I get home/actual office and can use a normal keyboard etc.
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I'd never use it to create a doc or do serious editing, it's way to clunky for that. However for reading it is fine and making minor edits like changing a word or two isn't impossible. Waiting to get home/office for a normal keyboard would still be my preference but sometimes I don't have the time or luxury due to one or two semi important customers and their randomly self created deadlines.
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I believe the main issue is that a smart phone can be loaded with dumb apps.
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Marco Bertschi wrote:
I believe the main issue is that a smart phone can be loaded with dumb apps is often (miss)used by dumb people.
FTFY
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Marco Bertschi wrote:
I believe the main issue is that a smart phone can be loaded with dumb apps is often (miss)used by dumb people.
FTFY
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
They create dumb apps because the know their market.
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