becarella's jots on ui


I'm kind of in love with the Keurig. Today it said "Not ready. Add water." I added water and it said "Ready to brew." I click the picture that matches my coffee mug and we're done! ...
Apple install-and-reboot system updates should provide a time estimate before you commit. Been staring at the spinner on the blue screen long enough to start worrying.
Love the loading messages that appear on the turntable.fm dj booth marquee. So far I've seen "LOADING: follow the white rabbit" and "LOADING: we're testing your patience"
It is silly that you can't leave a google analytics account as a user. Just 1 account left before my dashboard is clean again...
My mom's oven has a cook time button which sets a timer and turns off the oven when it goes off. Does anyone actually want the oven to turn off at the timer without checking on things first? I think her oven thinks too highly of itself.
I just learned about this subtle gas-tank indicator last month from my uncle. Perhaps a little too subtle. Did you know about the side indicator arrow? http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/28/how-to-tel...
Why microwave interfaces not been standardized? My parents' microwave has you click "time cook", the turn a dial to adjust the time by 15s increments, click the dial to set it, then click cook. Why do I have to click the dial?