Weekly "Why Software Sucks" rant

December 29, 2007

Following the Why Software Sucks idea, here are the ranks of the week:

  1. Apart from the non-standard rendering, looks like IE doesn’t support the data: protocol. That sucks a lot!
  2. Mac OS doesn’t support mounting FTP folders (only in read-only mode).
  3. Windows XP search for drivers online never worked for me. Need a discover and install drivers that really work.
  4. Linux still can’t hide all that geeky lines, even when upgrading software in Ubuntu. linux—;
  5. I still can’t do nothing in Vista. Things are too confused and on not properly spaced. SP1, you may come in.
  6. When giving a wireless network WPA security, Vista keep trying to connect without it and doesn’t learn it. And if you are not a geek, you won’t know how to change.
  7. Still can’t OS X around to maximize like Windows does. I am less distracted without the background or other Apps behind it.

Oh and a bit of programming stuff:

  1. ActiveSync sucks pretty big!
  2. AppleScript looks very readable.
  3. But Objective-C is so damn ugly! Even in Python!
Tagged with: en, rants, whysoftwaresucks, windows, mac
This post has 5 comments. Feel free to read them and leave your own.

MJ Valente
"Still can’t OS X around to maximize like Windows does. I am less distracted without the background or other Apps behind it."

Yup, that's one of the annoyances that hits a switcher. I had my time there too.

Nowadays I basically don't touch the zoom button (the green one) and use command+M to minimize any window. Other than that I use two small app (freeware) that allow me to focus on a single window:

- Witch: windows switcher.
- Isolator: creates a background (mine is fully black) only leaving the foremost app above it.

cpinto
The Zoom button resizes the window to ensure the best display (i.e. your own or the app default). It's one of the things I would really, really like to see implemented in Metacity (or any other Linux WM) but still no dice, everyone's fond of the stupid maximized with loads of whitespace windows by default.

See more here: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGWindows/chapter_17_section_4.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000961-BACEDHFG

Paulo Köch
"But Objective-C is so damn ugly!"

Try reading Smaltalk.

lmjabreu
"When giving a wireless network WPA security, Vista keep trying to connect without it and doesn’t learn it. And if you are not a geek, you won’t know how to change."

Used to work well with me, WPA-PSK personal w/128 bit key.

"I still can’t do nothing in Vista. Things are too confused and on not properly spaced. SP1, you may come in."

o.o only issue I had with vista was the absurd resource usage(not talking 'bout superfetch) and poor hardware support for my tablet( smartcard, tablet buttons, and an issue with pen pressure on photoshop, wacom/acer's to blaim, so, back the the original xp tablet 2k5 ), SP1 won't change much, SP3 for XP's better welcomed.

lmjabreu
BTW, your feeds are still messed up, at least in GReader.

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