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RA_Carson123 karma

I agree, but since "this is Reddit!" boots emissary in Spartan

  • inconsistent labelling - e.g. capacity has a colon, the others don't
  • overuse of drop down combo boxes (these have poor usability (requiring a much higher number of clicks than other UI elements) in general and should be avoided)
  • no shortcut keys (or if there are the letters for them aren't underlined) (shortcut keys are an important option for users that have mastered the tools (a good UI will cater to both users who have never seen it before, and users that are seeing it for the thousandth time today)
  • some aspects of the UI might need a little bit more explication (e.g. why you would ever not want to do 'Quick' format (presumably the slower format actually erases the entire drive, whereas quick format just erases the file table))

Other than that:

  • layout looks good (alignment and spacing)

RA_Carson30 karma

Queen.

RA_Carson27 karma

You got to do two tricks which I get were supposed to be below par ... but if you had been able to do two tricks that really showcased your ability, your best two tricks, what would they be and why?

RA_Carson23 karma

In America someone can hurt themselves breaking into your house and then sue you, so their legal system has obvious issues.

RA_Carson23 karma

People are really really really risk averse when it comes to piddling amounts of money. Go figure. I had 60x more sales from five days of Amazon free-give away than from months sitting at 99 cents.

Reviews are very important as well.

In theory giving a book away for free is 'good' - well it's good for Amazon anyway. I think it works best if you have a lot of books up there. The guys like Konrath who are praising Amazon night and day have 60+ books. Giving away hundreds of freebies of one of those books to win one new reader is a much better trade-off for him than for someone with only one or two books!