Monday, February 17, 2003 |
01:32 - Freak Show
http://perversiontracker.com/
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PerversionTracker. It's not what it sounds like. It's better.
It's a blog that showcases the very worst of what's available in the Mac software world. We've got brain-donor screensavers, UI nightmares, garbage Dock icons, the whole nine yards. Many of the featured masterpieces betray the unmistakable aroma of REALbasic-- the toolbox of choice for software developers who don't really know what it is they're doing, apparently. (True, REALbasic can be used for great things. But it also makes for some really godawful monstrosities, in the true spirit of macdinking, as I've just described it in the previous post; it puts powerful tools in the hands of people who don't really know what it is they ought to be doing with them, just as it empowers the people who do.
In any case, it's great fun; only a few days old, but already one of the more notable Mac humor sites. I particularly like the analysis of SimpleWeather 1.0.4:
But the beauty is more than skin deep. Featuring patented technologies such as WindowStateForget 2000, and TemperatureProgressBar, SimpleWeather has REALly fulfilled all our BASIC weather needs.
Brilliantly, this application does not assume that you would like to fetch weather information automatically -- it "puts you in the driver's seat" by providing you with the tremendous privilege of clicking a button. The forecast pane is conveniently opened with the "Forecast" button, and just as conveniently closed with the "OK" button. A challenge to traditional UI design? Perhaps, but we feel this bold move will become the latest craze.
I'll bet...
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