Posts by beanburger

Facebook Comments kill web freedom

Internet safety?

There's a problem with this position: "Most people don't want to make a statement: they just want to connect with friends, family, and work associates through email, Facebook, and other means."

That's would be fine except for the fact that it's not how "most people" use Facebook. Have you seen how many people are on the friends list of your average teenager? Tens or hundreds of people they barely know or have never met. Isn't it a basic rule of internet safety that we don't give out our names to strangers?

Microsoft plays favorites in Windows Phone 7 cloud picks

Bit unfair

Social networking integration is similarly locked down on the HTC Desire - a phone which most tech sites seem to swoon over - yet I've never heard them criticised for it. But slap the Microsoft label on a phone, and every flaw becomes fair game. I agree it's an irritation, but it's hardly an irritation that's unique to Microsoft devices.

Google shocks world with unthreaded Gmail

Exactly this.

I don't get this whole argument over whether threading is better. Surely the obvious answer is that it depends on the user and the situation? I find it a nightmare when I'm trying to locate an individual message from a thread, where previously I would just glance down the inbox and find a message instantly if I knew the rough time it was sent.

Also, I don't see why threading is even necessary if you have mail organised into folders (or using labels in Gmail). But I accept that it's useful for some situations and some users find it better suited to their needs. Horses for courses. Google have done the sensible thing by providing the option to turn it on or off at will. This is what all developers need to be doing - putting choice into the hands of the user rather than dictating what's best for them.