Mark A Powell.com

Man, Adobe really loads up on the stuff it puts into the default folder when installing on Windows. I don’t remember what it puts into the folder on Mac, but I really had to cut through the clutter

Before

After

Ahh! That’s better.

When you exit the Dell QuickSet control panel from the “notification area” you’re presented with this dialog box:

Blech! Most people won’t read the language and click “Yes.” Which means that it’s going to launch with your system every time you log on to your machine. But I don’t want this panel to ever launch, which means I need to exit the program every time I log on.

Cut to the chase. “Yes” and “No” are not commands that have any significance to what the actual program is asking for.

Here’s what I think it should say:

While looking at Windows Messenger I thought I’d take it upon myself to remove needless status updates next to people’s names. If there’s a clear icon and a good mental model of what it means, the extra text clutters the interface.