More Great Moments in User Intefaces
In the same spirit as a previous entry about the online time-entry system here... I'm home for fall break, and while I was lazing around avoiding any real work, my dad asked me to take a look at a problem he's been having getting his USB drive to work with one of his computers.
After fiddling with the system for a few minutes, I began to suspect that the problem was one of drive-letter assignment (which turned out to be correct). On a whim, since I wasn't really sure how to fix the problem right off the bat, I clicked the "Troubleshoot..." button on the USB drive's device-properties dialog. Microsoft's diagnostic tool appeared and asked me to provide it with some helpful input:
I'm tempted to advocate this as a model for forms at the doctor's office.
Patient Name:
Date:
Social Security Number:
Employer:
Insurer:
Please choose the description which best matches your symptoms:
-I have symptoms.
Patient Signature:
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