Questions tagged [user-experience]
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How Unix'y is Mac OS X? [closed]
From my limited knowledge: The Unix OS coder assumes the user knows what they're doing, etc. versus the Apple's you can only do it the way you are allowed to do it, etc.
Compared to other variations ...
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How can I sign out of Windows 10?
I am astonished I have to ask this question. It reminds me about people asking how to exit Vim, the image deeply ingrained in the popular culture.
I found out that in order to exit a desktop session ...
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'Un-select' a radiobutton? [closed]
I have always wondered if there is any way or trick to un-select a radio button once you have selected one.
I'm asking this as a generic question, not regarding a specific program. it could be a ...
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Windows 8 - can't drag files from Explorer and drop on applications
In Windows 8 I find I can't drag files to applications like I've been able to do for as long as I can remember. Example:
Drag MP3s to Winamp
Drag folder full of music to Winamp
Drag videos to VLC
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Are Blu-Ray recordable disks reliable and cost-effective for backups and data storage?
I'm considering moving from DVD-Rs to Blu-Ray Recordable disks to backup my data. I don't have any experience with BD-Rs as of yet, though, and I wonder if it's worth it or I should wait another year ...
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Why does Windows 10 "Update and shut down" not complete the update?
I'm curious if there is any technical or user experience design reason for this phenomenon I'm experiencing:
Whenever I select "Update and shut down", the machine will update for a while and then shut ...
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how to open closed window in chrome
I have opened two windows in chrome browser,
in each window there are multiple pages .
the first window is the most important for me, the second window is for search tabs.
my problem is that I ...
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Is it possible to toggle hidden files without relaunching Finder?
There are several ways how to toggle hidden files - via a shell command, or AppleScript, or Automator action, or even a Dashboard widget. All of them close and reopen Finder windows, which is quite ...
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Why is Microsoft forcing users to use non-standard download/installation solutions?
Just now I wanted to download ASP.NET MVC and seen there is now something called Web Platform Installer. The direct link to the installer is however still there.
A few days ago I wanted to get SQL ...
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Is there any software to keep eyes distracted from monitor [closed]
I have a 19 inch LCD monitor but my eyes are hurting when sitting too much in front of the PC so I used an eye protector software, but it irritates me since it is a trial version, so I cannot edit its ...
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Mechanical keyboard switches: linear, soft, click. What is the difference?
I intend to buy a keyboard with mechanical switches.
Some are available with different types of switches.
Deck has linear and tactile.
Cherry has three different types which are sometimes referred to ...
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Utilities for find & open linux /usr/share/docs?
For example, I can read the manual pages of bash by:
$ man bash
or
$ info bash
But there is also /usr/share/doc/bash which contains other related documents.
When I looking into the docs of ECB (...
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is there a way to disable Windows from switching window focus when I am typing? [duplicate]
Sometimes when I am typing in a notepad, command prompt, webpage, or the file explorer address bar, or even any other place where typing is allowed, it happens that the currently active window loses ...
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Windows Server 2012 start icon (button)
How can I create a desktop or start bar icon which would should show the Start Menu in Windows
Server 2012?
I having multiple remote connections in small windows (not full screen) and hovering the ...
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How do I disable (or replace the effect of) "overscrolling" in Windows 10?
I'm an OSX user and don't like that the scrolling feature moves the entire window on Windows 10. This creates a jarring effect on the entire screen, when I'm dealing with only a particular document.
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