F-Prot update dialogue

Tuesday, 2 August 2005

Recently, while looking to replace my ailing Norton Antivirus, I installed F-Prot Antivirus V3.16c. As part of the installation procedure, F-Prot offered to check for updates and after a few minutes of trying without success, presented me with this dialogue box:

Don’t emulate Amazon

Monday, 1 August 2005

Even though Amazon is still the world’s best ecommerce site, it’s design should not be emulated. The major reason their design works is not due to good design principles but rather due to the fact that they are so well established.