Some say he can open doors just by looking at them — and that he never, ever sweats. All I know is that he’s called: Rafe Blandford.
Rafe, founder of All About Symbian, knows a thing or two about Symbian. He’s got so much knowledge and experience about the operating system, about Nokia and about the industry in general that it’s not unusual to see various high-ranking Nokia employees bending his ear as he walks around conferences.
I always find Rafe’s insight fascinating — the more so for the launch of the Nokia N97 Mini and the new X6 ‘comes with music’ device. Have a watch.
Look at the video at 1:45 – Rafe pauses after pressing a menu item, expecting it to open. Again a few seconds later on the next menu. This is a mistake I do too, and I'm sure it's the same for others. Why? Because Nokia are stupid and make their touch UI inconsistent. In some places you have scrollbars, some places you don't, some places you click once, and others you have to click twice. Crap experience for users.
Look at the video at 1:45 – Rafe pauses after pressing a menu item, expecting it to open. Again a few seconds later on the next menu. This is a mistake I do too, and I'm sure it's the same for others. Why? Because Nokia are stupid and make their touch UI inconsistent. In some places you have scrollbars, some places you don't, some places you click once, and others you have to click twice. Crap experience for users.