Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Visited Warid Telecom's site today (I hate their ad campaign and their agency doesn't know how to use apostrophes) and clicked on Privacy Policy ...A lot has been written about long URLs by usability specialists ... please look at the URL for Home >> Privacy Policy:
http://www.waridtel.com/cgi-bin/warid/dev1/warid/program?BV_SessionID=@@@@1344277484.1117063603@@@@&BV_EngineID
=ccccaddejmfiilhcflgcefkdffhdffn.0&channelId=-14223&programId=
39900&menuChannel=-14223
What in %$*#'s name is being processed just to serve up a few paragraphs of text that tell you about cookies and stuff? Is it because of the silly news ticker that I just noticed right at the bottom of the page? Jeez!!!! Wouldn't http://www.waridtel.com/privacy_policy.html or php or aspx or whatever have been more appropriate?
UGH, I think it is definitely because of that "What's New" ticker!
Will wonders never cease? Mobilink has finally launched GPRS services for its "family". First reaction: the flat rate of Rs. 500 per month is ridiculous since not all users are created equal. However, to expect Mobilink to figure that out is ... I come in to the office at 9:00 or so every morning and get connected to an always on WiFi network until around 8:00 pm. Then I go home and get connected to another WiFi network. Why would I want to use the Internet off my phone which has a dinky little screen unless it is absolutely imperative? Why can't there be a per minute or per megabyte usage plan for people who will use this service occasionally but would like the security of knowing that they have access whenever they may need it?
Mucked about with Tiger's new Automator application yesterday. Have set up two really cool actions. One of them finds people in the Address Book with birthdays
Here's what the Send Birthday Greetings workflow looks like:
Automator workflows can be saved as plugins or as Applications. Have thrown mine into the Dock and now drop files over the icons to resize them or save them as JPEGs, etc. My favorite Project Management software, Merlin, will be "scriptable" by the end of the year and I'll hopefully I'll be able to make actions for all sorts of repetitive tasks, like fitting timelines to a single page, generating PDFs and sending them to specified clients, etc.
7 Comments:
heh ;) ...wat abt the cgi-bin in url.. for home page? and the querystring seems to be encrypted too :D...
even the buttons (Register Now for e.g) look like designed by a third rated GD...a lil bit of html style w'd have improved it! these ppl have so much money n yet...
warid tel sucks...send e-mail to peter.morgan@waridtel.com and hamid.farooq@waridtel.com telling them how there company sucks!!!
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abay ullo kay patho, outlook had this shit load of a functionality in 1997 with vba.
and dont be so pissed off that warid didnt ask you for their crappy web site. stop pissing all over man,
Anonymous:
I don't wish to get into a screaming match with you but since you have posted the above comment for a second time, I urge you to take a moment to understand Automator. It enables "ordinary" folk, who are not Visual Basic programmers, to build custom workflows, that automate repetitive tasks, ranging from renaming a large group of files, to resizing dozens of images and changing their filetypes. Automator workflows can be built for a large number of applications, not just e-mail software, including but not limited to Photoshop, BBEdit, QuarkXpress, iTunes, iCal, AddressBook, Preview, Spotlight, and InDesign. If Outlook had this functionality in 1997, it's amazing that 2.5 people in the universe know about it.
As far as Warid's website is concerned, please note:
1. I am not a man
2. I use the bathroom when nature calls and do not piss all over
3. I do not criticise things because a corporation did not choose my company to design its website. Please grow up and understand that there are people in the world who are able to rise above such pettiness. I don't have a competitive bone in my body and believe that there is plenty of work that needs to be done and everyone can get their fair share.
Re posting of idiotic flame by 'anonymous': There is a saying that on the Internet you cannot tell if it's a dog! But one sure can tell if it's a son-of-a-bitch, na?
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