http://cybernetnews.com/microsoft-patent-reveals-taskbar-ideas/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:18:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://cybernetnews.com/microsoft-patent-reveals-taskbar-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-108026 Ryan Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:26:24 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/16/microsoft-patent-reveals-taskbar-ideas/#comment-108026 It is hard to believe that something could replace the Taskbar because we've become so familiar with it over the last 12-years. I do think that something better can come along though simply because Microsoft shocked me with a more usable Office 2007 interface. If anyone is going to do it I think that Microsoft can because they invest a lot of money into Research and Design to ensure that what they develop is both productive and intuitive. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they can come up with. It is hard to believe that something could replace the Taskbar because we’ve become so familiar with it over the last 12-years. I do think that something better can come along though simply because Microsoft shocked me with a more usable Office 2007 interface. If anyone is going to do it I think that Microsoft can because they invest a lot of money into Research and Design to ensure that what they develop is both productive and intuitive. I’m really looking forward to seeing what they can come up with.

]]> http://cybernetnews.com/microsoft-patent-reveals-taskbar-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-106715 Inferno_str1ke Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:42:59 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/16/microsoft-patent-reveals-taskbar-ideas/#comment-106715 I'm always unsure as to exactly how I'd replace the taskbar, and to be honest I don't think there are many improvements, other than the ability to shuffle items around on it without another program. I certainly think it's better than the OSX dock. In my opinion the way things need to go is towards more versatile voice activation, more intuitive find as you type settings, easier definable and saveable keyboard shortcuts, easier saving of OS and other program preferences in somewhere easy to back-up. Like XML files in Documents or something. I’m always unsure as to exactly how I’d replace the taskbar, and to be honest I don’t think there are many improvements, other than the ability to shuffle items around on it without another program. I certainly think it’s better than the OSX dock. In my opinion the way things need to go is towards more versatile voice activation, more intuitive find as you type settings, easier definable and saveable keyboard shortcuts, easier saving of OS and other program preferences in somewhere easy to back-up. Like XML files in Documents or something.

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