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Shake to undo in iOS
Authored by: NaOH-Lye on Oct 22, '10 12:06:38PM

We are in a bit of a difficult time here. Since 10.6 was largely focused on underlying code refinement to 10.5 and delivered few user-facing changes, we're essentially on our third year of seeking hints for the same OS. More precisely, it's been 1,092 days since 10.5 was released. In that time, this site has published 3,024 hints. Considering nothing is published on weekends or US holidays, that's an average of more than three hints per day.

The OS appears to be mostly tapped of hints, and there aren't that many wide-use applications or software suites which engender hints, like virtualization software, productivity suites (e.g., Office), etc. Even the applications and software which Apple has continually updated, like iTunes or iOS, are largely void of hard-to-find or clever hints.

Yes, in lean times like these it can be a fine line between publishing something that some see as a hint and others see as a readily apparent capability. Considering the circumstances, I think Craig has done well walking this line based on the fact that the overwhelming majority of what is published here is submitted by users. In fact, I think Craig has done just fine in his role as site editor.

We are always constrained by multiple forces: 1) what software developers release, 2) what software a large number of people are using, and 3) our collective ability to discover hints. Obviously, there's only one portion of that equation over which we can exert some control. I think that's the area around which we can all accept responsibility and where we should focus our energies.



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Shake to undo in iOS
Authored by: crarko on Oct 22, '10 01:02:56PM

While I appreciate the support, I agree that this one walks a fine line. This hint was actually submitted twice, and in the revision there was a bit more added to it. Since the author went to the trouble of doing that extra work unprompted, I decided to publish it.

My goal with the 'completeness' thing, is when someone does a web search on a question they have, there is a place where they can come to get clear answers, and maybe additional information (via the comments) that they hadn't considered before. Looking back through videos of a keynote aren't a big winner for efficiency there.

The other thing going on here is a show of hostility between some of the users of the site. There's absolutely nothing here that's worth that. Please cease and desist.



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Shake to undo in iOS
Authored by: robogobo on Oct 23, '10 01:33:58PM

I agree 100%. I often send people to this site who are new to the Mac. It's without exception the most complete and unabridged (ahem, Apple Discussion Forums) Mac documentation source. I absolutely can't stand when the überhackers get on here with their "not a hint" banter, trying to put others down to show off how much they know.



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