Point at it and click it—except in Windows 8

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Point at it and click it—except in Windows 8 · Proposed air date:

Dr. Dave demonstrates a Windows 8 preview interaction in which clicking a visible thumbnail activates the icon underneath it instead. Because years of computer use teach people to point at the thing they want and click it, he calls the behavior non-intuitive and a fundamental misreading of how people think.

1:27 · Consulting Philosophy

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