Comments on: The Rule of Sevens, or, Taming the Tab-Slut http://redubllc.com/2009/04/the-rule-of-sevens-or-taming-the-tab-slut/ Information Architecture / Interaction Design / Publication Design Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: best virus remover http://redubllc.com/2009/04/the-rule-of-sevens-or-taming-the-tab-slut/comment-page-1/#comment-399 best virus remover Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:41:25 +0000 http://redubllc.com/?p=235#comment-399 It is most helpful knowledge. Obtained great number of tips and hints with reference to the same, thank you extremely companion comment a very good document, and then i will bookmark this comment, have a wonderful morning!!! It is most helpful knowledge. Obtained great number of tips and hints with reference to the same, thank you extremely companion comment a very good document, and then i will bookmark this comment, have a wonderful morning!!!

]]> By: Redub LLC http://redubllc.com/2009/04/the-rule-of-sevens-or-taming-the-tab-slut/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Redub LLC Fri, 01 May 2009 21:47:59 +0000 http://redubllc.com/?p=235#comment-82 [...] I tried. My little experiment in trying to tame my attention deficit by limiting the number of tabs I would allow open at one [...] [...] I tried. My little experiment in trying to tame my attention deficit by limiting the number of tabs I would allow open at one [...]

]]> By: Irwin http://redubllc.com/2009/04/the-rule-of-sevens-or-taming-the-tab-slut/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Irwin Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:17:17 +0000 http://redubllc.com/?p=235#comment-68 @absurd_human: Yes. That's probably why your browser keeps crashing. 200!! Wow. You are a mad person. I think you're right, though. Since we can now create and have access to incredible amounts of data, it's quite understandable that we're feeling overloaded. And I think you're right: we will need touch, different display surfaces, maybe holographic projections and manipulations. But in addition, we need better ways to filter so that we can reduce the amount from the start. @absurd_human: Yes. That’s probably why your browser keeps crashing.

200!! Wow. You are a mad person.

I think you’re right, though. Since we can now create and have access to incredible amounts of data, it’s quite understandable that we’re feeling overloaded. And I think you’re right: we will need touch, different display surfaces, maybe holographic projections and manipulations. But in addition, we need better ways to filter so that we can reduce the amount from the start.

]]> By: @absurd_human http://redubllc.com/2009/04/the-rule-of-sevens-or-taming-the-tab-slut/comment-page-1/#comment-67 @absurd_human Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:01:15 +0000 http://redubllc.com/?p=235#comment-67 Is that why my browsers keep crashing? I'm not even sure I could restrict myself to 7 windows with 7 tabs each. For now I'm just trying to have no more than 7 applications open at a time... This should make you feel less ADD - When I used to keep the warning active in Firefox ("You are about to close [absurd number] of tabs...") the highest number I ever got up to was over 200 tabs in a single browser window. This is with at least 2 browsers and usually around 10 Firefox and 2 IE windows always open. If you are browsing with 20-30 tabs and only a few windows, you are doing just fine. The sheer amount of data we are expected (required?) to process is insane, and the antiquated keyboard, mouse, and even touchscreen are becoming insufficient and useless as we expand our reach of people we communicate with, information we consume/produce, and the amount of data (bits) to present or consume the information we require (audio, video, 3D, holograms, etc.) I think there will be some big changes over the next 10 years or so in the way we produce and consume data - hopefully the technology will adjust to the way humans interact, rather than requiring humans to adjust to the technology. Is that why my browsers keep crashing?

I’m not even sure I could restrict myself to 7 windows with 7 tabs each. For now I’m just trying to have no more than 7 applications open at a time…

This should make you feel less ADD – When I used to keep the warning active in Firefox (“You are about to close [absurd number] of tabs…”) the highest number I ever got up to was over 200 tabs in a single browser window. This is with at least 2 browsers and usually around 10 Firefox and 2 IE windows always open. If you are browsing with 20-30 tabs and only a few windows, you are doing just fine. The sheer amount of data we are expected (required?) to process is insane, and the antiquated keyboard, mouse, and even touchscreen are becoming insufficient and useless as we expand our reach of people we communicate with, information we consume/produce, and the amount of data (bits) to present or consume the information we require (audio, video, 3D, holograms, etc.)

I think there will be some big changes over the next 10 years or so in the way we produce and consume data – hopefully the technology will adjust to the way humans interact, rather than requiring humans to adjust to the technology.

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