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September 11, 2004

Geeky?

There have been a number of discussions going on in the blogosphere in the past week or two about Firefox and a perceived "geek" factor. No software is perfect, and Firefox has its share of rough edges and power user features - but fundamentally it is simple, usable software.

Before going on about how geeky Firefox is, try disabling all your extensions, your user stylesheet additions and return to the default state. A relatively simple, clean UI with less clutter than a number of other major browsers - a UI that my mother, other people's mothers, pastors, accountants, doctors, children and other non-technical people use. So before condemning Firefox as a geek toy, step back and ask yourself: did you make it that way?

Posted by ben at September 11, 2004 1:23 AM

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