usability issues

AppWizard
June 14, 2025
Megan Ellis explored Canva's new photo editing tool, comparing it to her preferred app, Snapseed. In a poll, 60% of users favored generative AI tools in photo editors, while 20% valued desktop and mobile availability and sliders for adjusting contrast and saturation. Ellis highlighted Canva's automatic background selection and removal feature, which Snapseed lacks, as a significant advantage. She noted that while Canva offers various image adjustments, it does not have advanced features like color curve adjustments but includes a brush editor for selective fine-tuning. However, she identified usability issues with the mobile app, including bugs and unnecessary steps in the editing process. Ultimately, she plans to use Canva for PC editing while continuing to rely on Snapseed for mobile photo editing.
Winsage
May 28, 2025
File Explorer in Windows 11 has usability issues, particularly with sluggish search functionality and problems accessing networked drives. Users often experience drives disappearing after reboot, inaccessibility to files, and freezing of File Explorer, with error codes like c0000375 indicating deeper issues. The networked drive feature relies on outdated technology, as Microsoft has deprecated older protocols like SMBv1, complicating file sharing. Users can mitigate freezing by restarting File Explorer and ensuring network settings are correctly configured, such as setting Wi-Fi to private and enabling file sharing options. Excessive pinned items in Quick Access can cause crashes, and clearing the cache may resolve these issues. Alternatives to File Explorer, like XYplorer and File Pilot, can provide better access to networked drives. Overall, the challenges stem from outdated technology and the corruption of the Quick Access cache, with third-party solutions available for relief.
Winsage
December 10, 2024
Microsoft's Recall feature for Windows 11 captures periodic snapshots of the screen using optical character recognition and artificial intelligence to create a searchable archive. The setup process involves multiple downloads and installations, which can be cumbersome and slow, leading to potential user confusion regarding saving snapshots. Recall operates only on Windows PCs and requires authentication via Windows Hello. Users can search for specific terms, but the application may fail to recognize or save certain web pages, resulting in gaps in recorded history. Privacy concerns arise from the lack of transparency about what data is captured, despite Microsoft’s claims that sensitive information is not saved. Users can blacklist certain applications and websites and can toggle off the snapshot feature in Windows Settings, but uninstalling Recall requires navigating to a specific control panel.
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