Make Decisions for Your User
If there is a decision you can make for your users, make it. Don’t check with them just to be sure.
For example, every time I plug a card reader into my Windows computer, I get the “Removable Disk” message shown in the screenshot.
How likely is it that I want to use the 4GB memory card in my card reader as a backup? How many people click the “Import pictures and videos using Windows” button in this window? Why not just default to opening the card’s window, instead of interrupting people with a set of choices that most people probably will never even read?
The following happens a lot when I use my iPhone: I’m in an app, ...
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