Ok? Circle!

Don't judge: I'm slightly obsessed with point of sale credit card hardware/software systems. Every store has one. Most people encounter at least one on a daily basis. The experience should be fairly intuitive and straightforward. However, one of the biggest mysteries of modern technology is how so many vendors get the user experience wrong.

This is a photo from H&M that I captured earlier today. Note that the screen is asking me to confirm a purchase. My first reaction was that I was digging the conversational tone of the message. Then my eyes searched for a nice big green "OK" button. There was none to be found. Then I scanned for a "Yes" button. Nope. Hmm I was stumped. Turns out the circle button was the correct one to press. Seriously???

Amber Alert

There's something about the Amber Alert system that makes me feel connected to the rest of civilization. However, the is NOTHING civilized about the sound that an Amber Alert made on my phone the other day. In fact, I was just falling asleep and it scared the heck out of me!!!

I contemplated turning the notification off but decided that a momentary freak out (to put it mildly) is worth the price of possibly saving a child. However, honestly - there is no need for that startling sound. Not to mention that there was no call to action as to what to do!