Instructional Videos are Bullshit

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9277452&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1

(SuperAmazingDoesItForYou video link)

After a morning spent tussling with installing, then uninstalling Zotero, I’ve finally had it with those instructional videos that software designers create. I think that nothing beats the written word for communication of information, but I’m consistently finding that complex software is being explained by the use of an instructional video.

And usually, that video sucks. Seriously, what’s up with programmers making videos? Are they bored of typing all day?

So, in the spirit of the age, here’s a video for my new, forthcoming product, SuperAmazingDoesItForYou. I haven’t actually got round to writing any of it yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as I do.

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4 thoughts on “Instructional Videos are Bullshit

  1. Topsy says:

    Superamazingdoesitforyou sounds even better than Google Wave

  2. John_0 says:

    I’ve just seen this – the video looks GGGREAT! (I can’t wait to buy this!)
    In the meantime, I’ll stick with: SomeOtherBastardDoesItForMe.exe

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