I’m no web design guru. But I can tell efficient design to somewhat waste full. I’ll say that this opinion may come of personal reference. Yet, I would like to share this point to my dear readers. Certainly, websites usually put some kind of time telling apps, which enables readers to check whether their respective times. Honestly I find that somewhat, unnecessary. Here is why.
We have a system clock
To much of my knowledge. Windows feature their own clock system, located below the right hand side of the screen. Or should i say on the right part of the task bar. This clock is designed to tell the time as well as keep other programs in check for scheduled updates, or impeding expirations. Since most users are either in Windows 7 or in XP. Most modern versions of the OS are connected to a central clock located somewhere. The time displayed on our windows is exactly the most accurate time, based on the most accurate clock available. And to top it all, common script clocks usually use your systems time. I don’t really see that point displaying a large watch on the website.
We don’t need overseas time
People exempted are BPO agents, and media creators. Since most foreign media uses their own local time. It is our responsibility to monitor these such locale in order to catch with our favorite cravings. Unless you are podcasting, displaying foreign time zones are simply a waste of space. Sure it may look “internationally” appealing, but these people have their clock sitting just on the right side of the task bar. Besides there are a lot of time zones, if you really want to know what time it is on X country. Go to google and type “X time” where X is the city you wish to see. There you can clearly see the time, and if all the other time related trivia, like DST, lunar and the 5 day weather forecast.
In the end of the day. It all boils down on how you put your site. So, is time widget important? My answer is NO.
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Hello, It seems that I have been included in the target list of your group.
Oh well, but I have come here so that I can explain to you slowly and carefully,
since you're taking once again about my blogsite… again. *eyeroll*
About the time widget, It doesn't really have any difference with this blogsite, since I always wonder why this site if full of RSS widget feeds… but I don't care. It is your thing, not mine. It doesn't make any difference with JP's Blogsite as well, but again it's his thing… so I don't care.
You just said that you are no web design guru, so don't say things that you know it all. I don't want to say anything about this site, because I'm not a web developer/design guru as well, and my domain is just almost 4 months old… unlike you since you have made yours from scratch (.co.cc days). You may have the *ehem* “more experience” with the websites thing, but I don't think you should just judge things as little as this, since I could also point some faults, and especially with your situation with the other party… you may just be accused of making things personal, against the other party.
Again, I have come here, so that I can explain and not accuse me of hiding on “side”, while you running your mouth and not giving me, or us, a chance to defend ourselves.
Well i applaud your courtesy and fair honesty for coming here. As i have pointed in my first paragraph. I had disclaimed to my readers, that my article is of mere subjective opinion toward web design. This is not to be confused with advising the readers to take heed on the design as wrong way of doing it. Also, I didn't regard myself as a web guru, or a know-it-all guy (just as i had said on my first sentence).
However, I don't think i mentioned anything about the “other party” in the column. I'm afraid prejudice is clouding your interpretation on this matter.
On your question about the RSS feeds. Most of the feeds on my site are feeds coming from my site as well. The purpose is to pull the information from different category of my site to the front page. A blog is simply a LIFO (last in first out) system. Basically the latest information shows up in the front, while the earlier ones sink on the bottom. because of this system, reader will miss a lot of information on the site. specially if its a busy site, like ars technica, or joystiq (Tech/Game blog sites). putting RSS feeds on the front page enable the readers to see posts that are no longer in the home page. Thus utilizing the value of the old posts.
But from what I'm looking at… *points at i'm screenshot*
you used my blogsite, again. Somewhat prejudiced, aren't we.
But my domain, and my blogsite has just started 3 months ago, so there may still be some changes… if i can think of something.
but I'm content on how it looked at the moment, since it's MY blogsite anyways.