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Ordering of fields is another whole can of worms. Assuming left-to-right, then down "logical" order is problematic. Whose version of "logical order" should we use? What about people whose language reads right-to-left, then down or top-to-bottom, then right? Your answer, I will bet, is to allow the user to move fields around.

Now for the zinger....In an industrial setting, a generic user id is often used with invoice numbers or order numbers used to distinguish who is entering the data.

In my experience, user interfaces for job settings need to be the least objectionable and most convenient to the majority culture using the software. The outputs need to be tailored to meet the needs of the next program in the job flow, with the appropriate reporting forms being generated as prescribed by the bureaucratic chimpanzees from the government and from "Harvard MBA" chimpanzees belonging to, or consulting to, other departments within the organization.

Being retired has some real advantages. I take on the projects I want, do it my way and if they accept my demonstration, get paid when I deliver the software installation package, help files and manual.

Dig through someone's shelves and drawers and you will find old cell ph9ones, flashlights, film cameras, digital cameras, blenders, food mixers, bread makers, electric fry pans, electric griddles, croc pots, calculators, radios, headsets, waffle irons, clothing irons, alarm clocks, wrist watches, and what-not, most of which has not been used in at least a year.

When it comes to smart phone and PCs, at least they are used — even if only for email, web surfing and telephone calls.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

They just tried to make sure you can't ruin their update...

Chris Copeland wrote:

f you connect these devices up to the web, they're constantly checking in Samsung's metric websites to report information like recent apps, time that the app was spent open, etc. That's blocked too, but accounts for several thousand requests per day.