The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #116854 Message #2511815
Posted By: Andy Jackson
10-Dec-08 - 12:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: USB connectors, useless or what?
Subject: BS: USB connectors, useless or what?
Sorry but I have to shout at someone. WHO IS THE IDIOT WHO APPROVED THE DESIGN OF THE USB SOCKET? (There I feel better already.) After a whole life in the technical side of Broadcasting using plugs and sockets systems that you could conect with one hand and often in confined spaces or even in the dark, I am constantly frustrated with this modern daft sesign. Oh yes its small, it's pretty and when finally connected it does its job. But the damn thing has no natural orientation seeking ability - is it even upside down? Oh and of course the modern trend of moulded symbols the same colour as the base material does not help even with the lights on.
(Oh I feel a lot better now)
I despaired at the equally badly designed SCART system. Always round the back in the dark, no sense of orentation seeking again and of course black on black when you start furkling around with a torch......