Comments on: Name that week

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:38:26 +0000

Love John Carson’s idea of using Insert. Another key you might use somehow is Pause.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:08:23 +0000

@Winston – love the play on words of “a shift in control”. Ctrlshift is also my favorite.

By: jasoneano

jasoneano — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:02:23 +0000

ctrl.shift

end of debate.

unless you toss in insert.change as an option. has a good vibe. The word change is just too risky though given the played out factor?

the font style and design aesthetic of the above is fresh too.

By: planchery

planchery — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:52:44 +0000

Let’s avoid SHIFT. Its been running since the early 90s. We need to let it die with some dignity and rethink what shift means, especially in this new context.

Also, could we send up the tech savvy crowd by trading symbols (.) for words (dot)?

Beware: Employ self deprecation. Keyboards won’t save the world; people will.

LoveR

By: Mark Raheja

Mark Raheja — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:52:02 +0000

first instinct: strongly prefer shift-ctrl.
we’re not trying to control a shift.
we’re trying to shift what is controlled and who controls it.
or rather, trying to shift *away* from control.
you could argue that this is but one dimension of how social tech can support social change…but it’s a pretty central one.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:47:50 +0000

@John, that is brilliant! Love love love it.

By: John Carson

John Carson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:39:53 +0000

As to some of the comments above, not keen on the “Control” connotation.

If you’re going with the keyboard theme, how about Insert.Change as an option?

Cheers and good luck.
John.

By: Funkstop

Funkstop — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:22:24 +0000

Peter – great idea to put this out for feedback!
my 2cents:
Change is great now – but it is getting played out with Obama – and if he doesn’t actually doesn’t bring change, who knows!
I like the CtrlShift.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:42:20 +0000

@winston, I’m going to try to test out a couple of the ctrl-* names on some less techy users. That’s you mom.

By: Winston

Winston — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:14:52 +0000

I don’t think Ctrl-Shift is a problem. Everyone knows that they’re keys on a keyboard that are sometimes used in combination and everyone will get the play on words of “a shift in control.”

I think “shift-change” is redundant. That’s my least favourite.