Download simulator
OK, so this isn’t so amazing or new or anything other than what it is… which is a very simply Flash tool I made today at work to help describe to clients how long something takes to download on a 56k dialup vs a DSL connection.
Props to OJ for the functions to calculate the speed, as I was suffering from lack of coffee, or lack of sleep, or both. Either way, let’s call this our first collaborative widget!! Hehehe!
OJ wrote...
Mar 14 2007
Tres cool!
OJ wrote...
Mar 14 2007
The only thing I would suggest is that people don’t necessarily want to know how long it’d take by having to wait the same amount of time! If they were going to do that, they may aswell just download the thing.
Perhaps just telling them how many seconds would be a better option?
dan wrote...
Mar 14 2007
True, however some people don’t get “10 seconds”… they do get having to wait for 10 seconds though. It’s a visual thing.
ben wrote...
Apr 08 2007
I reckon a dipping bird makes more sense than seconds.