FWIW, the best ui for ripping cd's is probably to put an icon on the
desktop representing the cd, open the cd, dnd the "files" from the
disk to any folder, popup a simple dialog asking the user in what
format they would like the songs to be stored in. [2]
I don't disagree, but see again this has no replicable rationale or
process behind it. How did you arrive at this view; what are the
personas, tasks, research, prior art, and so forth. If I wanted to
argue with you, or understand your point, or learn from your post, how
would I even start.
Moreover, this view is only in a transient email with a poor subject
line; if I were going to implement a CD ripping interface, how would I
find it? Instead, it should be somewhere more permanent.
This is what I mean by creating a replicable process and an output
product for usability. An example might be a repository of design
documents including rationale and proposed UI.
(I understand your comment was just an aside, but I'm picking on you
to make the point ;-)