DigiKey's new dynamic catalog | committing 'Harry Carry' - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: badSCR
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 11:33:05 am
content: http://www.digikey.com/catalog/enThey are going to replace the catalog with this new Dynamic Catalog That sucks.There is no-way to filter for things like amps, watts, voltage, case .... ectEmail them at webmaster@digikey.com

author: badSCR
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 11:35:00 am
content: I just notised that there is a "Tell Us What You Think" button near the top of the page.

author: chrome
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 11:44:24 am
content: What the hell is 'Harry Carry', do you mean "Harakiri" ?

author: badSCR
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 11:54:17 am
content: think Harakiri is the proper, and "committing 'Harry Carry' " is slang for it.it means to commit suicide."In American media, particular television and film from the 1940s-1960s era, the term "hara-kiri" was often mispronounced and misromanized as "Harry Carry". (See, for example, the TV series McHale's Navy). In the 1980s, it was morphed to "Harry Caray", due to the popularity of the eponymous baseball announcer."

author: chrome
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 12:00:47 pm
content: I still don't get why Americans are so proud of doing things the wrong way.

author: Mint.
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 12:04:50 pm
content: Quote from: chrome on June 01, 2012, 12:00:47 pmHa!

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 12:40:19 pm
content: Quote from: badSCR on June 01, 2012, 11:35:00 amI would be surprised if anyone reads what you write there. And I would be even more surprised if anyone acts.

author: Jon Chandler
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 12:41:21 pm
content: Quote from: chrome on June 01, 2012, 12:00:47 pmMany of us do believe in correct grammar, spelling and pronunciation. It infuriates me to attempt to decipher some poorly written post only to be told "it's easier to type that way and you know what I meant anyway."

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 02:22:43 pm
content: I filled in the survey.Where it said.. "Tell us what brought you to dynamic search today"I clicked "other" and put"A friend said you were thinking of ruining your website"hehAlso put some stuff about how the current website is perfect for engineers and they shouldn't let managers/marketing people make it all "pretty" and slow.

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2012, 02:39:26 pm
content: The parametric search is still there, but it is not obvious. If you click the small "View All", you go to parametric search.What they just do not seem to understand is that with a paper catalog, you can often flick through thousands of parts in seconds to find what you want - particularly with parts like connectors and switches. They seem to think that this can be replaced with the painful pages showing only a handful of devices. It is just not the same in any respect. The parametric search should be the default view.I did try running the tutorial, but it just keeps stalling.Richard.

author: sprocket
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2012, 08:52:11 pm
content: No matter what, it cant be worse then what RS components did to their site. They turned a perfectly useful site in to a total steaming pile of crap. Where I work we mostly order parts from RS compontes for various reasons, but I actually use farnell and mouser sites to looks for various parts that might be useful in what ever projekt we have going on, and then see if RS components have them in stock.

author: TriodeTiger
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2012, 09:26:50 pm
content: QuoteI wonder what Dave would write here..The dynamic catalogue is neat, but kind of makes the line fuzzy between the part search, and I prefer a wide line between the two when they are necessary.

author: Barryg41
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2012, 10:56:20 pm
content: Quote from: chrome on June 01, 2012, 12:00:47 pmLOL! Two funnie!

author: WorldPowerLabs
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2012, 06:42:23 pm
content: Quote from: amspire on June 01, 2012, 02:39:26 pmEXACTLY! I've often said that I prefer paper catalogs for finding what I need, and websites for then ordering. It's *SO* much easier to find switches, connectors, and other electromechanical and interconnection parts with pictures printed on paper!