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Non-Tech : Datek Brokerage $9.95 a trade -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gorak Shep who wrote (6684)	2/6/1998 4:19:00 PM
From: Charliss	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16892

Dear Datek: Who on earth cobbled together this new website? The CEOs niece or nephew? This is absolutely terrible, more the work of a starving interior decorator than of a competent designer! This whole debacle has me really angry, for you are now playing with my livelihood and my money: The new trading site is SLOW, SLOW, SLOW! The colors in the quotes table more properly belong in a stop and rob fast food joint than on a trading site- the table is difficult to read, takes up a whole lot of space, and is quite confusing and garish overall. As a trader, I feel that this tinkering around with something that was working quite well has put me at a significant disadvantage both psychologically and in practical terms. At this point, I won't even mention how you wiped out my GTC orders I had placed prior to the travel that took me away from my office and pc this week. Grrrrr... Now....to be fair, the charts and news features are quite nice (if I could only access them in less than ten minutes- the same with refreshed quotes) In conclusion: I have had a most difficult day today sloshing my way around all this garish muck that is my new and improved work environment. While I am a woman of understanding and compassion, I shall not be willing to tolerate this sacrifice of efficiency to merchandising/marketing for too long. Yours truly, Charliss PS Are we also to expect pink flamingos before too long?