Network Transparency (HI Guide)

Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines / Part 1 - Fundamentals: Chapter 2 - General Design Considerations / Collaborative Computing

Network Transparency

Most collaborative products are based on a number of sophisticated networking and communications technologies. The details of networking and data transport can be very complicated, technical, and often arcane. Ideally, make your product as self-configuring as possible so your users won't need to confront the technological details of the network. Also, try to make interacting with remote resources as simple as using local resources.