Today is World Usability Day. As good a reason as any to give you my two cents on the eject button of cd-rom drives.

Why is the eject button of cd-rom drives located under the tray? When you open the tray it's almost impossible to comfortably reach the button, let alone see it. And this is just when you're computer is located on your desk. If you have your computer under the desk, things are even worse. I'm not complaining (well, yes I am), but there were other options right? The eject button could have been above the tray or to the side of it. In both cases we would have had a great deal less trouble.

And don't tell me it's because of technical reasons. You think it annoys me any less if I know it annoys me because of technical reasons?