I'm always looking for a way to do the simplest little things. Today, it took me a moment to figue out how to log out of GoDaddy.com.
After logging into the home page with all my account information, I'd like to be able to sign out. It is not as obvious as I might have thought. Here are the steps I took:
- Type Control-F to do a search on the Godaddy page that sits in front of you on your computer screen
- Type My Account into the search box
- Click down-arrow on the search box to search
- Click on My Account when the My Account link is found
- A window will pop up
- Click log out in the pop up window
I've noticed that it is becoming harder and harder to log out of sites in general. Perhaps there is a modern trend towards always being logged in.
I don't know. Maybe this is because this is safer security-wise. Perhaps authenticating a user several times a day is actually less safe than authenticating a user once a day.
It's possible that everytime you log in someone, in theory, could steal your password. So, maybe GoDaddy is discouraging too much logging in and logging out.
Just as likely is the possibility that I'm reading too much into this trend of making signing out almost a hidden function. Maybe signing out is getting harder because screen real estate is so valuable.
Either way, I might be better off updating my screen habits. Maybe signing out is a thing of the past.
However, I have to say that there is something satisfying about signing out of a website. It makes me feel as though I'm done, completely done.
Ed Abbott
