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I can't even post a comment without screwing it up, like double posting it. I need an editor to operate my computer for me, Arecee
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Yes
But you're one hell of a writer.
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
I know what you mean
I know what you mean.
They came up with the "GUI", to make computers easier to use.
Then they came up with "WYSIWYG", to make it easier to compose.
But what we really need, to make these darn things truly user-friendly, is "DWIM"...
DWIM, the "Do What I Mean!" interface.
Kris
Kris
{I leave a trail of Kudos as I browse the site. Be careful where you step!}
I used to be computer literate
but then they invented PCs. I'd no idea what went on in the box - I still don't.
I just use the thing; if it doesn't work, I take it to the man up the road, hand over some cash, and say 'Please'.
Susie
Just hope . . .
Your "man" up the road isn't some 20-something techno-geek. I took a laptop that I use for programming equipment using legacy software (like 15 yr old PLCs and 20 year old communications gear). Poor old baby is about a 133 mhz running Win.95, all I wanted was a slightly larger HD installed (about 500 meg) so I don't have to cart around so many floppys. That was in December. The kid still hasn't got it done and running. He'd never even seen W95 before. He was puzzled when he couldn't find the USB port. :-)
They know they can survive
There is a tale...
...of someone who phoned up WordPerfect Tech Support...
(C = customer, T = tech, reproduced from memory 'cause it's nearly 2am and I can't be bothered to look up the actual transcript)
C: My screen's gone blank!
T: Try moving the mouse - does that work?
C: No!
T: Try pressing a few keys.
C: Still blank.
T: Is the screen turned on?
C: I don't know.
T: Is there a little light showing on the front of the screen?
C: No.
T: Is the screen plugged in?
C: I don't know.
T: Are there two cables plugged into the back of the screen?
C: Yes.
T: Is one plugged into the back of the computer?
C: I don't know.
T: Why not?
C: It's dark.
T: Turn a light on, then!
C: I can't.
T: Why not?
C: There's a power cut.
Contrary to popular belief, the tech did NOT then continue:
T: OK, I've got it sussed. You need to pack up the computer into it's box and take it back to the store where you bought it.
C: And what do I tell them?
T: You're too stupid to use a computer.
Although he was nearly tempted...
Oh, and in case you were wondering, computers are generally not equipped with cup holders or foot pedals...
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!
The obligatory geeky reference.
Oh computer, computer .....
A keyboard, how quaint ...
^_^
Kim
Obligatory Obligatory note
I realize with this statement I'm really dating myself BUT...
The first IBM PC model number was PC 5150.
Okay, so what?
Well it seems that in California, to a law enforcement officer "PC 5150" stands for Section 5150 of the Penal Code. In layman's terms, it refers to the Criminally Insane. Somehow that seemed Oh So Poetically fitting...
Still laughing after all these years....
Beth