Re: The last straw

On Friday 03 April 2009 11:50, Melinda Shore (shore@xxxxxxxxx) opined:
<snip>
My bias is that if you think you shouldn't
have to know anything in order to use an operating system
then maybe the problem isn't with the operating system.
<snip>

Well, by golly, we DO agree on something! All y'have t'do is watch a
Windows so-called admin frantically point and click his way through that
mess to have an idea of what you (and I) mean - there's no understanding,
in most cases, just a Pavlovian response to the bell (problem).

Dunno, maybe we'll diverge here: I believe you need to know the _basics_
of the system but not necessarly the hidden details in order, as a user,
to make effective use of it. Of course, the more you know the more
effective you can be, but ...

Just remember to keep smilin' - makes people wonder what you're up to.

Smilin' Ol' Bob

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Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas
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A government big enough to give you everything you want is big
enough to take away everything you have. Thomas Jefferson
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