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| Thread ID: 35702 | 2003-07-19 10:27:00 | Help PressF1 to help you | Elephant (599) | Press F1 |
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| 161191 | 2003-07-19 12:43:00 | > Let us all blame Microsoft for pretending, or getting > people to believe, that computers and the Windows > operating system are entirely intuitive and easy to > use straight off, first time :) Yep.... The old "intuitive" bit. > > Once upon a time decent manuals were supplied with > the OS for DOS and Windows 3.x Very true... They should never have invented Windows and we could be up to DOS 23.8 by now. :-) That would beat the Mac as their only up to ten. And we wouldn't have a registry either!!! > > Fact is, it is all pretty pretty difficult and > esoteric, but having said that, I wish people would > spend just that extra amount when they buy a > computer, to get a good book or books so that they > can read up about things. PC Magazines of various types is what I read and I kept on pushing keys 'til it broke. PCUser Groups in your local town is another good source of information. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 161192 | 2003-07-19 12:44:00 | I should think so to!!!!!!!! | Elephant (599) | ||
| 161193 | 2003-07-19 12:45:00 | > > Mum, "Why is my belly button in my head?" > > It predisposes you to navel gazing.....a necessary > attribute for posting helpful replies here. I thought that all people who came out of the Matrix had those holes ;-) |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 161194 | 2003-07-19 13:22:00 | Yep... That's what I thought too.... But mine was different to all the others!!! I had a square one. :D |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 161195 | 2003-07-19 13:39:00 | > I see your point Elephant,the only problem is,what > you have just asked for will only be read by readers > today,so, no point in getting frustrated with what > may happen tomorrow,is there? No... I agree... But what I just asked for may be read by readers in the future. There is a search function here you know. > Classic case,someone will ask abour digi cams,we get > answers for about 3 days,which says it all,2 days > later someone asks what digi cam should I buy.Pretty > obvious even to me that that is the way it must be. True.... But even so.... I have a right to my opinion and I'm only suggesting that people try to help themselves more. Just remember the old adage:- Something like GIVE a Man a fish you feed him today. TEACH him how to fish you feed him forever. > As for Dumb Bell,I can say without fear of > contadiction,there is no one here that doesn't take > pleasure in helping you out,so it's not you,it's the > way the format goes,so lift your head and know we are > with you till the end;) Well see my recent post to Dumb-Bell. I'm still trying to help now that I know MORE about what is happening. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 161196 | 2003-07-20 03:31:00 | > > Just remember the old adage:- > Something like GIVE a Man a fish you feed him today. > TEACH him how to fish you feed him forever. > I prefer: “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you can sell him fishing equipment.” or: “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you will not have to listen to his incessant whining about how hungry he is.” Baldy:-) How you going Elephant. Long time no hear (lost your email addy) |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 161197 | 2003-07-20 03:52:00 | > “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. > Teach a man to fish; and you can sell him fishing > equipment.” > > or: > > “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. > Teach a man to fish; and you will not have to listen > to his incessant whining about how hungry he is.” I like the second option best. > How you going Elephant. Long time no hear (lost your > email addy) Going OK thanks!!! :-) tony [ dot ] frew [ at ] xtra [ dot ] co [dot ] nz |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 161198 | 2003-07-20 04:01:00 | People don't read FAQs, they won't read manuals (even if they've got them . What people will do is say" "My computer doesn't work . HEEELP!!!" It's the challenge which keeps us here . :D Terry's right . . . those who have told people "intuitive, user-friendly" have a lot to answer for . It has never been easy . It will never be easy . When there were manuals, things became nasty when the manuals started being bigger than the computers . (Remember the VAX /VMS Wall of Manuals, anyone? The RT11 books weren't too bad) . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 161199 | 2003-07-20 06:17:00 | Sorry to be boring and (hopefully) practical :D - but as a suggestion - when we enter a post we have to chose a category such as " ; operating system" ; ; " ; general discussion" ; ; " ; application" ; , etc . Could we not ask our PressF1 gurus to add notes beside each so that when we tick one then we are at the same time reminded - eg . . . . if it is operating system . . . say which operating system you use? If it is an application which version and which operating system do you use ? Each of the six categories has some aspects which would typically lend themselves to particular types of information being more likely to be of relevance . It is not a foolproof suggestion by any means but it could be useful . What do you think ! :) :) |
Misty (368) | ||
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