Except for that damn pesky gas, the routine maintenance, the huge aftermarket and customization industries and let's not forget the friendly neighborhood mechanic who just took me for a cool grand.
To some extent I can identify with both sides of the fence, but the reality is that the clueless are best edjumacated with ThE sTiCk [tm] or the fence post. > -----Original Message----- > From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 11:27 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Badtrans and SirCam > > > Boy can I identify with that. > > And to some extent, it is understandable. When a user goes > out and buys a car, other than for tags, they really don't > have to go anywhere else or purchase anything else to make it > usable or safe. Everything needed to make it usable is > included when you take delivery. > > It's rather hard to explain just WHY they need a personal > firewall, virus protection and a set of system utilities if > it's "just for home/kid/fun" use. > > John Matteson; Exchange Manager > Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards > (404) 239 - 2981 > Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe > nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing > because it is religious doctrine. Believe it only because you > yourself know it to be true. -- Buddha > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Randal, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 12:17 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Badtrans and SirCam > > > I had fun explaining to a naive-user in the weekend why > antivirus software was essential. > > "If it is that essential, why doesn't it come with > Windows XP?" > > Phil > --------------------------------------------- > Phil Randal > Network Engineer > Herefordshire Council > Hereford, UK > > > p.s. I do part time Internet consulting with a U.S. ISP with > > over 130,000 > > users, on average I speak to 100 users a weekend with about > > 80% expressing > > the above attitude. 95% of WinME users express their > > frustration. And try > > explaining why Windows XP that they just bought needs > > 'security updates' > > (besides the fact that the Connexant modem that came with the > > system, will > > only keep them connected for less than 10 minutes.... sheesh > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
