it's not just a matter of general ignorance (not meant pejoratively), but of people's priorities, and the arrogance of the IT industry as a whole, which seems to delight in inflicting unnecessary complexity and work on people. This was exemplified for me at work recently. One of the project managers complained to me that a new spreadsheet they were forced to use (unnecessarily, in my opinion) was not working properly. I went to see the team who wrote it, and they basically took the attitude that the project manager was "blaming the technology" and should learn to use it. This kind of thing makes my blood boil - the attitude that people should be grateful for the gifts the dweebs deign to hand down to them. If I was in control of that team I would immediately send them all on a user-centred design course and make sure they learn to listen to people's needs, and understand the context in which their crap software is to be used.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 May 2006 20:46 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: How do you store your precious moments for posterity? > > WooHoo (is that the correct PDML techno-term?) ... I'm ahead > of some people > ;-)) > > Seriously, Bill, there are a lot of folks who are not on this > or other lists, who rarely surf the web for computer info, or > participate in any technical forums, yet they seem to be able > to make backups and burn DVD's with the best of 'em. > > I suppose in some respects I may know more than some people > (I've recently taught a couple of people how to better use > their computer), but even those who are supremely ignorant, > like my recent clients, could make backups and archive their work. > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: William Robb > > > One of the things that sets you apart from the majority is that you > > are > on a > > techno weenie mailing list, and hence have been made aware of the > failings > > of the technology that you are using. > > This puts you light years ahead of most people. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > >
