Anne, if I may take the liberty of whole heartedly agreeing with you Les's proposal sounds like a MicroSoft proposal. On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 16:24 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 05 January 2007 16:18, Les Mikesell wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 15:15 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > > If the user does not use their brain, then all is lost. There's a > > > > > number of people I've come very close to telling that they're too > > > > > stupid to use a computer. No matter how many years of instructing, > > > > > no matter how many years they complain about the same thing going > > > > > wrong, they don't learn, they don't pay attention to the > > > > > explanations, they just whinge at you while you're talking to them. > > > > > > > > Yes, that's the point. For a lot of things, software should work > > > > like an appliance. If the thing that needs to be done can be > > > > predicted, just do it without offering any choices. > > > > > > <scream.......> Where have I seen that idea? Oh yes, in systems that I > > > won't use. > > > > Does your refrigerator ask you every time you are nearby if you would > > like it to keep your food cool or not? -- Regards Bill
