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To: gjones77
No such thing as root on a Windows machine.

Yes, there is. It's called "Administrator"

They have to make the machine easy to use, they have to make it so people can install software easily.

No, they don't. If a person can't handle a tool, they shouldn't be operating that tool. That applies to arc welders and OSes. The biggest problem we have today is the fact that people who don't know how or are incapable of running the tool are actually running it--and affecting everyone around them.

185 posted on 04/11/2008 11:25:01 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce

Gee, I guess the elite technocracy should be the only ones using computers.

Lord forbid we let the peasants handle them...


189 posted on 04/11/2008 11:29:57 AM PDT by gjones77
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To: ShadowAce
"The biggest problem we have today is the fact that people who don't know how or are incapable of running the tool are actually running it--and affecting everyone around them."

That's the truth! I wonder how much businesses spend every year because their users are dumb on computers. I'd be willing to bet that half of all help desk calls are because of user ignorance, and I'm talking about basic stuff here and not things that advanced users take for granted. Businesses often ask for "computer skills" as a job requirement, but almost always neglect follow through on it when they decide to hire someone. How often have you seen someone in the workplace and said to yourself, "they have no business using a computer"? I couldn't even begin to count the times I've said that. lol

190 posted on 04/11/2008 11:32:25 AM PDT by KoRn (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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