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Three Cents Worth of Cybernese
OK. Now I gotta say something to all you sister computer users.
Have you ever noticed that when you read some new information (new to you) on how to do something for your computer, there is this "be very careful" message?
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Here I am, stuck with a decision on whether to secure my files or just go on my merry but dumb-if-I-know way. Then I get to feeling guilty because I have not downloaded the latest program for organizing my files or protecting my system. Finally one day, I think, hey, you can do this! How hard can it be? I have the all-user-friendly-Windows98 right? Right.
So I make the plunge into cyber language and look far and wide (OK, just the zdnt net stuff which says it is the top download site! Who and what is the criteria for the "top download" site? Gee, it sounds kinda sexy when you think about it... but hey, it is early and I have been up for a long time.
So don't pay any attention to me.) I get to a long listed site. There in all their ego nerd glory sit these beautifully explained programs that "I just gotta have"-- or so they tell me. Now I read those descriptions and I just cannot understand how I am to use them and really why I need to take up my precious computer's memory with them.
OK. I decide it is now or never, and I can reformat again if really mess up-- so I click on the take-me-to-your-leader-site. I get there and there is this flashing warning to "read this first" sign. Now I don't know about you guys, you all seem to intune with cybernese, but a warning says to me, stay away! Very reluctantly (I am tempted to ignore the warning because I know it will take away the last shred of bravery I have), I click on it to be whisked away to cybernese land.
The only thing I read that is clear is: "Be very careful when you..." I stop right there. If this means one move and I loose, then baby there ain't no way I am gonna mess up again! I already average a reformat every other month! (Please don't send me another program "guaranteed to prevent a crash ever occurring again. In my experience that will surely make it happen!)
I don't want to discourage anyone from improving their computer or their skills in using it. But if you are really good at making yours hum, could I offer a suggestion? Well, I am going to anyway-- Mom always said, why swallow it? It's gonna come back up anyway.
My suggestion is, write a better explanation on how and what the need is for that program. A step by step how to use it for us dummies. Oh, and don't tell me to buy one of those yellow dummy books. All they are good for is to prop up my seat cushion (I am a short computer person).
Thanks for letting me get my three cents worth in (sis says inflation makes two cents stupid).
© 1999 di
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