, 2004-04-27
An influential newspaper columnist blames "contemptuous techies" for allowing users to fall prey to viruses and spyware. But don't some users deserve a little contempt?
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Stop Being a Victim
2004-04-28
Clownface (2 replies)
Clownface (2 replies)
Another d00zie from Mellon...
2004-04-28
Linux Sux (1 replies)
Linux Sux (1 replies)
Little Gain in Finger Pointing
2004-05-03
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
Let the users learn to 'drive' their PCs, and let the IT experts make a safer car. Just think how the auto industry was decades ago...no airbags, no car alarms, etc. I think the IT industry is now facing similar challenges.
That is right on as far as I'm concerned. Well put!
One of the problems is that driving your PC changes all the time (driving a WinXP isn't anywhere near the same as driving a Win95, not to mention other OSs), and the car could and should be a *lot* safer by design.
Users can be taught to run Windows update, but they can't be taught to deal with all the funny problems that can follow. Even the experts are often helpless here (how often have I heard "reinstall", the ultimate admission that we don't understand the problem).
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