> I think our many previous interactions have amply demonstrated that you > are not observation driven. You tend to see what your predispositions > prepare you to see -- for example the many things you say about Macs > that > are not so. When people are having trouble you filter it out or write > them off as stupid. I think you do not notice when the technology is > failing.
No, when people have trouble, I help them out. It's part of my job. The only one of us filtering or predisposing right now is you. > When I say that people have trouble with the second button it is > because > I have watched them. I see how they are startled and frustrated whan > they > click and a menu pops up instead of the action they expected. I teach people to not be afraid of the right-hand button and to use it to their advantage. I also show them keyboard shortcuts. You make it seem like traumatic rocket science. > This problem is especially serious when the mouse operator is still > trying to work out the hand-eye coordination issues involved in moving > the mouse pointer across the screen. Even the more elderly people I have worked with get the hang of mice fairly quickly. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
