[Ian on "booting"] A program you need before you can run any (other) programs.
[Arlo] This is right. There is big difference (tech-support wise) between saying "my computer won't boot" and "my computer won't start". "Boot" is a specific step in what is a longer chain-of-events required to bring your computer/OS to the initial configurations set by you. Nearly always, there are several programs that "start" when the computer is "booted". Your computer can "boot", but your OS can fail to "start" (while other programs do successfully start). You can "start power" and fail to "boot". You guys (not Ian) make it seem like learning a new word or two is a bad thing. Does "mouse" work for you, or would you prefer "mobile selection device"? I think the cool thing happens when these words influence other areas of our lives (a small demonstration of the power of concepts, perhaps). "Networks" has drastically impacted the way we think of the human brain and our cognitive processes. Now the overall desktop metaphor... well, although Microsoft had high hopes for the "window" metaphor, it really amounted to nothing more than files and folders. The user recreated habituated activity from previous genres to her/his computer activity. Microsoft also has big plans for how Vista will break us out of the drab file/folder approach. Will it work? We'll see. Apple has led the way on this, and Apple too is mostly all file-folder. The graphics have gotten prettier, but the way we engage the "files" has not. moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
