Linsey Dawn Mckenzie - Rise And Shine

Vista for the illiterate? ECDL

Yesterday I had the opportunity to do some fiddling 'with windows vista a friend of mine. I do not think that much will come to my house soon. It will probably be preinstalled on the next laptop I will buy and will surely be a basic version or so. In fact, I do not intend to invest more time to flags. However, it is certainly a step forward. The attention on the appearance, the cosmetic , as I call it I would say is masterful. The care to make all input has been manic. What worries me is the fact that all operations are accompanied by icons large and showy. The impression is to make sure that it is no longer necessary to read but the icon along with the automatic face location. In fact, many people Law and badly, and perhaps this is a bad thing, but it is a fact. I also see that the icons are not so explicit but give me the impression that you seek the strange association of ideas. Two circular arrows may also be explanatory as history (I do think more of a charge ...) but a star for the favorites ..... I suggest a more misappropriation of symbols . The fact that with all these icons is possible for an illiterate (do not use this term with an accent offensive to charity but I am also referring to those schools has made them just that you do not exercise) I use a PC restless a lot. I can not get a ride from the front a novel Gibson, the father of cyberpunk, where we discover that one of the stars (what would now be called a hacker) in reality, although very good with computers, can not write and read absolutely terrible, only a few things. Who knows that another prophecy of this writer was not apt again. The PC becomes even more illiterate for all who know you use but in no way go beyond a certain point set. the perfect consumer to do to another wonderful science fiction novel by the name of merchants space not Gibson though.

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These days I made (disin) trainer for the course ecdl (the license of your computer:-O) of the ministry where I work. For charity 'nothing hard just for me and' doubly difficult to make these courses. Want to know why?

Simple:

1) The PC is not 'a car.
L ' ecdl is the knowledge of the personal computer as if it were a thing to drive.
and I would rather say that 'something similar to the alphabet. An alphabet that as more people can read, can write less and less. And that's ecdl and badly taught to read.

2) computer and computer! = microsoft
This' more serious for me. Even accepting the formula driving the computer using the computer programs that come from diverse sectors. Not only microsoft . I would say that at this time and in the near future the market will microsoft software in contraction. Take a course claiming to be the bible of computer and do not mention any of the software does not know this microsoft unfair competition and interference in the market with a subtle instrument. I speak not only of free software in general but not all software office and windows. Of course I not blame microsoft for this I think there is interference For their part, but it is only a consequence of a too superficial to photograph the computer. With operating systems in truth but hints at something such as an inescapable reality as format pdf for 'ecdl simply does not exist. As there openoffice which is easily used in my office instead of MSOffice for several years without major problems except when then come into play details documents that they know they made on purpose.

3) The digital world is anything but immobile
The concepts are taught how to read the Bible. What will these poor learners in front of the ribbon of office2007 or new features' of after having memorized the positions of the various menus, or even in the face of a distraught office2003 you in the mood for some customization?

So if we can say the most interesting attempt, better than nothing, but you need to say something just seems to me optimistic. Perhaps I may be wrong but the correct way to pass a serious literacy education (that I could not for reasons I have time ;-)) and much much practice.

ECDL Rejected! :-D