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AlanYork · 23-08-2005, 16:38

I think what defeats many novices, or those who just want basic computing not the "all singing, all dancing, all downloading, bit torrent juggling" capabilities is the jargon. Heres an example....

Trying to decrypt a DVD and put it on my PC and a message was fired at me saying "media not located"...eh? That is pure gibberish and if, like me, you're from a generation that wasn't brought up with PCs (I'm 40 next month, this is my first PC and when I was at school we had calculators and that was it), you're not going to understand it.

"Media not located"....why not just say something in plain English like "You haven't put the disc in"???? Because that's what it means!!! But no, it's like some secret code you have to decipher. Me? I haven't got the patience, I'd rather go for a walk in the sunshine.

23-08-2005, 16:38	#23
AlanYork Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 178	Re: Help me keep my Mums PC running Virii free! I think what defeats many novices, or those who just want basic computing not the "all singing, all dancing, all downloading, bit torrent juggling" capabilities is the jargon. Heres an example.... Trying to decrypt a DVD and put it on my PC and a message was fired at me saying "media not located"...eh? That is pure gibberish and if, like me, you're from a generation that wasn't brought up with PCs (I'm 40 next month, this is my first PC and when I was at school we had calculators and that was it), you're not going to understand it. "Media not located"....why not just say something in plain English like "You haven't put the disc in"???? Because that's what it means!!! But no, it's like some secret code you have to decipher. Me? I haven't got the patience, I'd rather go for a walk in the sunshine.