Had to get this off my chest

[Michael Haney]

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:08 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 31 July 2010 01:00, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> <dotan> With a space!
>> <gadi> Forget about it.
>
>
> When I did internet tech support, many years ago - I still have a
> PTSD-like reaction to the sound of a dial-up modem connecting - I used
> to think that giving users something they could just copy would work.
>
> DID HE REALLY NOT THINK TO CUT AND PASTE??
>
> Also: Steve Jobs was right. A two-button mouse is too complicated for
> the average person put in front of a computer.
>

I used to do phone support for HP Pavilion computers back in the 90's.
 Trying to get people to understand the concept of "right-click" was
almost like pulling teeth.  Only those who work or have worked in
technical support can truly appreciate just how many genuinely stupid
people do exist in the world.

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