Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.

[Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>]

CL T wrote:
 > One paragraph from this is especially true.
 >
 > FROM THE DESK OF DAVID POGUE
 > Tech Terms to Avoid
 > "Why tech writers use so much jargon, I don't know. ...

The opposite can be just as frustrating. Here's a made-up example, but 
it's like conversations I've had:

"Oh, you work with computers? What's wrong with mine? The thing where 
you put the name you want, it's giving me something I don't understand. 
And when I push the button it just sits there. What could be doing that? 
It's a virus, isn't it?"

Translated into geekspeak, that's "I thought I was using Google via 
MSIE, but I'm actually in MS Excel, and entering a search term and 
clicking on it doesn't give me a google result."

See how much clearer it is when people avoid geeky technobabble?
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