On 14/10/2018 15.49, nospam wrote:
In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


They don't know what an external hard drive is, don't have one, and
need hours of training on how to use it. Similarly with the cloud, but
even worse because their internet is slow, and wifi is also slow.

there is no training. plug it in, click a button. done.

My sister has used Apple computers for many many years. I sent her a
batch of photographs (JPG) on a USB stick and despite seeking help
from her neighbours she never managed to view the photographs. In the
beginning she had not the faintest idea of what to do with the USB
stick. I am sure she is not alone.

that has nothing to do with backups, the topic under discussion.

Of course it has.

sending someone a usb stick full of photos has nothing to do with
backups.

In this case it has everything to do with computer users who cannot
master anything above the basics, whether it is using backups or
something as complicated as plugging in and viewing the contents of a
USB memory stick.

automatic backups and manual manipulation of files on a usb stick are
two very different tasks. one has no user interaction and the other is
completely manual.

No, both need to plug in an USB stick.


I was illustrating how helpless untrained people can
be when faced with anything but the most basic of tasks.

what it illustrates is that computers are too complex for most people.

Which side of the argument are you on. Please make up your mind.

it hasn't changed.



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Cheers, Carlos.