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[A chap on a mailing list I'm on talked about being unable to find the "Shutdown" option on Windows 8, and how while he and a friend couldn't work out how to "use Twitter" in over half an hour, his mother worked it out in five minutes.]
I've fallen victim to the "trying to be too clever" PEBCAK error myself, a good few times.
I've fallen victim to the "trying to be too clever" PEBCAK error myself, a good few times.
(E.g. I spent ages trying to work out the command to tell my first Apple Newton to shut down. Eventually I consulted the manual. Press the on/off button, it said. I think I actually blushed.)
I tried to learn from it. I don't always win.
Shutdown options are like a "sleep" option on a notebook. You don't need one. Just close the lid.( Read more... )
