Comments on: Any ideas on how to teach computer users about file management? http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm Easy to understand computer help Tue, 22 May 2012 00:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19309 Rick Thu, 10 May 2012 02:40:43 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2457#comment-19309 I like that! Great idea. It is definitely one of those topics that is extremely hard to grasp for many people. Thanks for the comment! I like that! Great idea. It is definitely one of those topics that is extremely hard to grasp for many people. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Eric Temple http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19305 Eric Temple Wed, 09 May 2012 12:51:51 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2457#comment-19305 I try to use the home directions analogy. For example, if I was in your kitchen where would I have to go to get to the bathroom or front door? It is so hard to get this concept across to high school freshman. I try to use the home directions analogy. For example, if I was in your kitchen where would I have to go to get to the bathroom or front door? It is so hard to get this concept across to high school freshman.

]]> By: Dave http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7771 Dave Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:43:37 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2457#comment-7771 That's a great story. Best laugh I've had all month. (It is tax time.) That’s a great story. Best laugh I’ve had all month. (It is tax time.)

]]> By: Dawn http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7769 Dawn Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:56:29 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2457#comment-7769 I like your analogy. I deal mainly with elderly women and I use the kitchen counter vs the cupboards when I explain it. The different cupboards are the different files. Seemed to work pretty good, until I got a lady who called me because her friend had more cupboards than she did. It took me quite a while to make her understand that she could "build" more cupboards" whenever and however "she" wanted. lol I like your analogy. I deal mainly with elderly women and I use the kitchen counter vs the cupboards when I explain it. The different cupboards are the different files. Seemed to work pretty good, until I got a lady who called me because her friend had more cupboards than she did. It took me quite a while to make her understand that she could “build” more cupboards” whenever and however “she” wanted. lol

]]> By: mark allemang http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7768 mark allemang Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:02:19 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2457#comment-7768 RAM vs Hard disk? Well, consider doing your taxes. RAM is like the space you have on your tabletop.....Hard Disk is the filing cabinet. RAM vs Hard disk? Well, consider doing your taxes. RAM is like the space you have on your tabletop…..Hard Disk is the filing cabinet.

]]> By: Gary Smith http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4056 Gary Smith Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:51:14 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2457#comment-4056 Absolutely, to both a second internal hard drive, and to two external hard drives. I have spent most of my adult life dealing with both paper and computer file management, and am more than a bit obsessive about it. I empathize with your difficulty in getting your clients to understand some basic concepts. My 60-something sister-in-law still does not really get the difference between RAM and disk memory, even after more than 10 years of having a computer. And last I heard, my daughter's 30-something buddy still had all of her digital photos in the My Pictures folder, with no sub-folders. It does not seen to be an age related thing, since I have age peers who took to the computer quite easily, and also know younger folk who can not and/or will not "get it". Absolutely, to both a second internal hard drive, and to two external hard drives. I have spent most of my adult life dealing with both paper and computer file management, and am more than a bit obsessive about it.

I empathize with your difficulty in getting your clients to understand some basic concepts. My 60-something sister-in-law still does not really get the difference between RAM and disk memory, even after more than 10 years of having a computer. And last I heard, my daughter’s 30-something buddy still had all of her digital photos in the My Pictures folder, with no sub-folders. It does not seen to be an age related thing, since I have age peers who took to the computer quite easily, and also know younger folk who can not and/or will not “get it”.

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4012 Rick Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:39:58 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2457#comment-4012 I understand...and you are backing up as well, right? I understand…and you are backing up as well, right?

]]> By: Gary Smith http://helpmerick.com/any-ideas-on-how-to-teach-computer-users-about-file-management.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3999 Gary Smith Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:37:30 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2457#comment-3999 I am much better than most people at file management, and prefer to have my files on my own hard drives rather than somewhere out in cyberspace. I am much better than most people at file management, and prefer to have my files on my own hard drives rather than somewhere out in cyberspace.

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