atw: Re: File paths

Dear Dinosaur,
I too, am finding the new world order a bit strange at times.

In the Government workplaces, My Documents is frowned upon.  This is because
it is on the C drive and therefore

   - not backed up,
   - if the PC crashes all is lost.
   - it is not considered secure.

Users there must store their documents in the network on either a personal
drive or in the shared drive for their project or team.

Do your baby dinos realise that they can make (or create if they are gods)
lots of sub-folders under My Documents, so that they have more than just My
Music and My Pictures.

Bob Trusslersaur




 2008/9/22 Christine Kent <christine_kent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>  Guys
>
> Another seemingly odd question relating to the new world order of Microsoft
> as it relates to base entry level computer users and how they work with
> files.
>
> This time, file structure.
>
> As old timers, we create our own files structures under c:\ - or at least I
> do.
> As corporate workers, we create files structures according to some
> corporate specification on some network drive or other, or in some DMS.
>
> But for the computer sub-literate, the Windows XP world of folders starts
> with Documents and Settings, My Documents, and the Vista world of folders
> starts with Users, Documents etc.  They happily access these from the Start
> Menu, ever using a window called Windows Explorer.
>
> The real world – that is, users of home computers and people training in or
> being trained by our low level education system – only understand/s My
> Documents or Users.  They have no idea they can pick a location on C:\
> drive, or that these mythical User or Documents structures are actually on
> C:\ drive somewhere.  They feel clever if they learn to put a folder under
> My Documents.
>
> My overlapping questions.
>
> Are techos in corporate starting to use the Microsoft system to define user
> profiles?
> Is the world generally adapting to the Microsoft virtual view of their
> virtual universe?
> Are you using Documents on your home computer?
> Are your kids using Documents on their home or school computers?
> Up until now I have always taught people to use C:\ drive.  Am I being a
> dinosaur?
>
> Christine
>
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Bob Trussler
Phone 0418 661 462

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