atw: Re: File paths
- From: "Kathy Bowman" <Kathy.Bowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:05:34 +0930
I must have been dreaming I was at home...
I use My Documents on my home PC, but at work I always use folders on a
network drive, because they are backed up and secure.
Kath
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Trussler
Sent: Monday, 22 September 2008 2:49 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 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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