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By "we" do you mean the geeks that read HN and write code, or their typical consumer? I have never seen my mom type to find a file she was looking for, let alo
by yan 16y ago
By "we" do you mean the geeks that read HN and write code, or their typical consumer?
I have never seen my mom type to find a file she was looking for, let alone launch an app. Every single person I know that isn't in technology or consider themselves technically competent uses and explores their computer solely with the mouse. Even editing a word she just typed, my mom would leave the keyboard, mouse over the previous word's characters, and then retype it.
- joedavis512 16y agoAt least it's better than pressing backspace until she gets to the word and then typing the whole thing again. ;)
- billybob 16y agoIf you type pretty quickly, that can actually be faster than using the mouse.
- wglb 16y agoWell, my Mom likes WordPerfect. Version 5 in which there is no mouse. She is a master of the reveal codes. (Not to get into a your mom vs my mom or anything)