Those who buy such machines have no choice but to pay through the nose (or beg a nephew/cousin/brother-in-law) for help.
Part of the problem may be that these folks have worn out their nephew/cousin/brother-in-law. I for one am tired of fixing computers for my mom, dad, brother, brother-in-laws, aunts, uncles, etc. I find that it is easier to recommend that they buy a new Dell. The tech support stopped being fun about three years ago as I realized that they were not getting any better at supporting themselves. Not even offers of apple pie can convince me that supporting all my relatives is worth it anymore.
BEDEVERE: Does wood sink in water?
VILLAGER #1: No, no.
VILLAGER #2: It floats! It floats!
VILLAGER #1: Throw her into the pond!
CROWD: The pond!
BEDEVERE: What also floats in water?
VILLAGER #1: Bread!
VILLAGER #2: Apples!
VILLAGER #3: Very small rocks!
VILLAGER #1: Cider!
VILLAGER #2: Great gravy!
VILLAGER #1: Cherries!
VILLAGER #2: Mud!
VILLAGER #3: Churches -- churches!
VILLAGER #2: Lead -- lead!
ARTHUR: A duck.
CROWD: Oooh.
BEDEVERE: Exactly! So, logically...,
VILLAGER #1: If... she.. weighs the same as a duck, she's made of
wood.
BEDEVERE: And therefore--?
VILLAGER #1: A witch!
Is this what is will finally convince people to use encryption for email, VoIP, etc.?
Why are we not looking for a technology answer to this encroachment into our lives by government? I am not talking about a PGP/GPG package, I am talking about encryption *built-in* to Thunderbird. I am talking about encryption marketed for VoIP in a convincing fashion.
What will it take to get the government out of my business?
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Part of the problem may be that these folks have worn out their nephew/cousin/brother-in-law. I for one am tired of fixing computers for my mom, dad, brother, brother-in-laws, aunts, uncles, etc. I find that it is easier to recommend that they buy a new Dell. The tech support stopped being fun about three years ago as I realized that they were not getting any better at supporting themselves. Not even offers of apple pie can convince me that supporting all my relatives is worth it anymore.
BEDEVERE: Does wood sink in water?
VILLAGER #1: No, no.
VILLAGER #2: It floats! It floats!
VILLAGER #1: Throw her into the pond!
CROWD: The pond!
BEDEVERE: What also floats in water?
VILLAGER #1: Bread!
VILLAGER #2: Apples!
VILLAGER #3: Very small rocks!
VILLAGER #1: Cider!
VILLAGER #2: Great gravy!
VILLAGER #1: Cherries!
VILLAGER #2: Mud!
VILLAGER #3: Churches -- churches!
VILLAGER #2: Lead -- lead!
ARTHUR: A duck.
CROWD: Oooh.
BEDEVERE: Exactly! So, logically...,
VILLAGER #1: If... she.. weighs the same as a
duck, she's made of wood.
BEDEVERE: And therefore--?
VILLAGER #1: A witch!
Great paper. I read it a while back but now cannot seem to find a link to it.
The news section appears to be a search engine for Reuters.
Is this what is will finally convince people to use encryption for email, VoIP, etc.? Why are we not looking for a technology answer to this encroachment into our lives by government? I am not talking about a PGP/GPG package, I am talking about encryption *built-in* to Thunderbird. I am talking about encryption marketed for VoIP in a convincing fashion. What will it take to get the government out of my business?