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The kit, or not
Posted by Mike Sugarbaker at 7:48 am on 1/22/2003
I’ve been thinking about what to post about the promised “kit” - the standard set of Internet software that one should use for maximum safety and comfort - and there isn’t much to say, I’m finding, besides “use Mozilla, filter your spam somehow and try not to use Outlook.” I’ll have more to say about spam filters soon, but peep this:
Second-Order Digital Divide: Differences In People’s Online Skills
Sooner or later, this will percolate up to the mainstream press in a much bigger way, and computer makers will be forced to answer for the egregious lag in user interface across the board. Or at least that’s the current fantasy.
January 22nd, 2003 at 9:56 am
Mozilla 1.3 is going to have spam filtering built-in, so that’s killing two birds with one stone. Although personally, I still love good-old Eudora for email. But there’s plenty more stuff I would consider necessary for a comfortable desktop configuration. Of course, nobody needs all this crap, so in rough order of increasing geekiness:
Of course, for normal people the most important part is to find (or hired, or married to, or have sired) someone to set it up, teach you how to use it, and then support you when you have problems. Good luck.
January 22nd, 2003 at 10:36 am
Had a feeling you’d show up here, Mike. Give him some love, people!
Anyway. Thanks for being my personal LazyWeb. Following up on IM tools is a good idea. But does anyone really need Usenet anymore?