[techtalk] Layman's Guides to Computer Security

[jenn at simegen.com]

Raven, corporate courtesan wrote:


>      How about something positive, then?  "A Practical Guide to...", "A
> Down-to-Earth Guide to...", "Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I
> Was Learning Computer Security"... [grin]

And James Sutherland said:
> "Basics of ..." or "... for beginners" sounds good; depending on the
> subject, your readers may be new to THIS subject, but very far from being
> laymen. Unless it starts with a chapter on how to use the foot pedal that
> comes with your new PC, it's not really just for laymen :-)

Hrm. Very good points - I guess that while they're mostly
aimed at laymen, there's stuff there that might be new even
to experienced sysadmins.

I'll probably rename them to beginner's or basic guides.

Thank you all.


And back to Raven:
> =====
> "So what sort of presentation software are you using?"
> "Ummm, vi."
> "Oh.  Is there a conversion program for that?  I can't read 
>  these files in NT.  Maybe you should use Windows."
>  -- a recent conversation with our new technical management

Heh. Ignorance, hmm?



Jenn V.
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