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If im on the web and I want to look at ESPN then i type in espn.com, thats pretty basic
Sure, but typing this:- http : / / espn.go.com/chicago/nhl/story/_/id/10804704/chicago-blackhawks-coach-joel-quenneville-fined-25000-actions-game-1-playoffs - is not basic.
Sure, but typing this:- http : / / espn.go.com/chicago/nhl/story/_/id/10804704/chicago-blackhawks-coach-joel-quenneville-fined-25000-actions-game-1-playoffs - is not basic.
If you want to give someone the address to a specific page, you might give them an address like that. On some sites, it's not easy to find what you're looking for from the home page.
If you want to give someone the address to a specific page, you might give them an address like that. On some sites, it's not easy to find what you're looking for from the home page.
Are you talking about giving it to them somehow other than via the computer/internet then?
Which seems a bit odd since they'd have to use a computer to look at it.
Otherwise, it would be a simple copy/paste for both of you...no typing required.
Are you talking about giving it to them somehow other than via the computer/internet then?
Which seems a bit odd since they'd have to use a computer to look at it.
Otherwise, it would be a simple copy/paste for both of you...no typing required.
Yes. There are times you want to give it to someone on paper, but sometimes links in an email do not work.
Yes. There are times you want to give it to someone on paper, but sometimes links in an email do not work.
Even if the link in an email doesn't work directly, copy/paste still works (as long as you provided the actual website name and not just the website title).
The scary part of people no longer knowing how to type in proper website addresses, in my opinion, is that it makes phishing so much easier because then people forget what the proper format is for the website they want to visit.
I work in Tech Support that supports companies, so yes people are using computers. I'm not making fun of anyone just making an observation.
I spent the majority of my life in tech support and came to the realization that when a user does something like you described in your OP it's because the tech supporting them didn't take the time to fully explain what was required to properly execute the task.
The only time I ever "had a chat" with end users while doing phone support was when I heard them typing when they should have been listening.
What computer scientists often forget, when building computer systems is workable and more importantly simple UI design. They forget that most people don't give a crap about how a computer works, nor need advanced features, they just want it to work. Unfortunately most things if designed properly often could be done with fewer steps. I see so many things that take 4 steps when they could easily take 2 steps or even 1 step instead.
Most browsers have two boxes on top, one is often a search feature with google or bing and the other the web address. Neither are labeled particularly well so its no wonder people plug into the wrong one all the time. If your guessing you only have a 50% chance of picking the right thing.
Frankly computer UI should be given to graphic designers to lay out, most IT and CS people couldn't design their way out of a paper bag. Being able to code does not make you a designer. In fact most design schools use computers UI of examples of how not to design things.
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