Re: Distribution of user skills

From	Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: Distribution of user skills
Date	2016-12-06 18:23 -0400
Organization	Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop
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RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> writes:

> https://www.nngroup.com/articles/computer-skill-levels/

The author is alert enough to observe:

    While it's true that people aged 66+ are rare in the workforce
    (and thus of less interest to this workforce-targeted project),
    they are a major user group for many websites. Our research with
    users older than 65 has found many important usability issues for
    this age segment, who often has lower technology skills than
    younger users.

but the web site/page itself imposes a teeny-weeny typeface for my
"66+" eyes.  Feh.

> OECD study of computer skills of users shows many users are unable
>  to execute fairly simple tasks.

Oh, I can do pretty arcane tasks.  But I have to be able to see text,
code, etc. without pressing mu nose against the monitor.  Nose prints
on the monitor is bad mojo as well.

-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada

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Distribution of user skills RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-12-06 07:00 -0500
  Re: Distribution of user skills Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-12-06 12:44 +0000
    Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-06 12:52 +0000
      Re: Distribution of user skills Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-06 10:04 -0500
      Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-06 18:39 -0400
      Re: Distribution of user skills Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-12-07 11:35 +0000
  Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-06 18:23 -0400
    Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-06 22:26 +0000
      Re: Distribution of user skills Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-12-06 22:46 +0000
        Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-07 03:06 -0400
          Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-07 11:00 +0000
            Re: Distribution of user skills Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-12-07 15:52 +0000
          Re: Distribution of user skills Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-07 11:57 -0500
            Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-07 14:01 -0400
              Re: Distribution of user skills Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-07 14:53 -0500
            Re: Distribution of user skills Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-12-07 23:36 +0000
          Re: Distribution of user skills Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-12-07 21:13 +0000
            Re: Distribution of user skills "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-08 12:12 +0000
              Re: Distribution of user skills Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-12-08 12:16 +0000
      Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-07 02:53 -0400
        Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-07 11:05 +0000
          Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-07 16:12 -0400
            Re: Distribution of user skills Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-12-07 21:20 +0000
              Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-08 15:02 -0400
            Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-07 23:31 +0000
            Re: Distribution of user skills Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2016-12-08 10:42 +0100
              Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-08 15:27 -0400
                Re: Distribution of user skills "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-08 21:00 +0000
                Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-09 03:22 -0400
                Re: Distribution of user skills Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-12-09 09:53 +0000
                Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-10 04:00 -0400
                Re: Distribution of user skills Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-10 22:34 -0500
  Re: Distribution of user skills Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-12-07 12:52 +1100
    Re: Distribution of user skills "Andy K." <andy.k466@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 08:26 +0100
      Re: Distribution of user skills Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-12-07 11:40 +0000
        Re: Distribution of user skills Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-12-07 20:32 +0000

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