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	<title>The Gadget Blog &#187; Metaphors</title>
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		<title>Not Computer Literacy, But Literal Literacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rico Mossesgeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fortunately, I&#8217;ve got a better metaphor for the current state of computer usability than the car one, which has been the Lazy IT Writer&#8217;s Friend since a &#8220;home computer&#8221; took up a large room and quintupled your power bill.
Let&#8217;s, instead, consider that weird old phrase &#8220;computer literacy&#8221;, these days seldom used except by the hardy souls teaching Windows to the elderly. Let&#8217;s compare computer literacy with ordinary literacy. Reading and writing.
Curious? Head on here for the full text.
Post from: The Gadget Blog
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Fortunately, I&#8217;ve got a better metaphor for the current state of computer usability than the car one, which has been the Lazy IT Writer&#8217;s Friend since a &#8220;home computer&#8221; took up a large room and quintupled your power bill.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s, instead, consider that weird old phrase &#8220;computer literacy&#8221;, these days seldom used except by the hardy souls teaching Windows to the elderly. Let&#8217;s compare computer literacy with ordinary literacy. Reading and writing.</p></blockquote>
<p>Curious? Head on <a href="http://www.dansdata.com/gz095.htm">here</a> for the full text.</p>
<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog">The Gadget Blog</a></p>
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