Study shows 90% of computer users don't know Crtl-F...

[amdfangirl]

90% don't know what Ctrl-F does...

The "vast majority" of computer users don't know – and don't care – what their computers are capable of, says web guru Jakob Nielsen.

In the wake of yesterday's article about 90 per cent of computer users not knowing what the keyboard shortcut Control-F did, Mr Nielsen said the problem was website design.

He said website designers should realise that most people don't care about computers.

"The people who work with computers and work with designing software and websites tend to be the people who do care; that's their job and they know much more.

"The vast majority of users, don't know as much, don't care as much either, and this is why they don't learn as much, because to the normal person getting on with their life, that's more important than spending hours learning about computer features.

"Designers think 'surely people now about these features'. No, they don't."
Lisa Wade, director at Australia's Stamford Interactive design consultancy, concurs.

She said people feel disappointed when things take too long online.

Not being able to get what they want because they don't know how to use drop-down menus, navigating complicated sites, and losing your place on a site are common frustrations.

Usability article above...

The stupidity of users can be summed up by A Don's comment on the above article...

I clicked control-F on my mac but nothing happened ....

😀

 

[Reynod]

I did it and a message came up saying "Please do not do this again".

CTRL keys are for hardcore WP operators ...

The rest of us manage life with alpha keys ... smilies ... and the mouse.

 

[wanamingo]

Most people think computers are magic.

 

[dogman_1234]

Most users don't know that they can speed up their computer by deleting win/system32

 

[l0ckd0wn]

This is why I recommend Apple computers to know-nothing users; it gives them a big, fairly safe sandbox where if they make a mistake they will not blow their arms off. With the Windows environment it is fairly easy to put yourself in a bad situation quickly and it doesn't sandbox like that of it's turtleneck-wearing competition.