> The average user does not use pivot tables, or Visual Basic for Applications.
You've got that right! I had to help some people at work, they didn't know how to format text in Excel; they wanted to change the font and make the cell backgrounds light blue.
I should have known it would happen, they were stumped by the hard drive lock on the laptop before they even started using it. I showed them it wasn't their network password it was a different password and got "but this says it's the password" referring to a Post-It note with someone's network password and username on it, a manager's! I brought up it wasn't good to have that written down, a security risk, but was told by the manager it was OK. I gave up :(
It is a good idea to have a password written down. You should have told him that it was a /valuable/ piece of paper, that should be kept with other valuable pieces of paper.
Good passwords are hard to remember. Good password discipline uses lots of good passwords. This is harder to remember. Sticking a password file in your wallet is not a bad idea. People know to keep their wallets secure. They understand how they work, and how they need to protect them.
I think I'm going to start using that idea: "Imagine that this piece of paper with your password on it is a $100 bill. Treat it accordingly (w/ respect to not losing it)."
I wish they made US paper currency > $100. The €500 would be a better example.
You've got that right! I had to help some people at work, they didn't know how to format text in Excel; they wanted to change the font and make the cell backgrounds light blue.
I should have known it would happen, they were stumped by the hard drive lock on the laptop before they even started using it. I showed them it wasn't their network password it was a different password and got "but this says it's the password" referring to a Post-It note with someone's network password and username on it, a manager's! I brought up it wasn't good to have that written down, a security risk, but was told by the manager it was OK. I gave up :(