[WEB4LIB] How to Speak Geek

Sharon centans at tampabay.rr.com
Tue Jun 27 17:37:05 EDT 2000


Try this:

http://home.tampabay.rr.com/centans/geek.html
Geek for Speakers of Other Languages

Sharon Centanne
Internet Trainer and Web Designer

Michael Sauers wrote:

> One of my new classes is titled "How to Speak Geek". It is designed for
> non-technical (library) management. Here is the official description:
>
> ***
>
> Do you feel that you and your Web administrator are not speaking the same
> language? Are you even sure that your Web administrator and other technical
> staff speak the same language every day? Do you feel that your requests are
> reasonable, but they keep telling you that it can't be done? If any of these
> questions describe how you feel, this session is for you. Learn:
>
> How to use common technical terminology effectively.
> What a typical server administrator does.
> Whether or not your idea really is a "security issue."
> How to approach your technical staff to get the job you want done.
>
> ***
>
> So, what exactly do you feel I should cover (terms, technologies, etc.)? Do
> you have good sites that demo or explain those terms or technologies? The
> description is quite broad so any and all input gladly accepted.
>
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> Michael Sauers, Internet Trainer
> Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR)
> Aurora, CO :: msauers at bcr.org :: http://www.bcr.org/~msauers/
> WWW Library Directory @ http://www.webpan.com/msauers/libdir/
> Opinions expressed are my own unless otherwise noted.
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