Carl Franklin

.NET Wonk

John C Dvorak needs your help

Apparently John C can't get his podcasting software to work.

I left him this reply:

John,

Someday you should let someone show you how to use a computer. Apparently you're baffled by Word for Windows, and now can't even find ipodder.org, the source of ipodder, the podcast download software that launched it all, and has a nice easy windows version available for download.

I was talking to a classroom of people this week and someone asked "what is podcasting?" Within 5 minutes I had downloaded ipodder for Windows, subscribed to a few podcasts, and was downloading and listening to the latest stuff.

So, don't give up hope. Just find some really nice youngsters to show you around your computer, and answer your questions about Word for Windows and programs like ipodder, which are really simple once you get the hang of it, and I think you'll be amazed at what your computer can do for you.

Carl Franklin

I think we should all send Mr. D our old "Word for Dummies" and other such computer books because he obviously needs help. What we do if he were to suddenly get so befuddled that he couldn't write any more columns? I would personally be very upset.

So, please send him your old books and how-to videos. Keep Dvorak's column alive!

 

Posted: Oct 28 2004, 04:20 PM by Carl Franklin | with 15 comment(s)
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Cintask Airer said:

I'm looking forward to hearing Rory rant on about this one.

# October 28, 2004 5:06 PM

Addy Santo said:

Dvorak needs a good whacking with a clue-stick. He was relevant once (10 years ago? 12?) but nowadays he just sounds lost and sad.
# October 28, 2004 8:14 PM

Peter Stathakos said:

This guy seriously needs to get a clue before publishing this kind of junk. Seriously, is anyone at PC magazine editing this stuff and if they are they should know better.

What a piece of crap.
# October 29, 2004 8:51 AM

Ralph Loizzo said:

A diehard blowhard who gets paid for simply spreading misinformation. Ignore him. Let his small mind be his downfall.
# October 29, 2004 11:10 AM

Mark Freedman said:

Ouch...

I can see where you are coming from, but like it or not, he is still very influential -- maybe based on past history, but it still exists. Sort of like the aged player who still hangs on (and pitchers still pitch around) because of past production (uh, Mike Piazza?).

If you or your company is coming out with a new product, his opinions on it in PC Magazine can still be the kiss of death or the boost of its life.
# October 29, 2004 4:43 PM

Carl Franklin said:

That's why it makes me so mad that he can publish irresponsible statements like 'you need a mac and an ipod' which are pure bullshit.

He comes to his low opinion of an idea only because he had a hard time with a particular piece of software that plays in that space.
# October 29, 2004 4:46 PM

SBC said:

For nearly twenty years, Dvorak made a living with pushing MSFT, PCs, etc but now has sought on being a contrarian including MSFT-bashing. I seriously doubt he can code (including open-source PERL, Java or use MS Access). His tech perspectives are dimmer than burned-out light bulbs. Totally clueless and a legend in his own mind.
# October 29, 2004 4:53 PM

TDavid said:

You're being way too hard on Dvorak. He was tough on blogging too at one time and now he is blogging too. He likes to play the skeptical angle on new things until they gain a little traction. If podcasting isn't just a flash in the pan concept than he'll have to eat some crow down the road as he did with blogging.

While here let me say that I've enjoyed the original music on the .Net Rocks shows :)
# October 30, 2004 12:09 PM

Sahil Malik said:

Dvorak's IQ is lesser than room temperature.
# October 31, 2004 12:14 AM

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# November 1, 2004 7:29 PM

Randy H. said:

Rock on...
# November 1, 2004 8:27 PM

Dave Kingston said:

I really can't believe that people like this get paid to review emergent technology. They are late adopters at best. If he doesn't even get that you don't need a Mac to use an iPod, how clueful can he be?

It's really a shame that PC Mag lets people like this write for the masses. It's a good thing that the youth will probably never pick up PC Mag....
# November 2, 2004 11:31 AM

Scott Gowell said:

Apparently he needs help with WordPress as well. (http://www.dvorak.com/blog)

{Error establishing a database connection! This probably means that the connection information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect. Double check it and try again.}

"Can any one of you nice whippersnappers help my with my bl...bl...bl...website?"
# November 2, 2004 1:08 PM

brock said:

John Dvorack sucks.
# November 2, 2004 10:06 PM

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# November 15, 2004 1:30 AM
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