OH MY GOD YES
6 02 2004
es.com/2004/02/05/technology/05VIRU.html (registration required. deal.)
more on this when I don’t have to go to class.
UPDATED:
I’m getting really frustrated with people who say they “just can’t do
computers.” Most of the people I know are more than smart enough to understand
the basic principles behind their functioning. It might be true that they don’t
have the familarity or vocabulary that some people have, how else would you
expect to get good at something by anything other than doing it? I’m not saying
that everyone should be a genius (it would put support techs out of business,
wouldn’t it?) but what I am saying is that if you use such a powerful tool on a
daily basis, you should feel a simple responsibility to understand what you’re
doing- not just follow a script. Be familar with the programs you use on a
regular basis, pay attention to what you’re doing when someone tells you how to
do something and just PLAY WITH IT. If you don’t know about Word, open a new
document, type some text, and explore the menus. See what you can do, see where
it is. If you come across a preferences or options screen, read it, learn about
what each one does. I have only taken one “Computer Science” course in my life.
Everything I know, I’ve learned this way. And you are NOT “too old.”
I think I’m going to make an addition to my “No, I will not fix your computer”
shirt: “You can fix it yourself.”
*hrumpf*