On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Jarvis, Matthew <[email protected]> wrote: > .... Or am I just getting less and less patient in my old age??? > > > > Having transitioned from software dev work to mostly IT/Administration > about 6 years ago, I see more and more just how ignorant people still > are about using computers in their daily lives. I don't expect people to > know how to crawl around in the registry or know what a domain name is, > but stuff like mouse/keyboard connections, rebooting the machine when > having problems, just all that day-one basic stuff all of us take for > granted.... > > > > I didn't have much to do with computers until I was 17 back in 1978 or > so, but even my 17 year old step-daughter who's pretty much grown up > around the things still doesn't have the slightest clue what it is these > machines actually do... she freaked one time because the computer died, > when in fact the monitor was just turned off..... -------------------
How few people know how an automobile operates when you lift the hood these days? Same argument I guess. You just use the tool instead of understand the tool. So don't be a tool. ;-> -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer CIMSgts 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
