I am by no means a computer techie. Yes, I use the computer regularly, but that's for piddly tasks (email, Internet surfing, blogging). I can't keep all the computer programs and security straight for the life of me; thankfully, my dad is quite knowledgeable when it comes to those areas, so he helps out... a lot.
Still, I wish I had a better understanding of how this machine works; I mean, if I have a problem, I'm clueless! Ctrl+Alt+Del is the first (and usually only) solution that comes to mind when something acts up. Course, that won't help with any sort of connectivity issues that I might have.
Not to say that I haven't tried to understand this piece of technology, it's just that my brain doesn't function that way. I'm definitely more of a literary/ creative minded thinker (give me a book to analyze and I'm golden!) than I am a computer geek. Teach me how to run a program, and I'm fine; ask me to trouble-shoot or to explain the difference between spyware and antivirus software and well, I'm at a loss.
I guess you could say I'm even a bit of a technophobe. I'm not opposed to using technology, I just prefer not to. Again, though, I think it's due to my lack of understanding it. (Course, I don't understand investing, but that doesn't mean that I don't.) Don't get me wrong; I think technology is great. I just wish I better understood how it works.
So why the lament? Could it be due to the fact that I can't access certain websites that only a month or so ago I could? And the fact that this inaccessibility occurred out of the blue? That I now have to pester my dad regularly for help? That I'm ready to chuck the computer off the deck in the hopes that the fall might jar it into working again?
*sigh* Why does everything have to be so complicated?
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believe me, heather...i KNOW computer nerds...and you do NOT want to be a computer nerd!!
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