itsmee
When are they going to make a computer that's easy to use or that has a way to easily learn it. A book is sure not the answer because it doesn't translate to a computer. On screen lessons are a little awkward because you have to keep bouncing back and forth. I am so hesitant to use my new imac/Air. My husband says it's easy. I think I have computer phobia.
Many people have questions about their computers. It would be fun if we had a chat room where we could discuss computers and ...... other stuff. : )
8 Answers
Ducky
Best answer!
The buzz word for several years now has been "user friendly". It is that way, but only for those who turned their first computer on when they were 3 years old. I believe that I only know about 2% of what is available on my computer. Same thing with my digital camera.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
Tommyh
mycatsmom
ask a young adult or a kid. They have more patience and will be there with you to explain everything.They are very knowledgable.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
jhharlan
Take a few mements each day to JUST PLAY with your computer. It's really difficult to mess anything up. Practice and pray we get the spell check fixed on this answer box.......... All good things come with time.......
| 10 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
clu
sunnyB
I ask one of my nephews when I can't work something out, they laugh when I call things a thingamy bob or a whatslt. Buffy, I do find you can learn a lot by just fiddling around on computers.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
My teacher was one of those. The college sent him to me because he "knew everything" So we're sitting there trying to figure out some simple simple thing ... He couldn't do it because he had learned it soooo long ago. He was 19.
The Mac store is a terrible, nightmarish place. There are all sorts of humans huddled in that place with varying looks of wild desperation on their faces. There's a bunch of "youngins" they call "geniuses" parading around giving lessons. The lights hum. The lights flicker. People sweat. Some cry. Some scream. Me ?... Pass the Xanax.
I will tell you the story of my computer trials tomorrow if this old timey thing I'm typing on doesn't give out.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr!
PS Ducky, I actually thought you could only get Macintosh at the Mac Store. My knowledge just slipped down to 1% (I found out because I was reading my husband your responses.)
robertgrist
Computer ops are sure to go through many more evolutionary steps. At some time, not too far off, they will be more predictive of events when their function is more than a door-stop, a personal confuser, a recipy book, catalog store and media juke-box. Keep it simple unless you are really into booring and confusing yourself to tears. These things are contenually upgrading and changing depending on the market. Predictive systems require years of reliable data to become sufficiently predictive. In such a system looking for an answere to "what-if" is the function we all really want with outstanding reasoning ability. What would happen if....based on lots of real world questions, based on facts, based on rules of order, etc...etc. In my experience when I put a pot of water on a stove and turn the purner on....the water will heat up and boil. Reliably predicting facts got us to the moon and back. What if we applied all that skill and avid enthusism to securing a happy, harmonius and wonderfully long life rather than how to chop-down all the trees in the rain-forrest or build a better bomb. The choice of what comes of this is in all our hands and Predict-ability is in all our futures with certainty.
These systems are evolving for our greater good.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
Bob/PKB
