Okay. Since I don’t have a clue about any of this, I might as well kill time in this class by writing a real entry. Here’s the deal: I’m not thrilled with computers in the first place. I can always think of something I would rather do than sit at a computer terminal and surf or chat or play games or whatever else people do. I don’t like computers for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that they are not people, who I would much rather deal with. Another reason is that every time I try to do something on a computer, it backfires on me. I don’t think this is fun at all. It doesn’t encourage future use on my part, and it really kills any enthusiasm that I might have mustered up.
The one thing I really like about computers is that they are word processers. I’m such a lousy typist that if all I had was a typewriter, I’d constantly be retyping in a failed attempt to get it right. With MSWord, that is never a problem. Errors can be detected and corrected later. This is a great thing. Otherwise, I’ve never been that interested in all the wonderful ways a computer can improve my life.
Before I go, I just want to say that I know I’m in a very small minority here. The whole world is thrilled with their computers, and I’m the only person I know who really kind of wishes, against reason, that they would all just crash.
More later…..
