Xorton's Rant

Humans are a funny lot. And not necessarily that "haha" kind of funny, more of the "oh, Lord no!" kind. I generally find in talking with people that they have all sorts of incredibly silly unrealistic expectations of things, which is understandable if the person you're conversing with happens to be six. After all, what six year old wouldn't want to grow up to be a rock-star astronaut that freelances as a professional Lego builder in their free time? Age (and the wisdom and experience that should come with it) proves to be no barrier though to stupid expectations... particularly when it comes to technology and when it happens to be a CEO or someone in the executive/managerial set. Part of these expectations have been set by the television and movie industry (that themselves have a hard time distinguishing reality from fantasy) that portray modern technology to be this fantastical, magical, thing that can fix any issue inside of a commercial break. Tha...

You will note that most of my blogs to this point have generally been of a less than serious vein and in regards to my actual vocation, I normally only reference to it with true anecdotes of amusing user mishaps. Do to a lack of writing material for the last couple of weeks however, I've decided to post a serious (for the most part... I still use amusing anecdotes and comments to emphasize my points) article on proper computer care and maintenance. I hope you techies will find it amusing... everyone else, I hope you read it, take it to heart and apply it (thus potentially making your IT support staff a little happier). So, without further ado: Proper Computer Care and Maintenance (or how I learned to love my computer) Maintaining your computer by observing proper home computer care will ensure that your computer is at optimum operating condition and provide you with many years of trouble free (for the most part) computing! The simple fact is that most people tend...