Hello, world! My name is Brian and I'm the new co-writer of this blog, and as my presentation post I'll tell you the 3 most common things we think our PC can do, but really, it can't.
1.- Your PC can't read minds: I know it sounds funny, but it's true, and it's a shame (just wait for it... in 2012). In my few months as a computer science student, I've come across a lot of people that think their computer is going to know exactly what they want, be it by searching something on the internet, or by trying to install some new software. I'm afraid it ain't so. Starting by the fact that it isn't going to start up if you don't "tell it" to do so, your PC becomes completely useless if you don't make it do what you want it to do. So, remember the next time you're googling FUNNY CAT IMAGE, or trying to install the latest anti-virus of your choice, and your PC seems to ask a lot of questions: Don't get mad, it's just trying to make your life easier, and of course, trying to make it easier and more precise for itself.
2.- Your PC can't solve everything: This is where most young people fail (and I include myself by saying so), and because of this, we've gained fame as "technology-whores". We think our PC can do anything in the world: Make our homework, keep our friendships alive, keeping us "in-touch" with the world, make us better persons... oh! And make us lose a few pounds in the process. As awesome as it would be, we're still far from that point, and due to that, every day we're searching for the newest technology, craving for more and more power, more storage, more everything, while in real life, and talking about PC specs', an average user won't need more than 720GB and 4 RAM on their PC. But we seem to forget that most of us are average users, and we strive on the fact of being part of that elite culture we see on adds or on every computer 'zine, we lose a sense of reality and start living off those ridiculous expectations.
3.- Your PC can't clean itself: This is by far the most common mistake we, as users, tend to make, even if it's just for lack of knowledge, or plain laziness, we like to think that our PC is going to grow some magical hands and start scrubbing itself, and in a couple of minutes it'll be good as new. Well, bad news for you Jimbo (sorry, I don't know anybody named Jimbo, don't take it personal), your PC isn't going to do that, and you'll have to clean it by yourself, or by somebody that knows how to do so. It's really simple actually, you'll just have to take a look at a couple of tutorials running around the internet, and with basic cleaning-knowledge, you'll be good to go. And remember, prevention is the best medicine, so if you can do anything, and I mean ANYTHING (starting by moving your case out of that rat-hole where is hidden), then by all means do so.
I hope these 3 points I mention here make you think a little more about your PC, about yourself and about your life around a computer. Don't make your computer your life, make your computer part of your life, and as the most needed tool on today's workspace, it needs to be understood as that: A tool to make our life's easier, but not to the point where we're not going to do anything. Remember, take care of your PC, and your PC will take care of you. Cheers!
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