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Our Opinion PageOther people say we talk like a computer, almost pure binary these days. When I went to college in 1982, folks had five different coloured pens in their top pockets, elbow pads on there tweedy type jackets, their trousers usually three inches above the shoes and sporting odd socks, etc, etc, I however had a scar on my face, long hair and a tattoo. In those days it was possible to know everything there was about computers and for many years I struggled on, trying to know everything about computers. Some time ago, realizing this was no longer possible, we decided to know how to find out everything there is about personal computers. This digital age is in our opinion one of the best revolutions the world has ever known (to date). In our early days it saddened us to see the mass of unemployment caused by computers taking over the every day repetitive tasks men and women have been doing for many years. System analysts came in and convinced employers to use computers. Staff were never properly retrained. The expense of the analyst and computer software and hardware then all the peripherals, meant that staff were being paid off. Payoffs were expected because the computers were going to do the work of many people, not needing rest or food, no 40 hour weeks, unions or holiday pay. However, for those who got the boot , there were no opportunities for other employment. Most companies found themselves left behind the competition if they did not have a computer (sigh to those horrible myths) and could not afford to increase their work force. However everyone wanted to employ someone who could operate the damned machines (PCs that is) but all the best techs etc were on mega bucks with so and so. The opportunities eventually came when businesses and the like realized the mass of unemployed folks needed re-educated and re-trained. Those unemployed who have not found a way to embrace the digital technology are being left on the shelf. It broke my heart to see a man mid fifties collecting trolleys outside a supermarket. A job that used to be popular with youngsters at college, who, possibly, instead are publishing web sites or writing 3D engines and maybe earning more money than there parents. It really bothers us that people will spend lots of money on computers and peripherals yet know absolutely nothing about them. Would they spend thousands on a car and not know how to drive it, or where the petrol goes. Yet across the world folks are buying something they know very little about. This is encouraging to technicians looking to make a living but not so good when the technician, like one I heard of, is using the internet to pose questions to helpful sites regarding the problem the customer is being charged for. The customer who thinks they are paying the technician for their knowledge is caught in the middle when the engineer trashes the operating system and makes a sharp exit when they can't get online anymore.
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