Spotlight[Technology]: Call Yourself A Nerd

 I tend to agree. Over the last decade and a half, computers have found their way into nearly everything. Smart phones and GPS units are common place and are essential tools that make life easier in ways and harder in others. The smart phones allow access to information anywhere but the communication ability also allow people to think they can reach us on demand anywhere and at any time. Some jobs as well as needy friends tend to abuse this by expecting people to be on call implicitly.

But the advantages outweigh the drawbacks. The point being that we become so accustomed to instant access of information that we feel something is missing when we don't have our access to a computer in some way. I also think that understanding how computers work makes us better problem solvers. In part because computer software sometimes introduces as many problems as it solves. Being adept at making things work becomes an important skill. Developming software for three decades has honed my problem solving skills quite nicely too. If I can collect myself and think, even high pressure situations can be broken down into smaller problems that become easier to solve. So it would seem there are numerous advantages to understanding computers. As always, thanks for sharing Mike!