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Heyyyyy did someone call tech support? I have some common misconceptions about computers from people who don't work with computers :P Biggest one is just not kn
by thensome 4y ago
Heyyyyy did someone call tech support? I have some common misconceptions about computers from people who don't work with computers :P
Biggest one is just not knowing names for stuff. I spend way too much time describing icons bc there's not really anyone teaching adults this stuff.
Another one is having disparate expectations for what a computer can/can't do. We can do sooooo much on our phones, but then a chromebook or 5 year old laptop will still run all slow and not work with lots of games, and there's a big disconnect for people with that. I think part of it is because we grew up with home phones and then gradually improving cell phones, but the computers were always significantly more powerful. Now that a very low-end computer and a mid-high end phone appear much closer in function to the average user, I've seen a lot of people who are very frustrated that their mini laptops aren't better. (And to be fair, when I was in college for elementary education I did the same thing and bought a mini laptop to save money.)