In the past two posts we have seen that Magic is a very bad thing for your computer. Why? Because magic is simply a lack of understanding.
In my last post I showed that if we don’t understand, then we can’t fix a problem. I specifically mentioned that all that is left is trial and error. Continue Reading →
From my last post it would seem that Magic wouldn’t be so bad for your computer — but I have bad news for you.
Ironically, right before writing this post, I got a call. A friend and client of mine was having trouble with Microsoft Word (Word and windows practice a LOT of magic.) The issue was that word crashes right when it is opened. I am not sure he was even seeing anything. I couldn’t give him a good answer on the phone because I couldn’t see the computer and there were no good methods online to give me an adequate solution to the problem. Why? Because no one has a clue what is going on behind the scenes with Microsoft Word except for Bill Gates and his cronies. It is, for all intensive purposes, magic that word even opens in the first place. So there is no explanation other than trial and error for Microsoft products. Continue Reading →
I have no idea how to introduce this, so I’m just going to get right to the point. Harry Potter and your computer both practice magic. Now that I said that, please don’t stop reading yet. First you need to know what magic is.
The raw definition of “magic” is “something which we do not understand.” A magician is someone who does things which are not normal and don’t fit into our perception of what should happen in the world. Things disappearing, fire coming from no visible source of energy (e.g. coming from a wand), doves flying out of an empty hat, the list goes on. Magic is things that we can’t explain. Continue Reading →
“Because technology works for you, not the other way around.”