Effective Trouble Shooting

One of the things people spend most of their time doing with their computer is troubleshooting. For instance, I have been having some trouble with this new theme constantly switching back to the old theme. I don’t know why it is doing that so I have been wrestling with the stupid website to get it to work. In this situation I’m going to guess that you do one of two things. Continue Reading →

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Ack! Theme Problems…

If you have been following my site you’ll notice that for some time now I have been constantly switching between two themes. A white one with a blog header and a darker one with cyan flowers at the top.

I was only supposed to have one theme running. Continue Reading →

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Can a computer predict its user

Short answer: No.

Long Answer: Yes, kind of. Continue Reading →

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Just because a computer can go fast doesn’t mean that you have to. Speed = Stress.

This is a point that needs to be made as slowly as possible.

Computers Run Fast

Computers can run fast. They are capable of performing many calculations quickly and efficiently.

You can perform abstract calculations and incredibly advanced pattern matching. Computers were created to augment our own weaknesses in organizing and maintaining data.

You don’t have to go as fast as they can go.

Speed = Stress.

God Bless,
-Daniel Kolansky

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You Deserve To Use a Computer Without People Telling You What To Do Over Your Shoulder

The night before last was spent training family friends of mine how to use two new laptops that I set up for them. As I was showing them the ins and outs of Windows Vista and their new system other people who were there in the room with us kept piping up to help point out how to perform certain tasks. Continue Reading →

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50 ways to reduce stress caused by your computer

We all get stress from working with computers. Even those of us that can make a computer do our bidding by just thinking a command. If you find that computers stress you out, try these techniques to help cope with your computer.

  1. Organize Your Work Space. Having an organized workspace helps you to clear your head and feel comfortable with where you are at.
  2. Make sure that you are with the task at hand both in mind and body. Do your best to remove distractions from your work time. Continue Reading →

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