Computer Dependent

I would hate to think that this could ever happen to my computer. I treat my computer well, I run the proper maintenance programs, I even dust it periodically. Still, I found myself about ready to throw my computer out the window last week when the operating system became "compromised". I don't know exactly how such things happen, but it happened.

So, there I sat staring at my computer, wondering what to do, knowing full well that my usual "computer repair person" is gone for the summer. There is little more frustrating than staring at a computer with really no idea of what to do to fix it.

This brings to mind the idea of how dependent I've become on computers. I realized over this last week how much of my time is spent on a computer. I realize how often I turn to my computer to get information (I'll just google it) or turn to my computer for communication (yes, email is my communication medium) or turn for entertainment (hours of fun with EA Sports NHL).

The good thing in all of this is that the weather has been decent the last week so I've been able to get outside and get a good bike ride in on many days. Of course that comes with its own computer. I recently stopped by the bike shop to pick-up a "cyclocomputer" in order to better know how far I'm traveling and at what pace. Computers are all around us.

Think about an average day, computers are in everything. We drive cars that are operated by computers. We listen to radios that are nothing more than super-computers tuned to a specific use. We operate our microwave oven (ours has certain settings that you push one button and the microwave has a sensor in it that does the rest). We have remote controls for everything (we just bought a fan that has a remote control for it).

Yes, computers are all around us. It is fortunate that computers don't break-down more than they do. I remember back to Y2K and all of the hype around that, I keep thinking about what really would have happened had all of our computers come to a screeching halt, I'm pretty sure the world would have stopped! Ah well.