Almost all of us "regulars" are pretty good at using computers - it feels very natural to us. Most of us have come to understand the logic of software design and the logic of search engines. There are still a lot of people out there who are just plain scared of computers, and they have the feeling they can't do anything unless they've been told how to do it step-by-step. They believe computers are too complicated for them, so they're afraid to take the risk involved in "thinking like a computer."

I think it's an interesting challenge to try to guide people into learning the thought processes involved in using a computer. I think it's similar to getting people to use a road map instead of relying on directions. Some people are just afraid to do it.

I tutored my ex-wife through nursing school. I'm not a nurse, but I'm a pretty good teacher. She drove me crazy, because she never wanted to learn the process behind things - she just wanted to memorize everything, and was afraid to enter into the thinking behind it. Maybe I did some good - she seems to be a pretty good nurse.

-Joe Offer-