Tech for People who Suck at Tech - Please give recommendations

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Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet)

Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet)

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I am a woman. Like the stereotype, I am a boomer with technology. I only barely understand half of what Null describes as going on. The most adventurous thing I've done on the computer in ages is switch to using Brave.

How can people with no natural or developed abilities with computers get themselves, if not up to speed, at least up to average?
 
Youtube. Whatever subject you have in mind you can find several videos explaining it with varying complexity levels.
 
You don't have to understand how a light switch works to know how to use it.

Be comforted by the fact that there will always be retards everywhere and thinks have to be complexily engineered to make them able to use such things as cryptocurrency and as a result nobody has to understand them well to be able to use them.
 
Don't you even fucking dare gain an ounce of tech literacy!
Don't you even dare be envious towards those that are!
It is nothing but a vicious cycle of unending frustrations for the simplest of tasks.
Just be happily ignorant and let IT fellas do it and absorb all the tech frustrations.
 
Pick something and dive into the search results for it. I'm not really that tech savvy either but I've learned a lot just by wanting to be in on the jokes the nerds in my life make or trying to figure out what Null is talking about. Reddit is shitty internet culture but good for asking tech questions and places like r/ProgrammerHumor can make getting more familiar with different concepts pretty entertaining.
 
There's not really any need to learn about Null's weird networking problems unless you run a website yourself. Take a practical approach: use stuff, and if it's not working right or it seems inefficient, try to make it better. Change the settings, if there is no settings for what you want then find a different program that has more options, and if there is no program then consider what it takes to change the program (level of complexity varies). You'll gradually develop expertise in whatever it is. The important part is not being complacement and putting up with something bad because you don't want to consider other options.
 
Just to echo what others have said, dont' be afraid to google around or look up a youtube video to help explain something to you. Being able to do that goes a long ways, I've been messing with computers for most of my life, since about 10 years old and i still have to use youtube or do a google search to find help with some issues.
 
Depending on what it is or how expensive it is, I've found fixing my broken things a good way to get a better understanding how they work.

The amount of times I fucked up the family computer when I was young and panic googled to fix it before Mum got home from work was way too many but it helped me get my footing with tech related things.
 
When I come across a problem with a computer I hand it off to my husband so he can google and figure it out for me. Half the reason to keep a husband around is to have him fix your shit for you! /sneed lol
 
Don't look at an error and start flailing around, actually read what is on the screen. If you do not understand what is on the screen, look it up on Google or another search engine. Tech savvy people didn't pop out the vagene knowing how to use a computer. They learned by just using a computer and looking things up.
 
I discovered what I was looking for. It's the computer science class from Khan Academy. I've been using a computer for a long time, but I'm not a curious person, so I've missed a lot of important information such as "what exactly is a byte," and "what's TCP/IP."
 
the truly good tech support people aren't the ones who have all the answers to all the problems, but rather the ones who see a new problem and know how to ask the right questions.

I fix computers for a living.
 
Best thing to do is do what intrigues you most. I learned what I know about hardware by treating it like an expensive lego set, and just building it with the help of Youtube. If you're into cybersecurity, there are many channels on Youtube that discuss cybersecurity and how to keep yourself safe like this one, and a good learning experience for OS systems would be any OS video by SomeOrdinaryGamers. If you have no interest in computers but can use one, that's not an issue. There's no point in looking into something you aren't that interested in and that's no issue.

General tip, if you run into a PC problem, an Indian man probably has made a video about it and will tell you how to fix it within 2 minutes.
 
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