Shoddy Nation: A Newbie Bemoans the State of Computers

GEEKS

There is no greater hell than the hell that comes from working with a computer.
Do computers work consistently well? No. Do computers consistently perform the tasks well that you wish them to (say, surf the ‘Net, word process, plug figures into a spreadsheet)? No. Does your computer “crash”, does it give you “virtual memory” errors, or annoying error messages of any other description? Be honest, now. The answer is probably, yes.
Newsweek’s Gersh Kuntzman knows your pain. And, he’s written a column on the technological failures that have visited him during the past couple of weeks. Good thing his is a humorous column, what with some of the dour comments that have appeared on this site in the last few hours.
So, read and weep along with Kuntzman. And keep an eye on the web/tech section of VanRamblings. In time, VanRamblings will publish a remedy for each and every computer woe which might beset your computing experience. Honest. And you’ll come to love your computer. Well, maybe.