Funny how things work out... my experience tends to the opposite... most of the computer fixing I do results from "smart-ass" teens who know it all and 20-40's with a little knowledge (you know... a dangerous thing)... most problems self-inflicted but when asked, they've "not done a thing, installed anything or been to an oddball site in months" so you then waste time tracking the problem down whilst subtly questioning them until they suddenly remember something "but that couldn't have caused the problem" and usually did... oh yes, and this is coming from a user that's been using computers since 1967 (built one at school from relays and diodes before transistors let alone chips) and started on the net before it was the net...
On the other hand, nobody ever went broke underestimating the stupidity of people...
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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey
People over-estimate the tech-saavy nature of the average person.
Most of what I know is older people that technically use the internet, but use it badly. My dad has been using computers since his Tandy in the early 90s, but still needs help a lot. Recently his g/f installed a game and of course clicked OK OK OK OK. It reset his homepage in firefox. He didn't know how to change it back. "There's some game page now when I open Foxfire..how do I get the normal internet back".
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