How to Use a Computer
July 8, 2007
Step 1. The main interaction you have with most modern computers is with a mouse. A mouse is displayed on screen via the cursor (the arrow thing). When you move the mouse, the cursor is supposed to move in the same corresponding direction. With a touch screen, the mouse is basically your finger, and when you press an area on the screen, the cursor will move to that corresponding area.
Step 2. Click on things randomly.
Part of the job of working in the photo department is helping customers use the computers. The computers are used to make prints from digital camera cards and CDs. The keyword in my job description is helping. The year is 2007, and I have decidedly lost faith in the American public. There are people out in America who still don’t know how to use computers. Computers have been mainstream for well over 10 years, yet there are those whom are hopeless when it comes to pointing and clicking. I had to spend a good hour to an hour and a half teaching a woman how to use the computer.
Let it be known that we’re not dealing with a regular computer, these are specially designed Kodak Kiosks which are supposed to be easy enough for a five year old to use.
The funny thing is that even though I’ve been working in the photo department for over two months, I just kind of BS that I know how the machine works and hope I press the right buttons…
