Stupid, I know, but I take such good care of my computer I never thought anything would happen to it.
Like a lot of people my age, the first computer I ever used was an Apple IIe, back in elementary school, which was full of them.
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After exploring every option possible in the machine based list, I eventually got frustrated and used a few choice words that triggered something in the computer I was talking to.
On a computer I cut-and-paste like a literary Zorro.
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Someone could tell me what it takes to be a great computer programmer and I could mouth talking points about how important computer programming is but I will never be a computer programmer.
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Do I need a portable computer which I can carry with me at all times and check obsessively throughout the day?
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Before I even received my computer, I was informed that the lithium ion battery it was supposed to ship with were catching on fire (you heard right, catching on fire), and so were going to be replaced with an inferior nickel metal hydride one.
Every time I buy a new Mac computer, I'm delighted by the amazing superiority of the new machine over its predecessor.
On Saturday I hooked up a scanner to my computer so I could take some of my old-school drawings and add digital effects.
Given the way my working life pans out I would indeed love to have a single basic computer which I then plug into accessories when I get to places.
Now, when am about to give my PowerPoint presentation, I can expect a Viagra ad to pop up in my free weather widget that came with the computer whether I wanted it or not.
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"If I own the computer, and I spend hundreds and even millions of dollars to set up my network and office space, I would want to ensure that the equipment that I'm supplying to employees is being used appropriately, " Young said.
When a co-worker tells me they need a faster computer, I tell the IT guy.
The folder on my computer where I store these factoids contains scores of categories, from Arctic Survival to Zoos.
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It was in learning how to program that Apple IIe that I realized that I can make the computer do what I want.
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Unable to navigate client portfolios on my computer, I wound up aimlessly flipping channels, emptying bags of chips, cookies, and other snacks throughout the day.
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Since you are probably reading this on a computer, I suppose that I do not have to explain the conceit that forms the basis for the idea.
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When I booted up my computer I was lucky and did not even lose power I saw that tunnels were flooded, a massive fire destroyed fifty houses in Rockaway, and power is out for millions.
And 5 years from now when a significant percentage of the Chinese population can afford a personal computer, I have a hunch that it will be Chinese computers, rather than imported American computers, that will be their computer of choice.
The next morning I drove it over to a local computer shop that I knew.
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For example, I use a task management system on my computer - can I write an app to make this easier on Glass?
Because I'm also an inveterate saver of computer files, I still have my carefully mapped-out itinerary for the trip, and thus can tell you with certainty that this story took place on Nov. 12, 2001.
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In addition to formal education, I read dozens of books, attended multiple industry conferences, and learned computer programming so I could improve my investment analysis.
Yet as the smiling faces of girls in white dresses I hadn't seen since high school stared at me from my computer screen, I couldn't help but feel I was suddenly looking at the path I hadn't taken.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak formed Apple Computer in 1976 to sell the Apple I personal computer kit.
According to my horoscope (I wonder if they are computer generated), I was in great shape for a lovely week.
"By the time I took a computer science class in high school, I already knew everything, " he says.
And so it was that from 1947 to 1951, the MIT Digital Computer Laboratory designed the Whirlwind I, the first digital computer at MIT.
But I found a different gratitude prompt: I remind myself to be grateful every time I sit down at my computer or laptop (which I do, oh, about 20-30 times a day).
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