My non-existent computer skills.

My experience with computers could only be described as awful. I've lost two hardrives, approximately 9,000 tracks of music, countless pieces of writing, and about 500 pictures.I forgot to add that these two hardrives crashed during two separate finals weeks. I think I just have bad luck, or maybe computers just hate me, or maybe I'm just too simple-minded to fully understand technology. I've always been seriously creeped out by the Internet. The idea is absurd! I mean it's something that exists in reality, and is so essential, but completely intangible. It does not have any physical properties, doesn't physically encompas space, and yet it's imperative to our world. The idea that files can travel through something that doesn't really exist, and at any moment could crash, or go ballistic, or explode, makes me nervous. I like tangible things, like sheets of paper, staplers, and pens. Basically, I'd rather write something out, than type it on a computer, because what you work on could be gone in a split second. That business freaks me out. But moving on, I own a Dell Inspiron 700. It's tiny. And I take it everywhere. And I've bonded with it. But other than that, I couldn't tell you what sytem it has or how big the hardrive is (I think it's 70 gigs). It cannot connect to my Y: drive because I am not a part of the network. Every August I try to get on the network, but I have failed every year. My computer is just not compatable. :-( So I cannot access the class and group folders.In this class, I suppose I'd like to learn how to trust this technology stuff more. If I know how to use technology, maybe I won't be so skeptical about it anymore.

Rachel Fuerst