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Red Briggs from Staples here. Inventory Control now, but did you know I was once a Technology Consultant? And boy howdy, in a town where is 60% of the population age of 60, let me tell you, there is alot of tragic humor here. Aside from the fact that I think everyone over the age of 65 should have a driver's exam every 2 years, I also think that regulating the usage of computers for everyone should result in the issuing of licenses by the government of Canada. Here I will break it down;
Learners: Class 5
In this level you are only allowed to use the computer only if a holder of a class 3 license is present in the room, sitting right next to you. There are severe restrictions on what you are allowed to do. Email and word processing in notepad. You are also allowed to operate a Coleco-Vision, under supervision. That's it.
Conditional: Class 4
In this level you are allowed to check email and word processing, but the holder of the class 3 has to be within voice range. "Web-Surfing" as my grandmother (class 4) likes to call it, has to be under direct supervision of aformentioned class 3 holder, and restricted to "Googling" As far as any technical work, let the antivirus take care of it. Class 3 holders will update it for you.
Graduated: Class 3
In this level you are more than capable of surfing the web checking email, and learning the wonders of Word. Yea I know! Great Huh? You may also act as a supervisor for classes 4 and 5. However, there are still lockouts that keep you from making changes to you computer. Desktop patterns and standard program installations are fine, sound schemes and c:, not so much.
Certified: Class 2
In this level, you can operate an mp3 player and all the other perpherials that plug in. You have admin rights to your computer, after you pass the "virus disguised as an exe file" exam. You can even install programs on the advanced settings to choose what you want. Hell, you could even try to teach someone. Anyone aged below 30 can challenge this exam right away.
Technician: Class 1
You can understand DOS. You know what NAT, Firewall, and Pwned means. You know how to remote access your grandparents computer over the internet. You can open the side of your computer and not get scared. You BS your way through Mac OSX and Windows. You update your new computer with the latest drivers and updates before you do anything else. Google is child's play.
And how do you regulate. Simple. A Technician tests you and unlocks your computer little by little based on your progress.
Like that? Yea, so does my technicians.
If you have an suggestions, feel free to post them. I'll update this post with the new suggestions.
For now, I'll shut up.
Red Briggs from Staples here. Inventory Control now, but did you know I was once a Technology Consultant? And boy howdy, in a town where is 60% of the population age of 60, let me tell you, there is alot of tragic humor here. Aside from the fact that I think everyone over the age of 65 should have a driver's exam every 2 years, I also think that regulating the usage of computers for everyone should result in the issuing of licenses by the government of Canada. Here I will break it down;
Learners: Class 5
In this level you are only allowed to use the computer only if a holder of a class 3 license is present in the room, sitting right next to you. There are severe restrictions on what you are allowed to do. Email and word processing in notepad. You are also allowed to operate a Coleco-Vision, under supervision. That's it.
Conditional: Class 4
In this level you are allowed to check email and word processing, but the holder of the class 3 has to be within voice range. "Web-Surfing" as my grandmother (class 4) likes to call it, has to be under direct supervision of aformentioned class 3 holder, and restricted to "Googling" As far as any technical work, let the antivirus take care of it. Class 3 holders will update it for you.
Graduated: Class 3
In this level you are more than capable of surfing the web checking email, and learning the wonders of Word. Yea I know! Great Huh? You may also act as a supervisor for classes 4 and 5. However, there are still lockouts that keep you from making changes to you computer. Desktop patterns and standard program installations are fine, sound schemes and c:, not so much.
Certified: Class 2
In this level, you can operate an mp3 player and all the other perpherials that plug in. You have admin rights to your computer, after you pass the "virus disguised as an exe file" exam. You can even install programs on the advanced settings to choose what you want. Hell, you could even try to teach someone. Anyone aged below 30 can challenge this exam right away.
Technician: Class 1
You can understand DOS. You know what NAT, Firewall, and Pwned means. You know how to remote access your grandparents computer over the internet. You can open the side of your computer and not get scared. You BS your way through Mac OSX and Windows. You update your new computer with the latest drivers and updates before you do anything else. Google is child's play.
And how do you regulate. Simple. A Technician tests you and unlocks your computer little by little based on your progress.
Like that? Yea, so does my technicians.
If you have an suggestions, feel free to post them. I'll update this post with the new suggestions.
For now, I'll shut up.
There is a slight flaw in my character.
Uh, isn't the chip supposed to be against the 'sink? I mean, the mount is recessed so the heatsink can fit into it only one way, yet the idiot who built it found another way 
As if that wasn't enough, I had the machine apart last night, and noticed that the hard drive, power, and other front-panel lights weren't even wired up! No wonder they "didn't work." There's no excuse for that, other than being careless and lazy.
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