E voi, a che punto siete?

C'E' QUESTO progressivo scivolare nell'uso del Mac che prelude a stati di alterazione progressiva. L'originale si trova qui, a seguire un breve estratto.


Technical Terms

Stage 1: uses words like "thingy" to describe the various parts of his computer.
Stage 2: knows a few technical words but spells them all phonetically.
Stage 3: always describes his computer in the most technical terms possible, but doesn't know what most of those terms mean.
Stage 4: has gone back to using words like "thingy" to describe the various parts of his computer, because he doesn't want people to realize that he's an expert user, for fear that he'll spend the rest of his life giving them free technical support.
Stage 5: is familiar with of thousands of technical computer terms, but refers to his car as a "thingy".

Internet usage

Stage 1: uses America Online for Internet access and thinks that everyone else does too.
Stage 2: has heard rumors of a "real" Internet out there, but doesn't believe it.
Stage 3: wants to get rid of AOL, but doesn't know of any other Internet providers.
Stage 4: would rather give up computing than use AOL.
Stage 5: went back to using AOL because he felt he needed a challenge.

"Road Warrior" status

Stage 1: has an iBook but is afraid to take it out of the house.
Stage 2: takes his iBook with him on vacation, but keeps it in his suitcase the whole time.
Stage 3: takes his iBook on the airplane with him, and uses it to edit video.
Stage 4: takes his iBook on the airplane with him, tells people he's Steve Jobs, and signs autographs.
Stage 5: takes his iBook on the airplane with him, but only as a backup for the PowerMac G4 and Cinema Display that he also takes on the airplane with him.

Io mi identifico in quello che firma autografi a nome di Steve Jobs...