Here is where I stand as of today. We live in a society which is run by computers. Yet my uneducated guess would be that something like 95% of the general computer using public (basically everyone over the age of 5) is relatively computer illiterate (myself included.)
Sure we know how to browse the internet. We know how to change our print settings from 8.5x11 to 11x17. We know that running multiple programs slows our computers down, but we aren't sure EXACTLY why that happens. But I feel that, especially in 2014, the vast majority of us are only scratching the surface of what these machines can do. And I personally do not like that feeling.
My point is that when it comes to HOW a computer functions and why a computer sometimes doesn't work like we would want it to, we are completely lost. And what does the general public usually do? Call up tech support and have someone walk them through the issue. But if you give a man a fish he eats for a day, if you teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime.
I want to learn how to fish.
Here is my question. Do you guys know of any good threads on this site that specifically address the question of self education? I know that reading threads will increase one's knowledge, but I am looking for something that is more structured and linear.
Does anyone know of any sites that deal with a different technique or a different problem solving theory on a daily basis. Almost like a blog that says, "today we will be talking about the benefits and uses of the developers consol."
Sure we know how to browse the internet. We know how to change our print settings from 8.5x11 to 11x17. We know that running multiple programs slows our computers down, but we aren't sure EXACTLY why that happens. But I feel that, especially in 2014, the vast majority of us are only scratching the surface of what these machines can do. And I personally do not like that feeling.
My point is that when it comes to HOW a computer functions and why a computer sometimes doesn't work like we would want it to, we are completely lost. And what does the general public usually do? Call up tech support and have someone walk them through the issue. But if you give a man a fish he eats for a day, if you teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime.
I want to learn how to fish.
Here is my question. Do you guys know of any good threads on this site that specifically address the question of self education? I know that reading threads will increase one's knowledge, but I am looking for something that is more structured and linear.
Does anyone know of any sites that deal with a different technique or a different problem solving theory on a daily basis. Almost like a blog that says, "today we will be talking about the benefits and uses of the developers consol."