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Geek Eye for the Average Guy

Posted by michael on from the tech-support-on-speed-dial dept.

Yxes writes "Fortune designed an experiment: give three geeks US$15,000 and three days to bring a family of four up to date with technology. The average family doesn't know which DVD player to buy or how to setup a wireless network. What happens when even the geeks can't get it to work?"

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  1. Re:Some things for most people: by ichimunki · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why would you buy a new keyboard? Just rearrange the keys on a QWERTY and choose a new keymap file (or change your Control Panel settings). Should handle most of the differences. I haven't tried this myself, but now I'm tempted. :)

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