My father once told me that my car isn't going to take care of itself. It was at that point that I realized that all things require maintenance. It's true, think about it. Sometimes it happens naturally but others have to be intentional. For instance when you get up, you might have to take a shit, you walk down stairs and see there's toilet paper still there. You look because you have to have toilet paper there to wipe your ass. That's a natural maintenance.
An example of intentional maintenance is you taking the time to look even though you wouldn't normally, such as the air in your tires. The air in your car tires isn't just going to check itself, and it certainly won't happen unless you choose to do it. There are some things that require it and some that don't. One of the things I think requires that kind of care is a computer.
It's true, it's damn true. I challenge you to go to a house where nobody ever does a spyware or virus sweep on their computer. See how well it runs, and how many popups and errors you get. Afterwards, visit somebody who does these sweeps and has had their computer an equally long time. I would bet money that you see a huge difference. Knowledge plays a huge part in maintenance. You won't know what to check if you have no clue what the fuck you are supposed to check.
On a car, if you didn't know any thing about cars at all, you'd have no clue how to check the oil. And just the same on a computer, if you have no idea where the modem is you have no fucking clue how to power cycle it. This works its way into software too. I talk to people who have no clue what virus protection they have, how to disable said virus protection, or if they have a router. These are just a few examples.
The point is that if you are going to have a computer, you should know what the fuck you are buying for it. The same goes for if you have a wireless router, you should fuckin' know what a WEP key is, you should know what your network name is. Yet, there are still people who will call me and tell me they don't know what their network is named. Hell, they'll call up and tell me they have no fucking clue how to even look to see if their network is connected.
I pretty much equate this to not knowing how to open the trunk of your car. It's standard, it's something your docile brain should know how to use. Tell me how well I'd do if I were a plumber and had no fucking clue how to use a snake. Survey says very poor. My point is that your computer won't take care of itself and if you are going to have something so complicated your dumbass better know how to operate it. Otherwise don't complain to me when your shit breaks down.
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