I love technology, plain and simple. The constant innovation and cutting edge breakthroughs all fascinate me. But nothing fascinates me more than being able to be a user of technology – whether that’s at work, at home, or just generally in my life. And when it works – that’s fantastic, especially when it makes my life more efficient.
But when it doesn’t work – I enjoy trying to figure out why, and how to fix it. That puts me in the minority of the people that I know, and probably why I’m the friends and family help desk these days. Everybody else I know just wants their equipment, devices and accessories to simply work. All the time. But as smart as our devices and computers are today, they are incredibly complex machines that are only getting more so. At times, they will break down.
To me technology is an asset – no different than your car, your home, or your lawnmower. It must be maintained – just like all of those other assets I just mentioned. Maintaining and caring for technology will not only increase it’s life but will also help to ensure that things continue to go smoothly, that the computer is there ready to go when you need it.
But that’s where most us fall down. Maintaining technology is hard to do, not because we can’t do it, but because we don’t want to. Maintaining technology takes time and energy at a time when most of us have little left of either in our day.
Enter Boxes & Pipes. My goal is to share original tips I’ve learned along the way, and the best of other tips that I’ve discovered online that have worked for me. What will follow will be a combination of best practices, tips that show you things your technology could do that you didn’t know, and how to fix the small things that inevitably creep up so that you’re less frustrated.
Technology should be fun. And Boxes & Pipes can help!
