Comments on: I will beat that horse! http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/ Discussions on education and learning Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:15:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Neil Winton http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Neil Winton Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:25:00 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/#comment-476 Sorry for keeping you up late the other night! I'm more impressed that you were reading my blog... so thanks for that. I've actually just been handed a new MacBook (on Thursday) so I'm as happy as a pig at the moment! I do think the important thing is what we do with the tools, not which tools are best. I remember having it pointed out to me that it doesn't matter whether you use a really expensive computer or a really cheap one... but it does matter how you use them... Cheers! Sorry for keeping you up late the other night! I’m more impressed that you were reading my blog… so thanks for that.

I’ve actually just been handed a new MacBook (on Thursday) so I’m as happy as a pig at the moment!

I do think the important thing is what we do with the tools, not which tools are best. I remember having it pointed out to me that it doesn’t matter whether you use a really expensive computer or a really cheap one… but it does matter how you use them…

Cheers!

]]> By: Scott Elias http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Scott Elias Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:20:08 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/#comment-468 Another switcher! I have been a Mac user since the second iteration of OS X in 2002 and now using my Macbook with Parallels, I have no reason to ever go back. Another switcher!

I have been a Mac user since the second iteration of OS X in 2002 and now using my Macbook with Parallels, I have no reason to ever go back.

]]> By: bsnaxton http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-450 bsnaxton Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:13:59 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/#comment-450 Kelly, I also know what you are referring to. It seems that you, I and Miguel share an intuition that is not all that common in the administrative world. Being able to work seamlessley between OS, apps, and other tech tools is a huge benefit to being an administrator. I have worked with both MAC and Windows over the last 15 years and am comfortable with both. I don't mind getting my "hands dirty" when attacking a new app and I realize that you can always "save as". Being able to have that feeling of comfortableness when working on a computer or any tech tool for that matter is great. I would assume that it comes from years of just doing it, experiementing, and as I stated and Miguel stated not being afraid to get in their and work. I wish that there was some way to get all administrators comfortable in this way, but I also realize that this familarness does not come from college computer science classes or reading books such as "windows for dummies", it comes from being involved in technology from many different aspects and keeping your forward thinking. Blogging and WeB 2.0 are just 2 examples of staying on the cutting edge. P.S. still working on that tag. Brian Kelly,
I also know what you are referring to. It seems that you, I and Miguel share an intuition that is not all that common in the administrative world. Being able to work seamlessley between OS, apps, and other tech tools is a huge benefit to being an administrator. I have worked with both MAC and Windows over the last 15 years and am comfortable with both. I don’t mind getting my “hands dirty” when attacking a new app and I realize that you can always “save as”.

Being able to have that feeling of comfortableness when working on a computer or any tech tool for that matter is great. I would assume that it comes from years of just doing it, experiementing, and as I stated and Miguel stated not being afraid to get in their and work.
I wish that there was some way to get all administrators comfortable in this way, but I also realize that this familarness does not come from college computer science classes or reading books such as “windows for dummies”, it comes from being involved in technology from many different aspects and keeping your forward thinking. Blogging and WeB 2.0 are just 2 examples of staying on the cutting edge.
P.S. still working on that tag.
Brian

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Miguel Guhlin Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:26:17 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/i-will-beat-that-horse/#comment-448 I know exactly what you are referring to! It's a weird intuition. For me, it's a fearlessness of trying a solution, not being put-off by the failure, and trying again and again until I get it right. Over time, this "sense" is trained and I'm able to intuit how something might work just by putting my hands on the keyboard or mouse. However, I think that this sense can also work against me when I encounter technology that is outside of my "ken." Does that make sense? I've learned how to do something for so long that when it changes dramatically, I'm at a loss as to what steps to take next. Fortunately, if you're not afraid of trying again, of letting yourself learn again, things work out. Miguel Guhlin Around the Corner http://www.mguhlin.net I know exactly what you are referring to! It’s a weird intuition. For me, it’s a fearlessness of trying a solution, not being put-off by the failure, and trying again and again until I get it right. Over time, this “sense” is trained and I’m able to intuit how something might work just by putting my hands on the keyboard or mouse.

However, I think that this sense can also work against me when I encounter technology that is outside of my “ken.” Does that make sense? I’ve learned how to do something for so long that when it changes dramatically, I’m at a loss as to what steps to take next. Fortunately, if you’re not afraid of trying again, of letting yourself learn again, things work out.

Miguel Guhlin
Around the Corner
http://www.mguhlin.net

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