Comments on: The Paradox of Technology with Generation Y http://yworking.com/technology/the-paradox-of-technology-with-generation-y/ generation y is at your service. sort of. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nina http://yworking.com/technology/the-paradox-of-technology-with-generation-y/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Nina Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:27:19 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=102#comment-102 Interesting post. I have many friends my age I wouldn't necessarily consider "bad" with computers, but pretty clueless nonetheless. Clueless as in they only know how to work Firefox, Word and their email client. I mean the older generation knows how to do that right? Check out my post on a similar topic: http://blog.snaptalent.com/?p=13 Interesting post. I have many friends my age I wouldn’t necessarily consider “bad” with computers, but pretty clueless nonetheless. Clueless as in they only know how to work Firefox, Word and their email client. I mean the older generation knows how to do that right?

Check out my post on a similar topic:

http://blog.snaptalent.com/?p=13

]]> By: David Fallarme http://yworking.com/technology/the-paradox-of-technology-with-generation-y/comment-page-1/#comment-75 David Fallarme Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:32:05 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=102#comment-75 Our technological expertise is not a myth. Although I do agree that exposure does not guarantee expertise, we're the generation that programmed our parents' VCRs (PVRs these days?) and a lot of us double as tech support for our friends and family. For the purpose of the working world...basically, using MS Office...we are experts. The great great majority of our generation is computer-literate at the very least. Growing up with video games and Windows (3.1 for me, ugh), our greatest technological strength is that we're familiar with how to navigate UIs and we're don't think we're going to launch a nuke if Windows gives us a "fatal error". I went to a university that had a strong agricultural program so I made a lot of friends who grew up on farms and weren't raised by electronics like some of us city-slickers. However, if I put a laptop in front of them, they could figure out Word (or Pages), load pics from their camera, sync their iPod, put a slideshow together...it seems that everyone has the same base knowledge and regards technology as a servant and not a puzzle. Anyway, great article. Really enjoyed reading it. It also reminded me of this comic: http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/02/fixfix_2.jpeg Cheers Our technological expertise is not a myth. Although I do agree that exposure does not guarantee expertise, we’re the generation that programmed our parents’ VCRs (PVRs these days?) and a lot of us double as tech support for our friends and family.

For the purpose of the working world…basically, using MS Office…we are experts.

The great great majority of our generation is computer-literate at the very least. Growing up with video games and Windows (3.1 for me, ugh), our greatest technological strength is that we’re familiar with how to navigate UIs and we’re don’t think we’re going to launch a nuke if Windows gives us a “fatal error”.

I went to a university that had a strong agricultural program so I made a lot of friends who grew up on farms and weren’t raised by electronics like some of us city-slickers. However, if I put a laptop in front of them, they could figure out Word (or Pages), load pics from their camera, sync their iPod, put a slideshow together…it seems that everyone has the same base knowledge and regards technology as a servant and not a puzzle.

Anyway, great article. Really enjoyed reading it. It also reminded me of this comic:
http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/02/fixfix_2.jpeg

Cheers

]]> By: Greg Rollett http://yworking.com/technology/the-paradox-of-technology-with-generation-y/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Greg Rollett Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:36:21 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=102#comment-73 I don't think Gen-Y is necessarily bad with computers. We understand Microsoft Word and can surf the internet to gather information and buy things on eBay, share photos and even make ugly templates on Myspace. I think where we lose our confidence is outside of our comfort zone. I consider myself a tech nerd. I love my MacBook but put me in a strange room with someone else's computer and all of a sudden I forget where everything is. What about trying new programs in front of co-workers, or worse your boss? And who really wants to be the only one of their friends on Twitter or blogging? I for one am not scared of new technology, but I see where the fear and inconsistency comes from. Good analysis Matt! I don’t think Gen-Y is necessarily bad with computers. We understand Microsoft Word and can surf the internet to gather information and buy things on eBay, share photos and even make ugly templates on Myspace. I think where we lose our confidence is outside of our comfort zone.

I consider myself a tech nerd. I love my MacBook but put me in a strange room with someone else’s computer and all of a sudden I forget where everything is. What about trying new programs in front of co-workers, or worse your boss? And who really wants to be the only one of their friends on Twitter or blogging?

I for one am not scared of new technology, but I see where the fear and inconsistency comes from.

Good analysis Matt!

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