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The final "Booster" - Think Positive, you CAN do it !!!
I can tell you that people of all levels of skills, education, and intelligence use
computers. Kids as young as 2 and 3, and as old as 80 to over 100. College grads, and 3rd
grade drop outs that can barely read. People have an ability to do what they want.
Different people learn at different rates, and in different ways. The key is to realize
that you aren't alone in either your quest for knowledge or frustration regarding
computers. Remember, computers have a ZERO IQ, and are worse than a new born baby. They
can ONLY do what YOU (or the program you have installed or started) tell it to do. When
you first tried to ride a bike it wasn't easy, was it? What about your friend, relative,
or co-worker that is using a computer... did they take to it instantly? NO... they
struggled, and are still learning new things every day, or they aren't using the computer
very much. YOU CAN DO IT! Have faith in your intelligence, and ability. Computers are very
powerful tools that

If there are other questions or problems, please e-mail them to me, and I will try to
give you both the order of possibilities and possible solutions. The nice thing about
computers is that 99% of the time, there are only two or three things that can cause
certain problems with certain things passing tests, and certain things failing. The better
you can communicate the problem to me, and describe what the system is doing... what you
have done... and can recreate the problem, the more likely I will be able to answer your
question and explain how to solve the problem.
Copyright 1998 T.E. Mercer, all rights reserved. This page was last updated
17 April 2000