Techophobe?

Technophobe is a term that sends chills up and down my spine.



My problem: My definition of the term as it applies to yours truly is that I am woefully inadequate when it comes to reading and interpreting technological information and terminology.



I do not know if that is because I fear technology? I don't think so. I enjoy my computer, my blog, my music, etc - all things I would not have access to if not for technology.

I simply lack the ability to interpret the various help sources when attempting to resolve a problem I have with any of the above.

Perhaps I simply need a well referenced "Technology For Dummies" that is written in basic Dick & Jane logic, with many, many annotations.



Years ago some people wrote a book regarding the building blocks of knowledge. It was so long ago I have forgotten the title or details of the concept.



I do recall the authors were addressing how one may continue to acquire knowledge. However, a prominent subset was why a person might not be able to experience the learning he or she desires in order to move on with their life.



The writer's answer suggested you might not be able to do so if you do not understand the underlying concepts or examples for which you are attempting to use your building blocks to improve your education.



For example, if you are reading about English history and the writer continues to refer to Oliver Cromwell, or simply Cromwell, as the individual who is allegedly responsible for the current status of British politics, you would appear to need one basic tool to proceed further.



You need to know who the heck Cromwell was/is, when and why he came to be this important person, and how he did so. Otherwise anything that follows in the writers text building on that knowledge is simply gobbledygook. That is, assuming the author fails to provide you with the requisite information.



Leet's assume someone is illustrating their interpretation of the Bible with you by referencing a woman named Sarah. You find you have no idea why or who Sarah was. Therefore, your knowledge will definitely be an impedance in understanding why the orator insists his position on birth control is defensible because it is biblical in nature.

Your first thought may be, "I know I've heard her name", and then you may wonder whether or not Sarah was a major character in the Clue game. You then forget the subject matter and try to recall the location of the room where she met her death.

You see?

You're a game player and your thought process immediately took you back to this affliction. Future questions or discussion about various board games would probably pique your interests - presumably, as long as they didn't involve characters from the Bible.



My technical challenges are well know by my friends and relatives. This is not supposedly because I am a dolt, suffer from a lack of concentration related to being hyperactive, or due to the fact that no matter where we lived in a variety of locations in Western Pa - we continued to be serviced by the same milkman whose given name was known only by my mother.



This (and I know you'll be glad) brings me to my point:

I have had various individuals comment via E-mail that the readers could not enter the comments section after reading my posting in order to give me some feedback. (This is important to me if you'll recall my prior dissertation regarding radio comedians.)



For over two and one-half hours now I have tried via printing and reading Blogger's help pages or going back on-line in a miserable attempt to find the correct site on my computer that will enable me to resolve this problem.



It sounds to me to be a fairly basic conundrum which could be answered and fixed quickly.



However, in order for me to resolve it I need to be proficient in understanding the terminology that apparently supports my search efforts as well as the explanations of the technologically well informed who are attempting to lead me in the right direction vi their writings and videos.



The terms I am encountering in trying to use the "help"may as well have come from some foreign scribe in the middle ages. I sometimes wonder if the people who came up with them every played any outdoor sports, but, that's a prejudice I will have to deal with at another time.



Should there be one among you who can resolve my problem by doing so in a simple "Barryese" ( the emphasis is on "simple") way, I welcome your reply.



Thank you.