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Show Saturday, September 25. 2004 'A6 EDITORIAL Editorials BOARD Albert J. Manzi, President & Publisher , Randy Wright, Executive Editor Donald W. Meyers, Editorial page editor John CastelH, Public adviser Christian Harrison, Public adviser Sam Rushforth, Public adviser , IN OUR VIEW Battled by i computers r Buy a new one l system shutdowa These are they whose computers often include drives for floppy disks in cardboard sleeves. Their computers can't talk to digital cameras anyway, but they worry about it. We perceive a need for basic computer training that is exactly what is says very, Very basic for very simple folks. If the fear factor could be reduced, computers could fulfill their promise of making daily life a bit better even for types (which is less a reference to age than to attitude). They, too, can learn to fly. The only challenge is to avoid scaring new pilots who haven't had a lot of stick time flying these newfangled contraptions. They'll never fly jets, but they can get off the ground. Basic classes should be .available that include not only software operations but enough basic mechanical information to make people stop squirming or seeking escape from electronic terrors. Any good training should start with a requirement that all students get a computer of recent vintage. Disposing of outdated boat anchors and purchasing new equipment doesn't just usher in wonderful new possibilities, it stimulates the nation's economy. Besides, new computers are vastly more powerful and far easier to use than old ones, and you can plug in the digital camera. Step two is where things get scary: Read the manual at least the Information Age, if you know how to use a you're in trouble. We're doing more things computers these days, friends and family to going shopping. We can book vacations, read newspapers and even play games with other 1980s-vinta- In people. That is, assuming you know how to use a computer. Otherwise, the world is passing you by at warp speed. Even though computers are much easier to use than they were 20 years ago, they are still a mystery to many. Some people can just about figure out how to turn it on and that's it. They're lost when it comes to the more complex things, such as installing or removing programs, or coping with inscrutable . error messages. Let's face the facts: The younger generation has grown up with these things and is relatively unafraid. Not that all young people are competent, mind you, but it's probably fair to say that computer lag is found disproportionately in a more seasoned age bracket. Community education programs and classes at senior centers can help bring the technologically challenged up to speed. But judging from course lists, one might conclude that the approach is usually to teach the intricacies of a word processor, spreadsheet, genealogy software or how to surf the Inter- - 1 horse-and-bug- " net. These are not bad things; after all, most people do know how to plug stuff in. But there is another (Mr I Sua mm Mwr once. If one is not reasonably up to speed after this, he should go to Plan B: Find a helpful Better yet, trash the Internet, toss the CDs, heave the hard drive and curl up on the sofa with a good mystery novel. type of would-b- e computer user who needs special attention. These are they to whom a little thing like hooking up a digital camera causes a skin rash or even a total nervous m "We should not have used them. That was a mistake, which we deeply regret." I CBS News President Andrew Heyward, commenting about the documents that were the basis for the broadcast. Beehves & Buffalo Chips Beehive to the BYUs Marriott School of Management, which moved Beehive to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints for taking steps to make the Salt Lake Tabernacle earthquake proof. The building, along with its organ, choir and spectacular acoustics, is a Utah treasure and a place of deep his- toric significance. Presidents, suffragettes and religious leaders have spoken from its pulpit. It only makes sense that we use 21st century technology to ensure this monument of pioneer ingenuity remains with us for a good long time. . Buffalo Chip to the people who are calling for War on Utah Valley State College for inviting filmmaker Michael Moore to speak on campus. Both the college and the Herald have been inundated with radical some of it suggesting that donations to UVSC be cut off. One writer also said he wouldn't attend his grandchild's graduation at UVSC because of the Moore flap, and another said he wouldn't hire any UVSC graduates. all-o- "We made a mistake in judgement and for that I am sorry." I Dan Rather, in apologizing for a story questioning President Bush's National Guard service. '1 way up in the Wall Street Journal's regional rankings. The MBA pro gram, which was noted for the high personal ethics and integrity among its students, moved from 28th to fifth among regional schools in the United States. High ethical standards appeal to corporate recruiters in the wake of the major accounting scandals of recent years. I CBS EVTMG with, rm mm z S . 1 2 "The one thing that is not in question is the timing of these recent attacks on the president It is clear that there's been an orchestrated effort by Democrats and the Kerry campaign to tear down the president and use old, recycled attacks." I White House spokesman' Scott McClellan, after CBS News admitted that the story should not have run based on the numbet of questions that had been raised. Buffalo Chip (if convicted) for Jeremy Shane Craig for vandalizing an- So we apologize cient pictographs'in the San Rafael Swell. Craig was charged with writing "I Love Wendy" in chalk on a sandstone wall with Indian for ALL of the stories that were based on questionable documents. carvings. He was arrested based on tips from the public, enticed with a $1,000 reward. In the future, vandals should use more appropriate media for their personal proclamations, such as water tanks or freeway overpasses. And, yes, we're kidding. MEDIA VOICES Cat Stevens episode troubling I From The Baltimore Sun, ISept. 23, 2004 I t is, of course, possible that Yusuf Islam poses a threat to the United States. The singer, Jknown as Cat Stevens until he a Muslim in the late 1970s, was hauled off a United Airlines Iplane Tuesday in Bangor, Maine, Jon national security grounds after his name turned up on a list of people barred J from entering the United States. But as unsettling as the experi I I be-Jca- govern-Jment-issu- I TEACHER Wym , y I iapons rDA MASS 5 It's bad enough when the government crosses the line on privacy issues, but surely worse when such unwarranted and expensive intrusions are ineffectual as well fSwT lJJ PIPNTSeeM s ence must have been for Islam it's instructive and chilling for all air travelers. ... If watch-lis- t names aren't now caught until after a plane has headed across the Atlantic, as in the case of Islam, how realistic is it to think that a more complicated procedure would allow dangerous passengers to be pulled aside in a more timely manner? ... DOONESBURY 50 MY km. r.ukRO f MALLARD FILLMORE Garry Trudeau IOunno. iTMNicmeyte JUST JEALOUS OF ALL THB ATmwNueeerBecAim If' "a YBAH.W VuluAVDin X .,., w f Bruce Tinsley i!TiJ.io X YtltKE THIS UmiMDED WWrUP .IHABetP,j mat. i izjicr mi A.1 vminr' it ' |