Show Section Wednesday mim© Novembers 2003 Page The' Herald Journal 1 Techno victims unite! ' r t By Matthew Syme a'-' o you believe some people experience perpetual technical diffi- cuities? Perhaps you consider your- " self Cursed since every time you ' attempt to program the VCR's clock it records the next ten episodes of ' Hee Haw If you've experienced so much rage against the machine you're tired of screaming take heart: You're not alone A recent and very informal survey indicates roughly 98 percent of regu-- lar people (and by regular people I mean anyone who doesn't create sell of repair computers or electronics) express mod erate to severe frustration with ' technology ' on a daily - v ' basis Fur-' thermore over two- thirds of v respondents nwoujd like to reduce the amount ofconsumer electronics in their lives If only it did not result in a glut of time’’ of unbridled 'office " “family productivity-"--I- There are better ways to dispose of that old PC:-v- f f these surveyresults sound about right to you then please continue to read If you’d like to take issue with ' my sunreyi please express your sejf- righteous dissatisfactiori on a piece ' of common paper and along with a ’ n stamped envelope mail it to Bureau of Infor-- i mail Surveys- Incredulous Comhlaints Division Ewesockville KS In return you will receive a complimentary “J’ve Never Called Tech 'Support in : Please wear it My Life” : ' Photo illustration by Eli LuceroHerald Journal Directive on Waste from Electrical because they're underground ' ' ' and Electronic Equipment The 'doesn’t mean they're gone" ' cohtain directive hazardous V Computers fo compels electronics I ’ll SSiei I W I Aperts’ estimate that by the' materials like mercury chromium 111 manufacturers to phase mi certain" and ead jeiid to Five to Y ’2004 will and chemicals of there pounds dangerous year Try local computer dis- assume financial and legal resptm be ekact Over time these chemi- morethan 315 million If ' ' cals will rot and jributors they see any obsolete computers The owners ' it they’ll take it r 'of these computers have a few-:'roff your your hands' '' 4 options of where to turn fiist but and sink down i They might even be able end hive little chbice:gffeyent'ually into SpUnthe Some distributqrs some of these computers pff cross myheart) my keybord has rah-- r Donate it to a school or’ sumers' haridsY' doml deede to ignorcertn keystroes! 1 YY - ' ‘The only ones organiza-- " 'wil nowresart & 'VvY: Hon tax deductible It's feel like can we turnover do vye rapid computer something V &bKTm back: ! replaced the bat- - ' Helpful websites include ofT?iteries in this wireless keyboard wwwpcsforschoolsorg mine: even though the and wwwsharetechnolo- said still were 'indicator they flyorg This me fellow regular people will V these leaves that 'of Bqt many serve as oiir first essential object les-mechanism tb maximize the col- -' old computers col lecti ng dust in ' - four to seven years for ’a monitor) Recycle it Tech Specialv:' son: DO NOT (NECESSARILY) result lection reiise and recycling ofV 7 as a and a of 2 ists do it for free locally and warehouses and huge surplus irtBP garages TRUSTTHE STATUS INDICA- v Can them for deiaiis used electronics while considering million each year forgotten in " i' ' old computers-' 6 TORS landfills appropriate incentives tp design Cbiitrary to what the tech support “You may t: guy thinks the reality you are expert- rid of a problem when you throw tQ donate' to "" v encing is the real reality Whatever is ' electronics’ too cool to - ’going on inside that beige or black V' foir reality you search ' ' btinks box regardless of the and butits not easy or cheap Davis said in a 2000 Wired News collec- beeps pertains to ite own plane of out by Seputmber 2Q02: most of the time it's cheaper just article Davis is the community tors on the Internet figured ' existence (however limited): Your V Y ' It's still figuring things out development director of the Mate- - to buy a new one They might even buy it is at stake take to not Try npt sanity In the meantime consumers are rials for the Future Foundation an Europe cracked dow n bn the fromyou! it personally industry in 999 w hen the Euro- - ' organisation that Creates jobs in ' drivie from On the home VcgiS ' r See RECYCLE on CIO ' the recycling industry “Just " pean Copunission passed the radar detector : my year-ol- d simply ceased to function at about mile marker 17 heading into St Of course anyone who's George ' accustomed to crossing deserts with ' a radar detector knows what a sty le this canbe Suddenly every cramper ' wtite sedan on the horizon becomes ' causeTor alarm Gruise control resize quite like a Windows pro- By Matthew Fordahl becomes your unwitting friend At AP Technology Writer' gram is divided into several panes home ETA extends by more than air One is for the source of the music: ' hour! 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