Despite the producer's upbeat and engaging voice this short piece may be recieved by PR listeners as too elementary. My grandmother would listen to this and benefit, but this effort is lost on most baby boomers and Gen Xers. She uses good comparisons to human memory and productivity, additionally she identifies the misconceptions of GHz speed and how computers are marketed. I doubt you'd find this kind of piece on NPR but it might fit into CBC "Quirks & Quarks"
Good overview - this would be appropriate for my parents in getting them to understand some of the factors for purchasing. She makes good points on what to buy based on your usage. You don't have to buy the most expensive machine.
This engaging commentary conveys the some basic computer literacy topics. While informative, the audience for such a piece would be limited to those without any technical background, but with an interest in learning about personal computers.
The piece is technically accurate and simple enough for anyone to understand.
Comments for GB, MB, GHZ, Oh My!, Making sense of computer specs
This piece belongs to the series "Common Sense Computing"
Produced by Jeanna Matthews
Other pieces by Jeanna Matthews
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Embarkadero Embarkadero
Posted on June 25, 2004 at 12:36 PM | Permalink
Review of GB, MB, GHZ, Oh My!, Making sense of computer specs
Despite the producer's upbeat and engaging voice this short piece may be recieved by PR listeners as too elementary. My grandmother would listen to this and benefit, but this effort is lost on most baby boomers and Gen Xers. She uses good comparisons to human memory and productivity, additionally she identifies the misconceptions of GHz speed and how computers are marketed. I doubt you'd find this kind of piece on NPR but it might fit into CBC "Quirks & Quarks"
Keith Erskine
Posted on June 16, 2004 at 03:17 PM | Permalink
Review of GB, MB, GHZ, Oh My!, Making sense of computer specs
Good overview - this would be appropriate for my parents in getting them to understand some of the factors for purchasing. She makes good points on what to buy based on your usage. You don't have to buy the most expensive machine.
David Taylor
Posted on June 14, 2004 at 07:49 PM | Permalink
Review of GB, MB, GHZ, Oh My!, Making sense of computer specs
This engaging commentary conveys the some basic computer literacy topics. While informative, the audience for such a piece would be limited to those without any technical background, but with an interest in learning about personal computers.
The piece is technically accurate and simple enough for anyone to understand.