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She could have called Verizon and said "I have a Dell computer with Ubuntu and cannot use my Verizon DSL CD. How can I get online?" When the Dell rep told her that she can do everything she needs to do on this computer (ie, create Word docs), she could have asked "How do I do that?" She did neither (correct me if I'm wrong; I read the article yesterday), and instead called the local media to whine about it. She followed the advice of the "expert" but failed to ask how; that's a lack of problem solving skills, IMO.

It's not the inability to use a computer that makes her stupid. It's the complete lack of problem solving skills.

My company just fired my "IT Executive" boss in favor of hiring a developer turned consultant turned IT manager. The new guy started today, and it already feels like we've got a better plan (our previous plan was to not have a plan).