I'm similar, now I work in the IT industry I have lost a lot of interest. Sure I still love new tech but I won't go out and spend a lot of stuff if it isn't needed like I use to.
Loosing touch with computers? just me
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I'm similar, now I work in the IT industry I have lost a lot of interest. Sure I still love new tech but I won't go out and spend a lot of stuff if it isn't needed like I use to.
Yes, they all had them.
Yeah I used to be pretty into all that... but then I used to play PC games a lot 
Now, yeah.. I just want something that just works.. fast & reliable etc. The idea of getting and installing another 2gb of ram just seems a bit tedious now 
Now, yeah.. I just want something that just works.. fast & reliable etc. The idea of getting and installing another 2gb of ram just seems a bit tedious now Back in the "old days" it was worth it to tweak everything because computers were generally slow, in the sense that if you clicked on something it wasn't instant - you had to wait several frustrating seconds before an app loaded. These days computers are fast enough for your average user out of the box so unless you're a gamer, tweaking memory timings won't give any noticeable difference.
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These days, I just want a computer that works, does what I need, and isn't too noisy..
A far cry from a decade ago when it was all about getting the absolute most out of everything.
A far cry from a decade ago when it was all about getting the absolute most out of everything.
But even loosing sounds wrong
loo-sing over lose-ing.A friend of mine was teaching english in Japan a few years ago, his second year there I went to visit him. We were playing some game with the kids in class and he was writing some stuff on the board and he kept writing loose instead of lose.
He'd been doing it since he started and thought I was winding him up when I said that's not how you spell it!
I don't even own a pc any more, managed with my laptop for the best part of a year now, however, i do intend on buying one in the near future, but i won't be building it, i'm gonna go for one of those touch screen jobbies because they are space saving and use less energy than your average PC. (250w (ish)). They also look cool too lol.
How many years back are we going here...?
If you don't keep abreast of developments for a few years, this is bound to happen.
Tbh its only games that have driver and stability issues these days, hence why Macs are so stable because Solitaire is about the peak of their gaming prowess.
Vast majority of pre-builts, laptops, nettops, etc will be as stable as any Mac for doing the normal day to day tasks, especially those running Win7.
Best thing to do to avoid driver headaches, incompatibilities etc is just buy a console for gaming.
Vast majority of pre-builts, laptops, nettops, etc will be as stable as any Mac for doing the normal day to day tasks, especially those running Win7.
Best thing to do to avoid driver headaches, incompatibilities etc is just buy a console for gaming.
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Macs are a closed platform, nothing magical about it.
OhSuX isn't great under the hood.
Keeping up to date on the newest hardware is a hobby, but there's too much software to possibly keep up on every area of it - let alone have a legitimate need for all of it.
OhSuX isn't great under the hood.
Keeping up to date on the newest hardware is a hobby, but there's too much software to possibly keep up on every area of it - let alone have a legitimate need for all of it.
I totally agree with this and have gone the same route. The maintenance was simply too much and I don't spend money on upgrades now
I still like to know what hardware is out there so I keep an eye on the advance of graphics, CPU etc but have no desire to buy them now.
It's natural to move on when you grow older or simply do too much of something. You lose the feeling. I've been keen on computing for over 15 years now, the only constraints have been time and money. Get yourselves some tartan blankets, a thermos and a walking stick 
If you feel the need for some excitement: http://travel.saga.co.uk/holidays.aspx
The day I lose touch with gadgets, technology and computers in general is going to be a horrific day :O
I won't ever be able to lose touch with them, they play too large a part of my daily schedule that it's impossible to avoid anyway and plus I like it so plus points
I won't ever be able to lose touch with them, they play too large a part of my daily schedule that it's impossible to avoid anyway and plus I like it so plus points
I see where the OP is coming from, to an extent.
I used to spend all my time playing with computers - I remember a time when if I bought a new game (eg. Falcon 3.0), I would have to spend the next few hours modifying my autoexec.bat and config.sys files to get the game to run and enable the mouse. As a by-product I learnt so much about how computers worked and how to tweak them to get the best results.
Today I work with computers and what little time I have to myself is taken up with the gym, women and cars.
I was so in touch with computers, tech etc because I had to be (and I had the time). Now I just know what I need for work.
As for games I just download from Steam and play. Done. Messing around with drivers isn't as much fun as ditching Windows and setting up your DOS environment to run your SoundBlaster card alongside your Roland LAPC1
I used to spend all my time playing with computers - I remember a time when if I bought a new game (eg. Falcon 3.0), I would have to spend the next few hours modifying my autoexec.bat and config.sys files to get the game to run and enable the mouse. As a by-product I learnt so much about how computers worked and how to tweak them to get the best results.
Today I work with computers and what little time I have to myself is taken up with the gym, women and cars.
I was so in touch with computers, tech etc because I had to be (and I had the time). Now I just know what I need for work.
As for games I just download from Steam and play. Done. Messing around with drivers isn't as much fun as ditching Windows and setting up your DOS environment to run your SoundBlaster card alongside your Roland LAPC1
This. I work in the IT industry (networking) but when I get home I don't want to have to work on computers. I'll still build myself a new PC when I need to upgrade but my only real custom interest is lots of storage capacity which a prebuilt will not provide in a cost effective manner.
My Nvidia 7800GT is still going strong too (with a passive heatsink)
A quiet and speedy PC is what the majority of people will no doubt long for (and most here will have).
I suppose that's the jist of it really, set and forget.
Or buy a Mac (hopefully that swear word is allowed!).
My PC is eerily quiet though so I like that.
I suppose that's the jist of it really, set and forget.
Or buy a Mac (hopefully that swear word is allowed!).
My PC is eerily quiet though so I like that.
I guess the issue was taking a career that doesn't work with computers. As you said you didn't have the time or interest in them. And the computer market moves so quickly these days. You can take a few months out and find brand new hardware for each category that's slightly different than it was previously. You can learn a fair amount of stuff just from browsing these forums. That would be the cheapest option.
My machine idles (browsing web, watching videos) at 180w.