{"id":460,"date":"2017-10-16T23:13:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/things-to-change-in-my-industry-openbook-blog-hop\/"},"modified":"2017-10-16T23:13:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T23:13:00","slug":"things-to-change-in-my-industry-openbook-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=460","title":{"rendered":"Things to Change in my Industry #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-N-jApAs8C4Y\/WeQWzC2Ph3I\/AAAAAAAADSc\/88856xpVLSsGXdpkdjdEWXuPCexxLJcIQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Blog%2BHop6.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"280\" data-original-width=\"336\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-N-jApAs8C4Y\/WeQWzC2Ph3I\/AAAAAAAADSc\/88856xpVLSsGXdpkdjdEWXuPCexxLJcIQCLcBGAs\/s320\/Blog%2BHop6.jpg?resize=320%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>People hate computers. Come on, admit it. There a necessary nuisance as far as you&#8217;re concerned.<\/p>\n<p>So when I mention I&#8217;m in IT, you roll your eyes and say &#8220;Better you than me.&#8221; Or something like that. Right?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the thing. Me and machines don&#8217;t get along. At least we didn&#8217;t. I can cause a radio to go all static-y by just walking in the room. But me and computers? Different story.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m not an expert in all things computer. But I&#8217;m definitely above average. Not bad for someone who didn&#8217;t touch their first computer until she was over 30 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Thing is, I&#8217;m not afraid of them. Just like I know how to break them, (and I have broken a few)&nbsp; I know how to fix them. To me, it&#8217;s fun It&#8217;s the logical side of my brain analyzing a problem and figuring out how to resolve it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6KbOoVL-CF0\/WeU7RpR-SfI\/AAAAAAAADSs\/AT78SXXL4ksdUYWMyRpLGeNNeJ2LLogNQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/laptop-2605876_1920.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1074\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6KbOoVL-CF0\/WeU7RpR-SfI\/AAAAAAAADSs\/AT78SXXL4ksdUYWMyRpLGeNNeJ2LLogNQCLcBGAs\/s320\/laptop-2605876_1920.jpg?resize=320%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>So what would I change about my industry? Same thing as I do on a regular basis. Help the end user understand what how they can use all that power at their fingertips. I don&#8217;t expect everyone to be able to open a computer case and understand all the bits and pieces inside, but they should be able to make an effort to understand the programs they use on a regular basis. For example, they don&#8217;t have to hit Caps Lock to make a capitol letter, that&#8217;s what&nbsp; the shift key is for.<\/p>\n<p>Is it scary? Sure, at first. But, as in many things,&nbsp; too many people aren&#8217;t even willing to try.And that&#8217;s what I would change.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s find out what our other authors would change by following the links below.<\/p>\n<p>October 16, 2017 \u2013 Things you want to see change in your industry.<br \/>Rules:<br \/>1. Link your blog to this hop.<br \/>2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.<br \/>3. Promise to visit\/leave a comment on all participants&#8217; blogs.<br \/>4. Tweet\/or share each person&#8217;s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting.<br \/>5. 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Come on, admit it. There a necessary nuisance as far as you&#8217;re concerned. So when I mention I&#8217;m in IT, you roll your eyes and say &#8220;Better you than me.&#8221; Or something like that. Right? Here&#8217;s the thing. Me and machines don&#8217;t get along. 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