Comments on: 3 Classes of Information Technology (IT) Users http://helpmerick.com/3-classes-of-information-technology-it-users.htm Easy to understand computer help Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:54:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/3-classes-of-information-technology-it-users.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5249 Rick Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:18:18 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3231#comment-5249 Great info Matt. I have met a few of the hard-core Unix types. I think I was just trying to lump the 3 general types of computer users together based on activities performed with computers. And yes, I totally agree about the Mac folks...there doesn't seem to be a "band of brothers" mentality with Windows users like Macs and Linux. Your comments had me laughing. Thanks. Great info Matt. I have met a few of the hard-core Unix types. I think I was just trying to lump the 3 general types of computer users together based on activities performed with computers. And yes, I totally agree about the Mac folks…there doesn’t seem to be a “band of brothers” mentality with Windows users like Macs and Linux. Your comments had me laughing. Thanks.

]]> By: Matthew Kettlewell http://helpmerick.com/3-classes-of-information-technology-it-users.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5241 Matthew Kettlewell Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:05:08 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3231#comment-5241 Rick, that's an interesting thought - You might also further classify things into hardware and software app users - Sometimes the power users come from a top hardware performance line of thinking, and other times, it's from the "latest and greatest" software application (iPhone apps come to mind), or latest format (remember when MP3 was brand new audio?) I noticed that the Mac was not mentioned specifically (another Linux/BSD derivative) and that is almost a class of IT in it's own right. Mac fanatics tend to band together... From a scientific programming background, I can tell you that there are some hard-core UNIX (not linux) programmers that hit a whole other level of "Geek IT" that involves huge consummation of coffee and other caffeinated beverages (RedBull plug goes here) Rick, that’s an interesting thought –

You might also further classify things into hardware and software app users –

Sometimes the power users come from a top hardware performance line of thinking, and other times, it’s from the “latest and greatest” software application (iPhone apps come to mind), or latest format (remember when MP3 was brand new audio?)

I noticed that the Mac was not mentioned specifically (another Linux/BSD derivative) and that is almost a class of IT in it’s own right. Mac fanatics tend to band together…

From a scientific programming background, I can tell you that there are some hard-core UNIX (not linux) programmers that hit a whole other level of “Geek IT” that involves huge consummation of coffee and other caffeinated beverages (RedBull plug goes here)

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