Carpei_Noctum - a brief intro

Hello to the Digitally Discontent. I figured I would give a
quick introduction before making my first official post. Though many would
consider me more, I consider myself merely an advanced user. I am no
self-proclaimed guru, or geek to any extent, I have been called a “nerd” and
accept it though it is not a term I would use to describe myself. I can
confidently take apart a computer, and put it back together. I know the
difference between ROM, RAM, Hard Drive, and the CPU and can give you an at
least logical, if not accurate description of what each does and how they work
together to comprise a system. There are a few things that I can diagnose and
even fix on my own, but then again there are MANY more things that I have to
get a tech to look at and figure out for me. I’m constantly learning though.

I am the child of a fairly formidable programmer, and I mean
old school… FORTRAN, COBOL (affectionately known as “Tobol”), Basic (not
visual) and many others, so everyone seems to think that I should know
everything there is to know about a computer. I can at the drop of a hat (if I
know the software) tell you what you need to run a certain program, but write
the programs… FORGET IT! I seem to be everyone’s “Computer friend” because I
have the patience for “users” (on the outside anyway) and can break it down
into layman’s terms without strangling someone most days.

So this is Carpei_Noctum. This is me Now on to my first
Discontent.