Disruptive what?

Every other day my dad keeps calling me over the phone and asks me, "The computer is asking this question? what should I do?" kinda stuff. Probably the only reason he has reduced these questions is because he assumes I am too damn busy to keep disturbing me during my work hours or he has learnt the secret of working with computers - "Just click on any damn button" :)

I was thinking why the hell working with a dumb machine got to be so hi-fi for normal people. How many times have you visited a bank in india with the teller telling you (pun intended) that the system has poor software and is not responding when you can point blank see that the System is displaying "Network Error". It scares me sometimes. These people really do not UNDERSTAND what is happening. Because understanding is for the "specialists". Has the washing machine you use ever told you something like "DRYER VALVE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE" or something to that effect? It does scare the hell out of most people I would imagine :)

People talk about distruptive technology all the time. So let me tell all you internet pundits and IT gurus staring over your computer screens this. There aint no use of "distruptive technology" than one which people can actually use it for something! Duh!

Let me state what I actually want to happen:

• Make the computer a simple thing to work with like the iPod. Stop asking stupid questions and please please stop giving choices nobody needs. Probably you should read this
• All you virus providers, tool providers, whatever providers, I seriously dont want to read your manuals, know what you do, read your groups, forums, contact you for whatever, all I care about is I am going to switch on my computer, I may be want to click on something to launch something, whatever as long as I can actually do it!
  and then I dont care about Krojans, Common Cold Viruses and Ugly Worms, I dont care about back doors or bams or whatever, I am going to browse and do MY JOB.

Sounds simple is'nt it?

• I dont care if you will make deals with service providers to install Anti-Virus Softwares and Firewalls in their gateway to prevent all hell from breaking loose.
• I dont care if you are going to install spam filters at the service provider level.
• I dont care if you are going to CHARGE ME A WEE BIT MORE AT THE SERVICE PROVIDER LEVEL.
• I certainly dont care if Google takes you all over and makes a one stop shop.
• I care about my privacy of course. I dont want other people snopping around and I really dont want to actually hear you say you found a solution. All I care about is doing my job the way I want it done.

Most of you think I have gone insane. Let me tell you something. IT Outsourcing is an old world jargon. Consumer IT Outsourcing is the in thing!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD WHERE COMPUTERS ACTUALLY LET YOU DO YOUR JOB!