(part 2)
....One thing a computer should be good at - certainly better than a person - is monitoring and keeping track of things - upgrades, changes, differences in performance today vs. 6 months ago, what should be done, when, etc. As much as possible, it would be nice to have these things built-in and operating automatically. Unlike a person, a computer should be able to precisely monitor its status or "health," in the sense of always knowing how it is different today than from, say, a week, a month or a year ago, in terms of relevant changes to hardware or software, related to performance, such as download speeds or security. Presumably, it should also have some capacity to evaluate these changes, especially if they are problematic. Is any of this not feasible or too much to ask? Then, of course, it would be nice to have that computer itself be a tool for monitoring and tracking other things in one's life. For example, all power use in, say, a home, should be able to be monitored by a central computer. If there is unnecessary power use, maybe the source could be automatically shut off, such as a powerstrip when one retires for the evening. My car should be able to "talk" to my computer, to track maintenance, record (upload) important measurements, e.g. automatic mileage monitoring, etc. I'm guessing a lot of this can be done or is already being done if one is willing to spend enough. I just look forward to when much more of this is accessible and built-in for everyone. Okay, enough science fiction and day dreaming! Randall ----- Original Message ----- ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
