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Computing - Building Your Own Computer
Yesterday, we spent about three hours trying to convince a client of ours that brand new computers just don't come equipped with the all things that most computers need in a PC. We tried to convince him that a fully functional computer is one that is personalized with specially selected hardware and software accessories - and that the computer purchased at the store doesn't come with these things. Unfortunately, all of our convincing was to our avail. Our client insisted that he should never need more than what came with his boxed product and that we were just trying "bilk" more money out of him.
As computer consultants, it's our job and mission to make sure our clients are 100% satisfied when they walk out our offices. But our job is unnecessarily made harder when people don't take the time to learn about computer accessories and familiarize themselves with the limitations of store-bought computers. Hopefully by the time you finish reading this article, you'll understand the lesson that we were trying to teach our client: "What comes out of the box is really just a starter kit."
The standard PC package includes a CPU unit, keyboard, mouse, and spokesman set. That could be just fine for some, but most of the people need more than this particularly in today's "connected" society. Today's users need full multimedia capacities, a wide selection of graphics tools, and accommodations for the varied cartables we now enjoy. These extras are not included with "what comes out of the box," and the sole technique to get them is to accessorize.
To explain the significance of accessorizing, we like to use the "plain dough" analogy. We could say a new PC is a load of plain dough - waiting to be flavoured and baked into something helpful. If we wish to use this dough to make a succulent heap of chocolate chip cookies, we might need to "accessorize" this dough with chocolate chips and a little brown sugar. If we wish to use this dough into in a warm loaf of sesame seed bread on the other hand, we'd need to "accessorize" the dough with yeast and sesame seeds.
Like "plain dough," the brand spanking new PC isn't terribly helpful on its own. It desires accessorizing. Dependent on what's required, accessorizing doesn't have to be dear. Essentially, you can get away with paying a minimal amount for additional software and hardware if these accessories are for kids. It's when these accessories are work wants or when they are wanted to produce works of quality for any reason that they can become rather expensive. And this cost is applicable to microphones, digital cameras, PDAs, scanners, video cams, and more.
Without regard for cost, it is important to appreciate that accessories can become "necessities," and so the best time to get them is the instant you purchase a new PC. Waiting too long to accessorize could cause more issues than required because while you wait, makers steadily develop new technologies - technologies that your PC won't be in a position to accommodate in the future. Once you are prepared to accessorize, the fresh products on the market are too sophisticated for your PC and they just will not work. This is a normal problem experienced by those who need to use hardware designed for Windows Vista on a Windows XP or Windows two thousand machine.
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