Make it computer
Dec 1, 1998 12:00 PM, Jared Blankenship
Today, computers are objects of familiarity. Not only are we confronted with the fact that they are involved in almost every facet of our lives, but we are told on a seemingly daily basis that we should modify our behavior to accept their widespread employment. The cliches abound. Adapt your professional skills. Every home will have one. The millennium bug will wreak utter havoc, bringing about society's total collapse. All shopping will be done on the Internet. Look how far we have come since the abacus. There comes a point when the local TV news program has told you everything you could possibly want to know about computers. For most of us, that bridge has been crossed a long time ago.
The information overload can easily leave you wondering if any of this is truly relevant to you, the systems contractor. Truth be told, some of it actually is, and the best part is that you will not have to spend great amounts of time discerning between what will help your business succeed and what is better left ignored. By turning the following pages, your eyes will come to rest on computer-related information that has been gathered, distilled and refined to meet the needs of you and your company. Rather than hearing the apocalyptic outcries of those people clinging to the notion that everything in the world will cease to function properly on January 1, 2000, you will learn how to protect yourself and your clients from a programming shortcut taken decades ago. You will not read vague assertions about how important computers are to a modern business; you will read about real programs designed to assistthe systems contractor with solving real problems. Instead of hearing about all the wonders and miracles engendered by the increasingly prevalent use of the Internet, you will uncover the methods of using the World Wide Web to generate publicity and consequently, revenue. This month's issue, intended to guide you through various topics involving the computer's value to your business, will not waste your time with stale and general news. For the last 15 years, it has been S&VC's mission to bring you the information that will help you succeed in the low-voltage systems contracting industry, and this month is no exception.
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