Your knowledge of technology- good or bad or even both?

Mitchman

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    So then do you have a field of technology where you know a lot of it and how the products in that field work? And have you been criticized for it? Or have you confused your friends with it? Or has it been helpful in anyway?
    So yeah for me I know a LOT and i mean a lot about cell phones. I can tell you the OS of each phone the version and all the specs. I confused my friends one day and told em about how each phone has a different UI when we went into a phone provider. They were totally confused and all but i think they managed. Oh and the shop buy was looking at me like wait wait wait. You know this how?! XD But yeah i am criticized a lot by them as they say to me if it makes calls then it works fine. But no i go the extra mile and go for the good stuff. You guys ever been in a predicament like this?
     
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    Phones don't have operating systems. They have firmware installed. GET OWNED!

    Anyways...I know everything about technology.
     
    You do know that i meant that right? By Operating systems i meant user interface like how Sony Ericsson's have the A200 platform and Nokia's have Symbian V60 or sometimes V50. Going to go edit it right now.
     
    That's not really knowledge about technology. It's just knowledge of commonly used terms.
     
    I certainly stated for a certain field of technology in the first sentence. How did you miss that? And by fields i mean like about computers or cell phones or video games and such.
     
    My knowledge on tech is mainly on the gaming side thanks to college lol.
    So I know all the terms for game engines and the different stuff that make up the engines (such as different middleware or rendering tools).
    This has also helped with my PC knowledge since I am into beefing up my PC to play the latest games and so on.
    I tend to stay up to date on tech in general by going onto gizmodo, endgadget, cnet, and all those sites.
    My friends just know that if they have a question in the tech field they can just ask me. I hate people that think they know everything about tech stuff in general. I think if you flaunt your tech knowledge around in public, your just a douche. Trust me, I think a lot of people in college are lol.
     
    I hate them too neo trust me. I might sound like a hypocrite to some people but i am not. I said my tech field is cell phones and such in general not all of technology.
     
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    I hate them too neo trust me. I might sound like a hypocrite to some people but i am not. I said my tech field is cell phones and such in general not all of technology.
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    Do you even know how cell phones work?
     
    My knowledge of technology is extremely vague, so vague that even an 8-year old knows more than me. XD

    I know know how to operate a normal cell phone without reading the instructions. Lol. XD
     
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    Do you even know how cell phones work?
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    Yes i do. Now i dont need to be all answery cause you know what? Those who think they know everything about technology are douches.
     
    I work in IT Services full-time, but I'm only an apprentice. I feel like I'm learning more and more every day though, and I have a natural interest that really helps.

    I'm pretty good at administering Windows XP, finding my way round Lotus Notes (it was sent by the DEVIL, can we have Outlook please?) and various (including inhouse-developed) applications.

    Most of my interest is in networks and telephony though =3 I hope I get to work in that team during my apprenticeship.
     
    My areas of expertise are software, security, cost-reduction, appearance customization, and performance optimization on Windows-based PCs. While I use and prefer Linux (specifically Fedora) as well, and I'm actively trying to expand my knowledge; I can't deny that I know a great deal more about Windows, as I've used it my entire life. As I plan to go into IT, I feel this is a good skill set to have, however.
     
    My knowledge of computer hardware is decent enough that I've built the computer I'm posting this on; and of weaponry (primarily firearms) is impressive.
     
    My tech knowledge of late has been pretty well limited to Apple technology. If I get down to it, my main knowledge base is hardware. I can built and repair just about any computer, but I do have an ok sense when it comes to software. I can't code for anything, but I can use things alright. I've been called a member of the Apple clan, a mindless Apple fanboy, and an iTard before, but I really ignore that sort of thing because I deal just as much with Microsoft as I do Apple in my house.
     
    Fortunately enough, my friends and I all know quite a bit about the world of modern technology. We tend to have different areas of expertise though, which makes for some conflicts in knowledge and those "WTF are you talking about I always thought it was this way" moments. An example conversation:

    Me: "Hey, have you seen some of the new stuff on Doom 4?"
    Them: "Yeah, it looks pretty sweet."
    Me: "It looks like id is going to be using the same engine as they did for the previous game."
    Them: "The Quake engine?"
    Me: "Nah, id Tech."
    Them: "WUT? I thought Doom 3 ran on Quake."
    Me: "Kinda... It's a derivative, but the Quake engine is outdated now. The fact that the two engines both use binary space partitioning is what throws people off."
    Them: "Oh."
    Me: "Yeah."
    Them: "Hey, have you seen the new PSP custom firmware?"
    Me: "Yep!"
    Them: "You can just drag and drop ISOs to play now! It's great!"
    Me: "Wait, what? I thought you had to patch it and stuff..."
    Them: "Nope, you just drop it into a folder on the root of your memory stick now."
    Me: "I thought it had to do with a few different EBOOTs?"
    Them: "Not really nowadays."
     
    It's pretty decant, 'specially with computers and stuff I guess, plus I try to keep up to date with consoles & mp3's etc.
     
    I know a little bit about alot of things and alot about a few things. Generally I'll focus and obsess over some manner of individual tech enough to know plenty before I get bored XD
     
    I know about desktop computers and PDAs. And netbooks too. Not on an expert level, but enough to understand straight away when someone tells me specs about a computer or PDA. My knowledge of PDAs expanded recently when my friend began his hunt for one last month. He's still searching for one and always calls me to tell me about this awesome one he found on eBay.
     
    I know so much about technology (mainly computers though). I get my knowledge from my father who works with technology (mainly computers) almost every single day.
    I even know how to work sound boards and light boards. Although, I'm no expert at them.
     
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