Re: Over-use of technology (was: ?Computerworld? article (an extreme example of thread shift))

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| [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Hans Boldt

| I suppose this raises the interesting question - when are computers
| NOT an appropriate solution to a problem? Does any consultant ever
| say to a potential client: "No, you're better off doing this manually."?
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| ;-)

I do all the time, but I'm not muchuva consultant.  I'm interested in
getting a job done at least over-all cost to client, best I can.  "Least
cost" being hard to estimate, at times.

My impression is that most consultants are more interested in using a hammer
to pound in a screw (using whichever hammer they are familiar with, and the
more expensive hammer the better).

| (Yeah, I suppose this really belongs on the non-tech list. And I'd
| go too there if it were shadowed on gmane!)

Yeah it probably does, but probably would be of interest some/most(?) a the
folks on the Tech list.