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When it comes to repairing PCs, men think they know it all
We all know the old adage that men will never ask for directions, preferring instead to get lost rather than admit we have no idea what we’re doing. Same for calling a handyman; why would we need to pay someone to replace a refrigerator compressor when we can just do it ourselves? Even when it becomes painfully obvious we will never get it fixed, and parts have been strewn all over the kitchen, we still resist assistance. We can’t admit we don’t know, or admit defeat, or show weakness of any sort. It’s even been proven through research!
Now, that sense of I-can-fix-this-itis extends to the world of technology. Crucial, a manufacturer of computer memory, conducted a study in partnership with GMI research to investigate attitudes among men and women and their self-perceived ability to diagnose and fix a computer problem; Specifically, a computer that is experiencing slowing and occasionally freezing up.
