A geek-- Hey, who handles tech support at your place? You? ...the six year old? ...or someone from outside? ...and how about in your web space? No, we're not looking for techs; we're just curious.
Me. If I don't know the answer, I call up the computing department and bother them. And I manage my own web space. (However at lab, there's this grad student who's even geekier than I am and all computer questions go to him. Which is fine with me--he knows way more about computers than is possibly healthy.)
in the-- computer? Just a curiosity for the designer types: what Operating System are you running? ...and which browser? Since sites can show up differently in different browsers it's more than a casual question.
I am currently using my laptop which is running Windows XP and MSIE 6. I also use my desktop which has Windows 2000 (too lazy to upgrade) and I have lots of browsers to choose from there (mostly just to see if my website isn't looking too kooky).
Family-- Do any family members read your place? Do they care? Do they have a clue? ...and how about your 'off line' friends? ...or do you supply a little bit of separation there?
My parents know, but I think they just tell me they think it's cool to humor me. They probably haven't ever visited the website considering they're not really computer savvy. Mom only logs on to check e-mail. Dad checks e-mail too, and probably the lotto numbers every once and a while. My sister is an occasional visitor, but she told me the only things that interest her are the comments. And since no one has commented in a while, she'll probably stop visiting. As for off line friends, they probably don't know since they don't ask and I don't bother blabbing about my website every time I have a chance.
