Pages: 231
Author: Dave
Conroy
Today, using computer becomes trendier in developing
countries; Tired of I.T is a book that gives attention to the effects of using
or working with a computer. Unlike most of us who have been introduced to a
computer in our early 20s, Dave Conroy, the Author shares his experience as a
computer user since an early age, he highlights the revolution of computer and shows
you the challenges that today’s parents should be prepared to face with the dot
com era children .
What happens when a child spends more time with his or her
computer than his friends or family? What are some of the effects of being a
Computer addict? And how can your child
find him or herself a fugitive of the law because he or she has been spending
more time on a computer?
Tired of I.T explores Dave Conroy’s childhood, his teenage
life to his adulthood. Growing up with his only companion “ the Computer” Benefiting from all its resources
like getting global connections, Joining other computer networks from all over
the world , and not missing being on the other side of the
Law until he had a break down and
finally left his good paying job, his family and friends in pursuit for
Happiness. With no experience of cycling, he takes up a bike, says goodbye to
all the things he knew.
He shares his journey through North America, the different
cultural randomness of people, the security consciousness that has spread by
Television, exposing the universal language : of track drivers, the in
confusion of locals at giving directions and most of all the generosity of
strangers.
Dave Conroy, shares a unique advantage to travelling around
ones country and the world…: - getting a chance to prove your history teacher
wrong because what is out there… is always different from what’s taught in
class
Never have I read a book – of a different setting that I can
relate with from the authors once love
for computers to taking up a new
sport though I haven’t yet left my work
station , but Dave Conroy has taught me to tap into outdoor activities and be
Happy …
“In 2009 I quit my job
working with computers, sold everything I owned, and bought a bicycle setting
forth for a ’round the world journey. I found that the conventional way of
living that involved swimming in debt, overworking, bad eating choices, and
lack of sleep was going to eventually throw me over the deep end and I made a
choice to break free from the mold and see what happened if I focused on
getting from one point to another. I wrote the
book Tired of I.T! – How I learned to stop worrying and
love the bicycle over the course of 1.5 years while continuing to travel around
the world. Throughout the way I’ve learned valuable life lessons, met
interesting people and commenced to understand the balance that’s required in
daily life, while sharing it with the reader”
For Dave Conroy, His journey has just started, Riding from
North America, to Africa …Currently in Uganda , with no deadline to keep, he
agrees that he started with a 3 year plan but has kept it to 10 years to bike
around the world
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