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I quickly figured out most of the functions, but eventually ended up asking on others.<\/p>\n<p>What did I learn from trying to figure out my new device (and from other things)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That newbies are all around us.<\/li>\n<li>That you can be an expert in one area and a newbie in another.<\/li>\n<li>That newbies feel lost from time to time.<\/li>\n<li>That newbies are not as productive as others.<\/li>\n<li>That Noobs are often left without help.<\/li>\n<li>That noobies often cannot help themselves.<\/li>\n<li>That newbies depend on the internet to find out how to do things.<\/li>\n<li>That newbies are not to be blamed for not knowing.<\/li>\n<li>That newbies often do not get it right.<\/li>\n<li>That newbies need help and it is not their fault.<\/li>\n<li>That I am a newbie in many areas where I have not ventured yet.<\/li>\n<li>I have been a newbie in the past and I will be one in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of this means that the CAD Manager needs to be patient and helpful to newbies.\u00a0 Kind of a no brainer, but a good reminder anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New technology tools constantly make me a newbie.\u00a0 Even technology that is easy to figure out make me have questions that I cannot answer right away. 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