How to Stop Relying on Others for the Simple Stuff

I had a request asked of me the other day that confused me for a bit. Someone wanted me to email directions to someone else. Two thoughts came to my mind, the first of which was trying to determine at what point I was going to get around to doing that simple, little task. The second thought was why in the world did I need to be the one to complete the simple little task?

We’ve all heard the analogy of giving a man a fish or teaching him to fish. The same holds true for technology. I can keep doing something for you, or I can teach you how to do it. The great thing is that sometimes the task is really so simple I don’t even need to teach you. You just need to do it yourself a couple of times and you’ll figure it out.

If you need directions somewhere, go visit Google Maps (http://local.google.com) which is my personal preference and put your address in. Then you can click on the little link that says get directions and put your other address in. Done! Print it out, email the directions, embed the map into your website or blog.

Need a phone number? Don’t call me and ask me what it is. Use the Internet and you can find just about anything you want.

Now, if you’ll excuse me I have to call my dad and remind him how to move files from his 3.5" disk over to a CD-ROM.