This is called a graphic user interface, and it has become very popular over the past years. Back to the Table of Contents Perspective is Everything You are the best judge of your own computing needs. There are some computer-savvy people who would have you believe that if you're not doing all your work on a computer, something is wrong with you. Don't buy that for a minute. Only you can accurately gauge the potential for using your computer in your daily working and personal life.
People learn at different rates.
Just because your coworkers have mastered the fine points of PC applications while you're still having difficulty with the basics, doesn't mean they're smarter than you are. Work at your own pace and let the rest of the world take care of itself. It is perfectly normal to be intimidated or uneasy about computers at first. With continued practice and exposure, you will discover that computers are much less mysterious and scary than you had originally thought they were. Computers are incapable of most mental tasks you take for granted, including intuition, independent learning, associative memory, creativity, dedication, emotion and flexibility.