Who's the techie in your house?

A recent survey by Oxygen Network found that three out of four women would take a plasma TV over a diamond solitaire necklace...and about the same number would take a high-tech cellphone over a pair of designer shoes.

Hmm. Can't say I'd blame them.

In the same survey, 59% of women agreed that "women are more tech savvy than they give themselves credit for" (only 38% of men agreed with that statement about themselves).

But only 35% of women say "my family and friends rely on me for help with technology" while 54% of men say the same.

I can relate to the minority there, 'cause in my house, I'm the techie. Despite the fact that my Music Man has a degree in Computer Science from a prestigious university, he hasn't touched a computer in more than fifteen years. (Well, maybe once or twice when I was away from home and had to walk him through the process of emailing me a document or something like that. But that's it, unless it has to do with sound systems. Then he's got it all.)

I've done everything from set up my own wireless network, rebuild a computer, set up a wireless music sound bridge between the computer and the stereo system, and keep us up to date on all the tech stuff.

I'm certainly not an expert, but I know enough to be dangerous, and I also have a network of a few good friends I can call if I get stumped (Tim, Brian--you out there?). My brother used to give me a hard time when I'd call him with computer questions (he's a major geek, works for Oracle), citing "User Error"--until he realized that when I called him with questions, they were things even he wasn't sure how to fix. So now he doesn't rag on me about it.

So, what about you? Plasma TV or diamond necklace? Cool new phone or designer shoes? Are you the techie--and if you're a woman, do you find that guys don't take you seriously when it comes to your knowledge of technology?

Who's the techie in your house?

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