“I am a computer geek. I am a coveted person, for I offer mostly free labour to family, colleagues and friends who aren’t so good with computers.

“For anyone out there with an advanced knowledge of computers, this is your Golden Age.

“It’s a curious paradox that in a country like Canada, one of the most computer-friendly nations on earth, we also boast a sizeable chunk of people - between 30 and 40 percent of the population - who simply refuse to learn how computers work. These people have a label: technophobes.

“Technophobia is a fear of computers or technology. And it’s a social problem on the rise throughout the western world.”