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Surf the web

Am I a power user if I surf Hacker News with Internet Explorer 6? What if I surf Yahoo News using IceWeasel with thirty extentions?

Manage/share your digital photos

Am I a power user if I use iPhoto to remove red-eye from pictures taken with my DSLR? What if if I use Lightroom to do the same thing with pictures from my crappy old point-and-shoot?

Play games

Am I a power user if I play Crysis on my eMachine? What if I play Solitaire on my overclocked quad-SLI i7 "rig"?

Anyone who does more...usually considers themselves a "power user"

I don't, which is why I'm perpetually confused by the term. It doesn't really seem like a useful distinction.




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