Computer kibitzer (but not really)

kibitzer

\ KIB-it-ser \  , noun;

1. A giver of uninvited or unwanted advice.

2. A spectator at a card game who looks at the players' cards over their shoulders, especially one who gives unsolicited advice.

3. A person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks, especially while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously.

 

I don't have much to say on this word today, partly because it's kinda late, and partly because I'm kinda tired from evacuating my building twice in one night.  Yeah, I'm mostly tired from the latter.

 

But I did think of some form of kibitzer without actually using it in conversation today.  I had to go to a lab today for a communications class, it's called COM117.  In that class, we have a TA, we'll call her Daisy.  Now, she's very sweet, and very soft spoken naturally, and her job for today was to teach us how to use FinalCut Pro.  She did, and in the process walked around looking at our computer screens to give us advice.  

 

I understand that "kibitzer" has a kind of negative connotation, but it reminded me just a little of the second definition that dictionary.com gives us.  Except we absolutely wanted her advice, especially people like me, who are rejected by technology.  So really she was a kindly kibitzer whose advice was 100% solicited.  Daisy's going to have to help me with many more projects.