I used the term “futzing” today in an email and wondered about the word’s origins. According to Merriam-Webster, “Etymology: perhaps part modification, part translation of Yiddish arumfartsn zikh, literally, to fart around”. I did the requisite web search and was astounded to find that the Gartner Group did a study which showed that the largest cost associated with owning a computer is “futzing”! People apparently spend more time trying to get their computers to run faster than they save when they are running faster. Another study showed that the average office worker futzes for about 5.1 hours a week. For more details read the 1997 articles from the Boulder County Business Report and PCWeek.