Scoble's wife, Maryamie, gives us her ten reasons:
1) He can fix your computer. There I said it. Do you really need another reason? He is not a bum. He has useful skills that can make your life (at least the part that is spent on the computer, and let’s face it, that is where we all spent most of our time any way) run smooth.
I'm not so sure about #9 though. Some people might disagree...