Thoughts From Work...
Apr. 1st, 2004 05:01 pm-Stoopid people should not be allowed to own computers.
-Stoopid people should REALLY not be allowed to own computers with any kind of wireless anythign in place
-If I tell you to update your software if's not because I enjoy saying "I want you to update your software" I don't care if it worked 5 minutes before you called, do you want my help or not?
-Unless the email account in question is a .Mac email account, I CANNOT tell you what your email settings are supposed to be. I don't know. I don't work for your ISP. I don't know who your ISP is either unless you tell me.
-While we're at it....Mac is NOT an ISP, it is a bunch of internet-related services and software.
-Yes you have to have some kinda of service at your disposal to connect to the internet. Buying an iBook and an AirPort isn't gonna magically pull the internet outta the Aether.
-I really don't know exactly what firware is or what it does, I just know that resetting it magically fixes a lot of problems. So shut up and type.
-"Reboot" is the same as "restart" No, I do not want you to put your computer to sleep. If I say "shut down, I do not mean "restart"
-If you spend $500 on the iTunes music store and don't back it up, you deserve to lose it all if your computer crashes.
Oh yeah....and I am NOT A SALESPERSON OR GATEKEEPER. I AM A TECH. DO NOT PATRONIZE ME OR ASSUME THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT JUST BECAUSE I'M A CHICK. Got that dude? Boobs do not hinder my technical knowledge.
-Stoopid people should REALLY not be allowed to own computers with any kind of wireless anythign in place
-If I tell you to update your software if's not because I enjoy saying "I want you to update your software" I don't care if it worked 5 minutes before you called, do you want my help or not?
-Unless the email account in question is a .Mac email account, I CANNOT tell you what your email settings are supposed to be. I don't know. I don't work for your ISP. I don't know who your ISP is either unless you tell me.
-While we're at it....Mac is NOT an ISP, it is a bunch of internet-related services and software.
-Yes you have to have some kinda of service at your disposal to connect to the internet. Buying an iBook and an AirPort isn't gonna magically pull the internet outta the Aether.
-I really don't know exactly what firware is or what it does, I just know that resetting it magically fixes a lot of problems. So shut up and type.
-"Reboot" is the same as "restart" No, I do not want you to put your computer to sleep. If I say "shut down, I do not mean "restart"
-If you spend $500 on the iTunes music store and don't back it up, you deserve to lose it all if your computer crashes.
Oh yeah....and I am NOT A SALESPERSON OR GATEKEEPER. I AM A TECH. DO NOT PATRONIZE ME OR ASSUME THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT JUST BECAUSE I'M A CHICK. Got that dude? Boobs do not hinder my technical knowledge.
You Wanna WHAT?
Feb. 14th, 2004 11:40 pmScary-happy chick calls up at work today....just got a brand new 15" powerbook. 10.3 installed, updated to 10.3.2. Discovered that she can't slap 10.2 on it to dual boot.
Happy chick- So she calls me up "Hi, I was hoping you could help me uninstall the firmware for 10.3.2 from my Powerbook. I need to be able to run 10.2 and the firmware is for 10.3, and the firmware changes the hardware."
Me- "Uh...that's an...interneting question. I'm going to have to check on that."
Me- to Debby, who shares my cube and desk space, and is cranky as hell today "No doubt this is beyond scope of support...WAY beyond....but...you...can't...uninstall firmware, can you?"
Debby- "Uh, I don't really think so"
Me to Happy Chick- "Uh yeah, I'm gonna have to say that I've never even heard of uninstalling the firmware and even if it's possible, I can't really help you with it."
Happy chick- "Oh there has to be someone there who can help me! I need it for my software. I'm confident that there's someone in your place who knows. Who's the guru, can I talk to them? I know you have someone there! I have confidence in Apple!"
Me- "Yeah, uh sure, I can let you talk to someone else. Just a minute..."
In my mind "They're gonna tell you the same thing I just told you"
Tier 2- "She wants to what? Yeah, that's not really something that you can do. Wants to talk to someone else? Yeah, sure. This could be amusing."
Uninstall firmware? Umkay...
Don't even get me started on the dude who insisted that Safari was an ISP and if AOL wasn't working, he should still be able to just open Safari and surf.
Happy chick- So she calls me up "Hi, I was hoping you could help me uninstall the firmware for 10.3.2 from my Powerbook. I need to be able to run 10.2 and the firmware is for 10.3, and the firmware changes the hardware."
Me- "Uh...that's an...interneting question. I'm going to have to check on that."
Me- to Debby, who shares my cube and desk space, and is cranky as hell today "No doubt this is beyond scope of support...WAY beyond....but...you...can't...uninstall firmware, can you?"
Debby- "Uh, I don't really think so"
Me to Happy Chick- "Uh yeah, I'm gonna have to say that I've never even heard of uninstalling the firmware and even if it's possible, I can't really help you with it."
Happy chick- "Oh there has to be someone there who can help me! I need it for my software. I'm confident that there's someone in your place who knows. Who's the guru, can I talk to them? I know you have someone there! I have confidence in Apple!"
Me- "Yeah, uh sure, I can let you talk to someone else. Just a minute..."
In my mind "They're gonna tell you the same thing I just told you"
Tier 2- "She wants to what? Yeah, that's not really something that you can do. Wants to talk to someone else? Yeah, sure. This could be amusing."
Uninstall firmware? Umkay...
Don't even get me started on the dude who insisted that Safari was an ISP and if AOL wasn't working, he should still be able to just open Safari and surf.