he has 3 anti-virus suites and literally (really no kidding) eight spyware detectors
Hey, just because he's paranoid doesn't mean the internets aren't out to get him.
Joyce: You don't think it's too obvious? I think I look like I have a cat on my head. Buffy: But a very well groomed cat. Joyce: Well that's a comfort.
'Bring On The Night'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Oct 22, 2009 10:24:22 am PDT #14823 of 30001
Because books.
msbelle - Oct 22, 2009 10:25:57 am PDT #14824 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I REFUSE to let me dad do anything on my computer because he used to be obsessed with Norton Security and as best as I can tell - that shit messes up everyone of his macs.
erikaj - Oct 22, 2009 10:42:08 am PDT #14825 of 30001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I thought AVs fought each other if you did that, Gud. Not that I would, I'm not giving into my obsession that much.
Gudanov - Oct 22, 2009 10:47:33 am PDT #14826 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
They may be fighting each other. Warning dialogs come up so much it's hard to tell what's going on.
msbelle - Oct 22, 2009 10:48:55 am PDT #14827 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Christmas gift idea! - gift card for the Geek Squad.
Strix - Oct 22, 2009 10:49:07 am PDT #14828 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So did he ask you to fix his computer, then tell you he wished you hadn't touched it?
I live close by; I can spork him. I feel stabby.
shrift - Oct 22, 2009 10:51:27 am PDT #14829 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I never wanted to try to fix his computer in the first place
Most of the time, I don't mind helping out friends and family when they have computer issues, but there's always one person who knows just enough to be dangerous and never says thank you. To them, I need to be better about saying, "I will not unfuck your computer. Have a nice day."
§ ita § - Oct 22, 2009 10:55:14 am PDT #14830 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister has me fixing her Word docs and cutting and pasting from Excel to Word. It seems simpler than telling her how to do it, despite her abundant intellect. I set their computers up, but the frustrating part is remote support. I suck at that.
Gotta love the whoosh of last-minute revelations when you're creating a requirements document. How many drawing boards are there, anyway?
Strix - Oct 22, 2009 10:55:45 am PDT #14831 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
(Can I just say that the fact that my bf is a computer geek is made of AWESOME, and I find it ridiculously sexy that we have a WHOLE WALL of computers and we can sit side-by-side and geek out on separate internet communities? Ok, that's out of my system -- he fixed the Internet last night! FOR ME!)
That is to say, yes, I make sure to be pathetically grateful to any friend/loved one who fixes or ties to fix any PC snafus.
Gudanov - Oct 22, 2009 10:55:53 am PDT #14832 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
So did he ask you to fix his computer, then tell you he wished you hadn't touched it?
Yes, he asked me to fix it, but I did rush some and didn't ask enough questions about what he wanted me to do, I had other things to do. Mostly I'm just venting because it's frustrating.