I Love Utter Idiots....

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Originally posted here by kr5kernel
been there done that. There is a local shop by me that does virus / spyware removals for free! I would image that hurts there business as it seems like most consumer problems I come across are spyware / virus related.

Builds a good sense of cimmunity though, and people will remember that those guys helped them before. Maybe it does benefit them in the long run.

That is pretty awesome. Sure they take a hit in revenue, but they realize that they are actually GIVING BACK to the community along with making the internet a safer place. Botnets in the 10k+ size range can only exist as long as people are careless about patching and cleaning their computers.

[dinowuff]

Originally posted here by SuperDooper
Tiger Shark, you are nothing more than a pompous *******. Credentials? You have NO credentials, you're admittedly "self taught." I loved the way you touted your impressive network of 650 nodes. (Laughs) That’s small-time, any A+ cert. gained through a self-paced CBT could put together that pile of shat you call a network.

It’s nice you felt the need to flex your technical prowess at a PC repair person because she insulted your garbage tutorial on how to secure a home computer. Do you feel better now?

Hummm...

Out of curiosity, Super - why do you believe an A+ cert gives the impression that the holder can manage databases, routers, switches, Web servers, Antivirus monitoring......

Currently I have a 384 node LAN. (I must be a No0b) I have Citrix and Cisco certs. But only because they were required for previous jobs. Had no real world experience with Citrix and passed the cert process in 4 or 5 months. Meaning that after the class all I knew about Citrix was not applicable in my new job. After five years and three major migrations / upgrades. My cert is not worth the paper it's printed on.

I have a BA in Business Administration, which lends no weight to my technical abilities.


See Tiger this is the perfect example as to my question - Why Bother? Sure it's hilarious to hear the morons. But when you comment on their methodologies they either spill more BS or pull out a worthless cert. *******s are attracted by *******s.

[SuperDooper]

I was not saying I have an A+ cert LOL! Don't insult me. I was saying toung-in-cheek that someone with the (in)experience of an A+ cert. could pull off the same feat Tiger Shark was blabbering on about. Anyhow, I'm out until next time.

-Ciao

[chrimsonnight]

Great read Tiger I loved it. Atleast you didn't have to deal with the person directly.

[gadzooki]

I'm new to AO but have been reading and browsing the forums for a few months now.

As for my take on this situation, I'm a computer tech at a local college, one of three techs to be exact. (needless to say, we're quite busy) The majority of my calls from day to day are either AV or Spyware calls, usually preceded by a complaint of missing home pages, porn pop-ups (always humorous with the older staff members) and everything else that falls under that title. I always encourage, and will spend extra time educating these people how to run and delete spyware and what not, so that we don't have to waste 3 to 4 hours a day just running routine tests. I wish more people would spread the word to the common user, as it detracts from larger problems people like tech's need to deal with (such as college kids who think they can hack our system ) Good job Tiger in trying to make a dent, as well as put a complete idiot out to dry.

[phishphreek]

gadzooki: if spyware is a big problem on your network... you may want to look into the blackhole DNS project. Simply awesome! TS posted about it a bit ago... I've been paying close attention to the project and they update it quite frequently.

http://www.bleedingsnort.com/article...50303140654875

[RoadClosed]

I asked my "coveted" MSCE/A+ certified server tech to Flash a PERC bios on a SQL server since I have been getting some wierd **** on there. The reply "What do you mean Flash the BIOS?" Should I be laughing?



I just read this today. At first I was like why bother, then I read the reply by Tiger of that question. Gadz, I enjoyed that. Any more????

[barrywilliams]

thanks for wasting space.

Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
Subtitle: How your local computer repair company sees the world of computer professionals.

I thought I would share this email exchange with you as a demonstration of the potential calibre of your local computer repair company... It could have gone into Computer Humor but I have the feeling that it isn't really all that funny.

Introduction: My organization puts out a quarterly magazine mostly for PR purposes in the metropolitan area. They have a section called "Ask the Experts" and the latest edition contained an editorialized version of my "How to protect your home computer". It contained a misquote but that was inconsequential to the subsequent "discussion". In the piece, listed numerically, were the usual go to <insert web site here> and download the free version of <insert security application here> stuff.

A local lady who received the magazine and manages a local computer repair company wrote the following to the head of PR that she forwarded to me:-

Note: Italicized comments in square brackets are mine and the names of the "innocent" are protected.



Well.... I'm afraid I found that all a little much and certainly thought it required a response:-



Not to pass up an opportunity to tell me how little I know about computers in the "real world" the dear lady responded:-



She really did say I have had little exposure to the "real world"...

Well, you know me.... That absolutely required a respose:-



Well.... Apparently nothing can quench her arrogant, "I know better than you" attitude:-



OMG.... I'm a "Dime a dozen technician" and my career is in jeopardy.... The funny thing is she doesn't even realize that we are her customer - she is the _vendor_ of graphic arts to our PR department.... How dumb can she be?

Add to that the awful grammar/spelling, (yeah, ok, I have a typo too, coming up in my response), she is really coming across as a "professional".

Well.... I decide to run a google search on her company and find they don't even have their own web site. Did I mention her email address is an AOL address? Oops, silly me.... I find a single reference to the "interviews" by the local media she was so proud of.... It appears that Mike Wendland, in a piece about online stalkers of underage girls called them and asked if they ever find pornographic material that might have been downloaded by the kids on home machines. The single line in his report indicated that the technician did.... WOW!!!!!

I'd also love to know which PC her partner built at the age of ten some thirty five years ago..... (Yes, it's possible... But it's unlikely(?)... Which makes me question her veracity).

Now I'm fed up with her and respond:-



I'm not sure this is over yet but it is a wonderful example of how your local computer repair people may turn out to be a little less adept than they will tell you they are. To be honest I would rather you trust your neighbor's 12 year old.....

Hopefully the saga is closed.... Why do I have the horrible feeling it isn't.

Edited: A bloody Typo.... <LOL>

[linux1880]

Itis really funny tiger.

[kr5kernel]

I think a waste of space was barrywilliams re-quoting the entire post....