A thought about our attitude to lUsers

[Icefyre24]

Vorlin is right about the two types of people who use computers.

In my (small) town, these are the two kinds of people that I run into the most.

If the user is willing to spend a few minutes learning about what I did to fix their computer
then I sit down with them and give them a K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) lesson. I try to keep
it as simple as possible.However, I know that if another prob arises in the future, they will call me, but at least they have a better idea of what I am trying to do.

Incidentally the teaching not only helps them but helps the teacher to quickly create
different teaching strategies for different people as well.

It sure taught me patience with Type-A , peptic ulcer, bottom line personalities.

The other people who just want it fixed, get it fixed and I give them my card. Case Closed

I sympathetically understand the people's point of view. because there is so much out there and with viruses and worms on the news, they get antsy and to be totally honest, I cant blame them.

[muert0]

To be one of these users do you have to have some type of college degree or experience? I don't even have a highschool diploma and I can keep my system up to date. They don't have any mandatory classes for these people in college?
I fix computers for people on the side of my job as a cook. Which mostly what I fix is simple little crap like cleaning out viruses, trojans and spyware and installing hardware for them. I try to tell them how to do all of this stuff on their own but half the time they come back to me in 3-4 months with the same problems. I guess the only point to this is that they just want someone else to do the crap and let them play with what they think is a toy.

[allenb1963]

Originally posted here by muert0
To be one of these users do you have to have some type of college degree or experience? I don't even have a highschool diploma and I can keep my system up to date. They don't have any mandatory classes for these people in college?
I fix computers for people on the side of my job as a cook. Which mostly what I fix is simple little crap like cleaning out viruses, trojans and spyware and installing hardware for them. I try to tell them how to do all of this stuff on their own but half the time they come back to me in 3-4 months with the same problems. I guess the only point to this is that they just want someone else to do the crap and let them play with what they think is a toy.

The only requirement for Lusers is a pulse......

[The3ntropy]

The only requirement for Lusers is a pulse......

I am not too sure that all of our |users have a pulse

[gore]

Originally posted here by The3ntropy
I am not too sure that all of our |users have a pulse

After the first Virii outbreak, mine wouldn't.

And since I'm replying I guess I can throw in a screen shot of what a Ramones video looks like playing on SuSE Linux 9.1 Professional

[muert0]

I have a big card board flyer for a ramones show printed in 198?. And I have a pulse anyone hiring?