Lizardizzle
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That Don't know how to use computers or don't know what's good or bad for them?
(Yeah it's a long title)
I would say I know a fair bit about computer Hardware and Software (From my dad, because he started off with the invention of them). I know that dust is one of the most overlooked problems that computers face that most people don't bother with fixing. I know which antivirus systems are good (Basically anything but AVG or Norton), and I what hardware is good depending on what you are going to use the computer for.
But does anyone else here get annoyed or (for lack of a better word) depressed by people that think that computers are magical devises that can be set up and not taken care of for years and then wonder why it's starting to fail on them or get slow (yay, run-on sentence ftw)?
I was thinking of making a poll to this question, but I realized it wouldn't really work. So just... how about telling your stories of people that didn't know what they were doing that you could've helped, but couldn't (Or could, I don't care).
For example, my good friend who used to be into computer games such as tf2 and Garry's mod had a LOT of computer problems. He had a small Dell computer with an integrated graphics chip and 512 Mbs of RAM. when he got the orange Box, Ep 2 would always crash at the big blue explosion at the beginning. So he ad to play through Ep 2 using Garry's Mod. Which got rid of all scripted sequences and (i think) most dialog. When he finnaly got an 8800 GT and new power supply, he could playeverything, and was very happy, but was still having some problems. I KNEW it was from the 512 Mbs of ram and overheating. He had his computer on the floor in between his desk and the wall with nothing more then a couple fans in the computer to cool it (which wasn't enough).
This summer, I got him a Gig of RAM for his birthday. Before, it took forever just to open Word or ANYTHING. When I finally got his computer disconnected, i looked inside it and was appalled by the state of his computer. He had never, NEVER dusted it. anything that was supposed to by black was a dull gray and there were even COBWEBS INSIDE OF IT. It was DISGUSTING. That's when I knew why his computer was failing on him. I told him that he should "have more cooling and keep the side panel on the computer, because taking it off messes with the air-flow by the fans. And that you should dust it out thoroughly every few months." Of course he didn't listen to me, but at least he can use his computer again.
TLDR: Write a story of someone or people you know that don't know what they are doing when it comes to computers
(Yeah it's a long title)
I would say I know a fair bit about computer Hardware and Software (From my dad, because he started off with the invention of them). I know that dust is one of the most overlooked problems that computers face that most people don't bother with fixing. I know which antivirus systems are good (Basically anything but AVG or Norton), and I what hardware is good depending on what you are going to use the computer for.
But does anyone else here get annoyed or (for lack of a better word) depressed by people that think that computers are magical devises that can be set up and not taken care of for years and then wonder why it's starting to fail on them or get slow (yay, run-on sentence ftw)?
I was thinking of making a poll to this question, but I realized it wouldn't really work. So just... how about telling your stories of people that didn't know what they were doing that you could've helped, but couldn't (Or could, I don't care).
For example, my good friend who used to be into computer games such as tf2 and Garry's mod had a LOT of computer problems. He had a small Dell computer with an integrated graphics chip and 512 Mbs of RAM. when he got the orange Box, Ep 2 would always crash at the big blue explosion at the beginning. So he ad to play through Ep 2 using Garry's Mod. Which got rid of all scripted sequences and (i think) most dialog. When he finnaly got an 8800 GT and new power supply, he could playeverything, and was very happy, but was still having some problems. I KNEW it was from the 512 Mbs of ram and overheating. He had his computer on the floor in between his desk and the wall with nothing more then a couple fans in the computer to cool it (which wasn't enough).
This summer, I got him a Gig of RAM for his birthday. Before, it took forever just to open Word or ANYTHING. When I finally got his computer disconnected, i looked inside it and was appalled by the state of his computer. He had never, NEVER dusted it. anything that was supposed to by black was a dull gray and there were even COBWEBS INSIDE OF IT. It was DISGUSTING. That's when I knew why his computer was failing on him. I told him that he should "have more cooling and keep the side panel on the computer, because taking it off messes with the air-flow by the fans. And that you should dust it out thoroughly every few months." Of course he didn't listen to me, but at least he can use his computer again.
TLDR: Write a story of someone or people you know that don't know what they are doing when it comes to computers
