Geek Pet Hates.

Apple stores and the people who work there.

I'm sorry but I refuse to go in there any more because the staff make me want to punch them, nothing makes any sense (Checkouts are somehow beneath them apparently) and they are TOO BLOODY NICE.
 
People who use couk and not co.uk
My dad for his stupid use of highlighting the url past www. deleting it and typing the desired url in full. FFS just click on the address bar, it highlights the whole address, then type the first couple of letters and HEY PRESTO! press the down key and hit return. How hard could that be?

Oh and the description of the base unit of a PC as the "CPU".
 
People that have to use every opportunity to express their hatred for apple products :P

Knowing many iphone owners I can't say I remember any of them saying iphone instead of phone. :/
 
yhack said:
People that must say they're using their iPhone.
"Let me just get out my iPhone"
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I do this but I don't know why. I think it's because it's not just a phone - it's just an iPhone. Like people with Blackberries use that instead of plain old 'phone'.

You're signaling to the other person that you can do more than call :cool:

In my case, that's a very good thing as people rarely call me :D:o:(
 
I had a NOD32 subscription for two years. It didn't pick up a single virus in that time because I don't download ****.
 
being asked to add a lens flare into a design.

being asked to do stuff for free because I'm a mate, website/flyer/wedding invitation/socks/curtains jesus christ just **** off?.. why don't you come and decorate my house? build me a new desk? I HATE THAT. Just because you know me and i happen to be a designer, it's almost like people seem to think i type in a box 'MAKE WEBSITE LOL' and it's just done. or 'DO THE ART COMPUTA' it annoys me so much.
 
PardonTheWait said:
But it's true.
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My stem brother has had a mac for a year, he's had more virus's than I've had on the 2 PC's I've had over the last 5, the only truth is that more virus's EXIST for PC's, it's a PEBKAC situation, virus's do not appear out of thin air like some people think.

Actually add that last part to the list.
 
Fenris said:
My stem brother has had a mac for a year, he's had more virus's than I've had on the 2 PC's I've had over the last 5, the only truth is that morevirus's EXIST for PC's, it's a PEBKAC situation, virus's do not appear out of thin air like some people think.

Actually add that last part to the list.
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:mad: PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE APOSTROPHES!

*cries*
 
I have way too many of these pet peeves mostly from work, I get wound up by users who fail at using any slightly technical terms, saying things like 'reboost' and 'pinge'.

And countless helpdesk conversations that go like this make me want to tear my hair out:
Me: How can I help?
User: It's broken.
Me: What is broken?
User: My system's not working.
Me: What isn't working with it?
User: It wont turn on.
Me: What won't turn on?
(At this point the customer starts to get angry at ME!)
User: The computer,
Me: What's happenning on the computer?
User: It's on a blue screen with lots of white writing.
Me: So it is on?
User: No I just said it's on a blue screen with lots of gibberish writing and numbers.
Me: (sigh) Have you tried turning it off and then on again?
User: Should i do that? I knew you would say that, you all say that.
.........3 minutes later
User: Oh it's working again now, you must have done something to it from there.

Sometimes you need to just make up something you have done to explain to them why their system is working, someone told a user at my work over the phone that they had uploaded some more RAM to their system to make it faster. The sad thing is this guy is probably going round telling everyone to call us up and ask for more RAM to be downloaded onto their CPU boxes as his is now running perfectly.

I also hate the effect that a blue loading bar has on me - it's like a really boring car crash, I can't take my eyes off it for more than a few minutes, I could be installing windows in full knowledge that it's going to be 20 minutes before anything happens and I still often still sit there looking at the little blue bar trudge along as if it's going to change into something amazing if i look away for 5 minutes.
 
J.B said:
Technically what we refer to as an ADSL or Cable modem isnt actually a modem as no MODulation or DEmodulation occurs. So the guy who first posted that is right, but its a silly thing to get annoyed about.

Calling it an ADSL modem is perfectly acceptable as to the consumer it does the same thing as a traditional modem; gives them the interwebz!
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More modulation and demodulation occurs in a Cable or ADSL modem than there was ever occuring in a dial-up modem.

Denied.
 
Fenris said:
My stem brother has had a mac for a year, he's had more virus's than I've had on the 2 PC's I've had over the last 5, the only truth is that more virus's EXIST for PC's, it's a PEBKAC situation, virus's do not appear out of thin air like some people think.

Actually add that last part to the list.
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Really on OSX? I have never encountered such a beast :/

Though OS8 and 9 had relatively small lists of viruses.

The only viruses I know of for mac are installed along with cracked CS4 or iwork, if your not an idiot you don't get it.

I dont use Anti virus on my PC either, I check it every 6 months or so and haven't found one problem yet.
 
I've got another iphone hate. When you go t pub, or round someones house and some nob takes his iphone out and sits there playing chuffing youtube videos with everyone just staring at the damn thing. Suddenly all conversation is over and you have to stand around for half an hour until the battery runs out. Annoys me!!!
 
My list of geeky hates in no particular order:

  • Applications that take focus from other applications - This seems to always happen in the middle of me entering a password
  • Ye olde RAM != Storage conundrum.
  • People who know SFA about computers pretending to know loads. Or worse demonstrating the worst possible way of doing something. The missus is chronically guilty of this.
  • People that know SFA about computers trying to use computer terms and using them incorrectly.
  • "You work in IT can you help me fix my computer?"
  • Manlove is My Forte is good with computers, he'll come round and help you out. - Thanks dear, but if I want to be helpful I will volunteer my services myself.
  • IT professionals having a complete absence of Windows and Office skills. How the **** did you get your job when it is clear you did not have the skills to type your own CV!
  • I hate the statement "Your a DBA can you help me" - Yes I am a DBA I accept in your view that means I am one step below god, however I do not have a divine ability to understand all aspects of the IT world.
  • Know it alls who know nothing. Especially when they are too stubborn to realise they are wrong.
  • People who buy computers with SFA understanding of them (and no one in the household with an understanding) and no intention of actually going on a course to learn about them. You paid to learn how to drive a car so why not pay to learn how to use a computer. Something that requires a hell of a lot more knowledge than driving does.
  • People that scoff at Mainframe still being used in films. Believe it or not Mainframes are still in use and still used by all major banks. I am a Client Server sort of guy. But when it comes down to it I recognise that there are some tasks for which Mainframes are still heavily relied upon

Oh and you lot would hate my desktop. I'm moving on to dual display for all the icons I have :D

I use the desktop for convenience. Everything I DL or UL goes on my desktop so that I can find it quickly rather than having to navigate to the correct directory. Its just on the Desktop.
 
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