so the 'Technologically impaired' is a better word to use since your not calling the person dumb your simply pointing out that they have trouble undertanding tech stuff
Explaining parts to un-educated people
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so the 'Technologically impaired' is a better word to use since your not calling the person dumb your simply pointing out that they have trouble undertanding tech stuff
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oh, i just rembered another one.
Trying to explain somthing to someone who thinks they know a lot about computers, when realy they just blurt out words they heard on the tv.
Trying to explain somthing to someone who thinks they know a lot about computers, when realy they just blurt out words they heard on the tv.
yes explaining why a hard drive wich stores your data and ram wich handles it are not both just memory is quite fun sometimes.
my other one is how because of great marketing people can look at any pc or mac and say "so what pentium is in that then?"
My G/F has grown to love my geeky side though i think this is because most of her famiely own PC's though she doesnt like when i let it out full swing with waves of Star Trek and geeky conversations with people wearing glasses and center partings who talk about nothing but gigabits and ram, hard drives and pixels.
I must admit i havnt failed to notice how the graphics card seems to be the celeb of the pc hardware world the missus knows what it is, somehow thinks she has good knowledge on a pc because she knows what it is and also knows that if it looks impressive and fancy it cost a lot of money
my other one is how because of great marketing people can look at any pc or mac and say "so what pentium is in that then?"
My G/F has grown to love my geeky side though i think this is because most of her famiely own PC's though she doesnt like when i let it out full swing with waves of Star Trek and geeky conversations with people wearing glasses and center partings who talk about nothing but gigabits and ram, hard drives and pixels.
I must admit i havnt failed to notice how the graphics card seems to be the celeb of the pc hardware world the missus knows what it is, somehow thinks she has good knowledge on a pc because she knows what it is and also knows that if it looks impressive and fancy it cost a lot of money
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Geekyness just isn't cool at all.
On the other hand if you can explain words well to people especially in the IT world it makes perfect sence to everyone you speak too.
If someone asks me to fix something I just fix it and ask them not to ask questions unless they really need to know otherwise people who try to explain things just makes themselves out to be a big pratt or a geek on the other hand and that just ain't good.
It is funny when people ask 'what does this do, why do you need this, whats that do'.
On the other hand if you can explain words well to people especially in the IT world it makes perfect sence to everyone you speak too.
If someone asks me to fix something I just fix it and ask them not to ask questions unless they really need to know otherwise people who try to explain things just makes themselves out to be a big pratt or a geek on the other hand and that just ain't good.
It is funny when people ask 'what does this do, why do you need this, whats that do'.
now i dont consider myself an expert, but ive built my last couple of rigs by myself and i have a fair knowledge of how its done, and how a system works, besides a forum such as this is a great place to seek advice should you need it
Tower, Box, CPU, Server, Mainframe, Hard Drive and I've even had someone call it "The noisy thing".
I work in tech support
You've got to laugh...otherwise you'd pull your hair out...
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Yup I'm as dyslexic as they come. If I feel like spelling something correctly so I don't look like an ideot, I open up google. I'm actually quite suprised at how many others do this too. Generally I'm happy to look like an ideot though.
My Dad's the worst for it when it comes to PCs. He thinks he knows all about how they work etc and if something goes wrong he always "knows" how to fix it. I always end up having to fix it myself while sitting there listening to him talk about things he has no idea about =|
Still, he's my Dad!
Still, he's my Dad!
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That I hate, I have a work collegue and he works in a different department (Not IT related) and he trys to tell me how to do my job.
On the other hand I built his home pc for him and he gets endless problems to faults of his. I tell him not to mess about but he still does so one day I decided to say 'no' I'm not helping you. You broke it you fix it. Needless to say he did shut up after that day. That's one grudge I hate againts some people.
That's the worst, and I want to rip them a new one!!!! GRRRR!!!
When I mentioned the word processor, I got told to shut up
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I was talking to other "geeks".
Thats how hard it is for me
Whats so bad about a 'word processor'?
the worst is people who dont know the difference between 'memory' and 'hard-drive space' im normally 'forced' to call hdd space 'memory' so that people will understand me 
how much memory do you have??? 160 GB.... What!!!???.. oooh no i said MEMORY!!!
how much hardrive space do your have??? 2 GB... wow your pc must be old then...? no, its new, only brought it last week... *SLAP*...ouch what you do that for
how much memory do you have??? 160 GB.... What!!!???.. oooh no i said MEMORY!!!
how much hardrive space do your have??? 2 GB... wow your pc must be old then...? no, its new, only brought it last week... *SLAP*...ouch what you do that for
My sister takes my PC knowledge for granted, always on the phone asking me what she has to do, pity there's no other half that my geekyness...
My sister takes my PC knowledge for granted, always on the phone asking me what she has to do, pity there's no other half that my geekyness...
you think that's bad, my brother invited me other to stay with him at uni for a week, turns out he wanted me to build him a new pc!
My mate's dad asked me why his computer wouldn't do 1680X1050. IT was an Integrated VIA S3 thing. And he was all like "I think it's because it's INTEGRAL!"
I decided to try updating his drivers, which then asked for service pack one installed....
"Why don't you have Service Pack 1?"
"It gave me problems!"
"And your PC is wide open to Viruses and all sorts of badware"
"No, I have a Virus Scanner"
"Do you run it?"
"I don't need to, it's a good one!"
"Which one?"
"Norton Firewall 2003!"
*runs AVG Free, which finds 3000 pieces of virus stuff*
"I think it's wrong, Norton never told me there was a Virus"
"What do you download?"
"Nothing that would give me a virus, only some movies, music and stuff."
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"A firewall isn't a virus scanner."
"What?"
I decided to try updating his drivers, which then asked for service pack one installed....
"Why don't you have Service Pack 1?"
"It gave me problems!"
"And your PC is wide open to Viruses and all sorts of badware"
"No, I have a Virus Scanner"
"Do you run it?"
"I don't need to, it's a good one!"
"Which one?"
"Norton Firewall 2003!"
*runs AVG Free, which finds 3000 pieces of virus stuff*
"I think it's wrong, Norton never told me there was a Virus"
"What do you download?"
"Nothing that would give me a virus, only some movies, music and stuff."
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"A firewall isn't a virus scanner."
"What?"
the worst is people who dont know the difference between 'memory' and 'hard-drive space' im normally 'forced' to call hdd space 'memory' so that people will understand me
how much memory do you have??? 160 GB.... What!!!???.. oooh no i said MEMORY!!!
how much hardrive space do your have??? 2 GB... wow your pc must be old then...? no, its new, only brought it last week... *SLAP*...ouch what you do that for
lol i get that with my mates all the time.
I tell em i have 4gb memory bragging like, then there like, what? thats, carp, i have 200gb
LOL. I cant stand that either. I actually change the res. I go round friends houses and to my parents and if I spot one I just change it. Its like obsessive compulsive disorder or something, I just cant leave it