Geek Pet Hates.
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People lying about what they've done to screw up their computers. " I was just surfing facebook and now I have 10 IE popups and they just keep respawning ", or my best example, years back had a friend in the house we were living ask me to fix his PC as his keyboard wasn't working but a minute ago it was fine. So I check the connection, all okay, keys seem a bit sticky and then I turn the keyboard over and almost half a cup of coffee comes pouring out. Why did he not just mention that in the first place, I wouldn't even bother to look at it and just tell him to get a new one.
And it really annoys me when people at work ask when we are going to switch over to Mac's as PC's are unreliable, not grasping that the majority of the software they need for their daily work will not work on a Mac and contributes to their PC being unreliable
And it really annoys me when people at work ask when we are going to switch over to Mac's as PC's are unreliable, not grasping that the majority of the software they need for their daily work will not work on a Mac and contributes to their PC being unreliable
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... and finish it with 'my microwave isn't working'
I would also say that is not true, Windows based computers have more problems caused by software as they are a big target. Apple computers do suffer a lot from hardware faults too and they are more expensive to repair.
IT people who are provided with expensive LCD monitors and then run them at a non-native resolution making them look completely crap and then probably straining their eyes looking at the blurred image.
Seriously, if its too small you can do things like make the fonts bigger, or just ask for a lower resolution monitor.
Seriously, if its too small you can do things like make the fonts bigger, or just ask for a lower resolution monitor.
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When working on someone's computer, and they HAVE to look over your shoulder the entire time.
Also, when you use a keyboard shortcut instead of clicking something with the mouse (for example, bringing up the desktop), and say something like "Woah woah woah, what did you just do".
Also, when you use a keyboard shortcut instead of clicking something with the mouse (for example, bringing up the desktop), and say something like "Woah woah woah, what did you just do".
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That reminds me, one of my colleagues has a pet hate when I'm trying to spell out a URL over the phone. As the phonetic alphabet escapes me when I'm stressed, to spell 'OcUK' I might say 'Oscar, Cheese, Umbrella, Kite'.
And then the fact that they'll act like you're incompetent because you can't answer their odd request.
Or, the way people assume that if you know something about computers, you know everything about electrical things.
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This. Do whatever the hell you want with your own systems, but do not get fingermarks on my screen!
indeed, when i got my new laptop back over the summer, and i took it into work to use instead of the old computers there, my Boss would keep prodding it... i had to force myself to ask him nicely instead of eviscerating him, but i managed because he basically paid for it
That reminds me, one of my colleagues has a pet hate when I'm trying to spell out a URL over the phone. As the phonetic alphabet escapes me when I'm stressed, to spell 'OcUK' I might say 'Oscar, Cheese, Umbrella, Kite'.
I really hate it when people who work in call centres don't know the phonetic alphabet, it makes searching for things so much easier and it's a lot quicker than thinking up things like "monkey, banana, lion" etc.
I agree with you.
Oh and my annoyance is g/f insisting on using touchpad to illustrate an issue etc on her laptop instead of the mouse!, it only take three times longer.
