Experiences with non-techies

[waggythegeek]

If anyone wants to teach someone chemistry, teach me. I have a $300 kit with equipment and chemicals, and I'm interested, just to lazy to learn.

[Fgtfv567]

he somehow has malware and viruses that aren't even possible to get on a mac.

You see, if he has done the impossible, THEN IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE ANYMORE

[Wind1000100]

I used to work at a computer shop for IT support and service. Whenever something is wrong with the machine, they'll always ask if it's a virus or not. If the shortcut on the desktop is gone, they would think all of their data on the computer are gone. My mum isn't non-techy but she just double clicks on EVERYTHING she wants to open. That includes links and buttons on the web browser. She would double click on the Google searches to open them too and I got really annoyed watching her using the computer at some point of my life. I have another one but it's not really non-techies. My friend is a photographer but not much of a computer guy so he bought a netbook(yes, those 10-inches) and brought it to college. Apparently he actually used that netbook to edit photo and do his work. I remember him posting a comment which he thinks tiny computer are less powerful(true to some extent).

OMG, yes. My parents don't double click everything, but rather double and single click the wrong things!!

[Wind1000100]

so this one time I was hanging out with my friend who is the manager at a tech shop by where I live and a girl comes in and buys a 2tb hard drive. we let her know that we install hard drives for $1 (the cost of the sata cable we use) and she says "just because I am a woman does not mean I cant work on computers" and leaves in a huff. two days later she comes back in saying that the HDD is not working so we take the computer in to look at it, we open it and the HDD is nowhere to be seen, so we ask her where it is. and it turns out that she scanned it and put the scanned image on her desktop to install the drive. and to top that off she threw away the drive she paid almost $200 for and she wanted us to give her a new one.

No way... lol

[STRMfrmXMN]

OMG, yes. My parents don't double click everything, but rather double and single click the wrong things!!

 

No way... lol

Yo, I know you're new here, but please don't try to quote anything over two weeks old

[Ashley]

I recently was on spring break so this story takes place on a plane.

After takeoff I pull out my Nvidia Shield. An older lady sitting next to me asks what it is, no surprise there. I tell her it's an Android gaming device. She doesn't know what Android is, I tell her it's a smartphone operating system and she drops the topic.

Later when we land, I see her pull out an iPhone. She doesn't know what Android is but has an iPhone. That blew my mind a bit.

Good job Apple. That's some really powerful branding and marketing you have to have an audience that doesn't even know that Android even exists.

[Decon]

I recently was on spring break so this story takes place on a plane.

After takeoff I pull out my Nvidia Shield. An older lady sitting next to me asks what it is, no surprise there. I tell her it's an Android gaming device. She doesn't know what Android is, I tell her it's a smartphone operating system and she drops the topic.

Later when we land, I see her pull out an iPhone. She doesn't know what Android is but has an iPhone. That blew my mind a bit.

Good job Apple. That's some really powerful branding and marketing you have to have an audience that doesn't even know that Android even exists.

It's all in the advertising

 

I haven't seen many Android Phone/Tablet adds that actually mention the word android though lately... Maybe that's why...

 

Also Shield FTW 

[Ashley]

It's all in the advertising

 

I haven't seen many Android Phone/Tablet adds that actually mention the word android though lately... Maybe that's why...

 

Also Shield FTW 

I wouldn't say that it's all in their advertizing. Take the media for instance, when Apple releases things it gets talked about "the big Apple event happened today", and iPhone launches are a much bigger deal than say HTC.

Apple advertizing that their latest product is "more betterer than the last" is a different phenomenon.

 

Also I've seen some Android ads on TV, but I haven't seen any with devices featured. Another nasty trend that I think is related to this is people recognize the brands instead of an OS. I hear things like "we have apps for Samsung and iPhone". Because Apple has high market share as a single company (even if Android's combined manufacturers are a larger share) it gets recognized.

[Beskamir]

Also Shield FTW 

I actually really want a Shield. Even though I don't see myself using it that often since I don't have a Nvidia GPU in my desktop from which I could stream stuff from.

 

Later when we land, I see her pull out an iPhone. She doesn't know what Android is but has an iPhone. That blew my mind a bit.

Good job Apple. That's some really powerful branding and marketing you have to have an audience that doesn't even know that Android even exists.

Yeah Apple is rather good at marketing. It's amusing since Android (with the expetion of the undo feature) is significantly better than iOS. But then I switched from iOS back when it was iOS 6 or 7 so maybe it's better (or worse) now. Anyways Android with CyanogenMod is the best.

[Decon]

I wouldn't say that it's all in their advertizing. Take the media for instance, when Apple releases things it gets talked about "the big Apple event happened today", and iPhone launches are a much bigger deal than say HTC.

Apple advertizing that their latest product is "more betterer than the last" is a different phenomenon.

 

Also I've seen some Android ads on TV, but I haven't seen any with devices featured. Another nasty trend that I think is related to this is people recognize the brands instead of an OS. I hear things like "we have apps for Samsung and iPhone". Because Apple has high market share as a single company (even if Android's combined manufacturers are a larger share) it gets recognized.

tru dat

[Decon]

I actually really want a Shield. Even though I don't see myself using it that often since I don't have a Nvidia GPU in my desktop from which I could stream stuff from.

 

Yeah Apple is rather good at marketing. It's amusing since Android (with the expetion of the undo feature) is significantly better than iOS. But then I switched from iOS back when it was iOS 6 or 7 so maybe it's better (or worse) now. Anyways Android with CyanogenMod is the best.

I only got to play android games with a controller

Playing goat simulator with a controller is so much more fun than using touchscreen controls 

[Ashley]

I actually really want a Shield. Even though I don't see myself using it that often since I don't have a Nvidia GPU in my desktop from which I could stream stuff from.

 

Yeah Apple is rather good at marketing. It's amusing since Android (with the expetion of the undo feature) is significantly better than iOS. But then I switched from iOS back when it was iOS 6 or 7 so maybe it's better (or worse) now. Anyways Android with CyanogenMod is the best.

I don't use it super often either, but it's super nice for emulators on the go. I played through Mario 2 up through half way into the last level on my flight out/back home.

[brickster]

I actually really want a Shield. Even though I don't see myself using it that often since I don't have a Nvidia GPU in my desktop from which I could stream stuff from.

 

Yeah Apple is rather good at marketing. It's amusing since Android (with the expetion of the undo feature) is significantly better than iOS. But then I switched from iOS back when it was iOS 6 or 7 so maybe it's better (or worse) now. Anyways Android with CyanogenMod is the best.

I am planning on switching to android from my shitty iPhone 5c (not my choice for a phone, just a hand me down) can someone tell me what CyanogenMod is?

[Beskamir]

I am planning on switching to android from my shitty iPhone 5c (not my choice for a phone, just a hand me down) can someone tell me what CyanogenMod is?

Custom rom which requires a bit of effort and could break your phone when installing. http://www.cyanogenmod.org/But don't worrry when I installed it on my S4 I remember messing up since it took me 2 days to get it installed and all and when my brother installed it on his LG G3 he broke it to the point that he had to essentially reinstall the original OS to fix it. But he got it fixed and will likely attempt again when he gets the chance. It's rather difficult to do permanent damage though software alone.

[STRMfrmXMN]

I am planning on switching to android from my shitty iPhone 5c (not my choice for a phone, just a hand me down) can someone tell me what CyanogenMod is?

Basically stock Android with a skin. Easy to use and gets rid of a lot of gross stuff that carriers put on your phone. Supports most popular Android devices. I still prefer bone-stock Android.

[Fgtfv567]

Basically stock Android with a skin. Easy to use and gets rid of a lot of gross stuff that carriers put on your phone. Supports most popular Android devices. I still prefer bone-stock Android.

I don't know why everyone hates touchwiz so much, I have no complaints with it on my phone

[Xsinar]

I don't know why everyone hates touchwiz so much, I have no complaints with it on my phone

 

I am not sure if its the problem with touchwiz but my 1 Year Old Note 3 have issues with opening camera at times, gets stuck using too many applications and sometimes gets stuck when trying to restart the phone. I have to remove the battery and place it back in to start my phone. I did not have these issues when I first got my phone, on the other hand my older blackberry is still working fine though.

[Beskamir]

I don't know why everyone hates touchwiz so much, I have no complaints with it on my phone

I just rather CM. Touchwiz seems over the top and it's much more demanding than what CM is. Also CM is much more open and I trust it more than something like Touchwiz.

[Wind1000100]

Yo, I know you're new here, but please don't try to quote anything over two weeks old

Ok, I'll try not to.

[Wind1000100]

"more betterer than the last"

The English

[Ruostunut kokis]

I don't know why everyone hates touchwiz so much, I have no complaints with it on my phone

It uses a lot of RAM, and overall is just slow. Plus comes with Samsung's bloatware that can only be deleted if you root the phone and use root uninstaller apps (and some phones can't even be rooted. One example of such is my Samsung Galaxy XCover 2: it can't connect to any PC via USB, only via WiFi, and it requires the use of Samsung Kies, which is sh*t).

 

Despite this, the only Android skin which i have ever used is TouchWiz; all of my smartphones have been Sammies, 2 have been hand me downs, and my latest one (S2) was the only one that I have bough (second-handed, as usual).

[RedSphyxis]

If anyone wants to teach someone chemistry, teach me. I have a $300 kit with equipment and chemicals, and I'm interested, just to lazy to learn.

So you wan't to be the next Walter White? 

[soup]

The English

It's a bit of a 'Linusism" as he often uses phrases such as "The more the betterer", so some people tend to use <ahem> iffy grammar when writing as a sort of homage (at least that's what they say they do, no-one ever makes mistakes).

[Sauron]

And another one i remembered

True story

I have a friend, genius, IQ of 155, grades above 90, awesome at playing he piano, the textbook stereotypical asian kid.

He asked me 2 questions in succession.

1. Can your CD/usb get viruses if you don't cover it up?

2. Can you move files by rubbing usb sticks together?

He was dead serious

 

iq tests aren't 100% reliable you should take quite a few of them to determine a sort of reliable score and bare in mind you can train (voluntarily or not) for the sort of questions they ask.

[jayctech]

I actually really want a Shield. Even though I don't see myself using it that often since I don't have a Nvidia GPU in my desktop from which I could stream stuff from.

To be fair it's a solid tablet offering at its price point. Particularly on the Android side of the market. It's good value even without all of Nvidia's extra stuff (streaming, local hardcore play, pen etc.).

 

I am planning on switching to android from my shitty iPhone 5c (not my choice for a phone, just a hand me down) can someone tell me what CyanogenMod is?

Why the interest in CyanogenMod? It's not something worth faffing about with on your first phone and the only phone which comes with it preinstalled (in the West as far as I know) is the Oneplus One. Great phone by the way. Would recommend alongside Motorola and Nexus devices for first time Android phones.

Side note: what is this Gild option I see at the bottom of my posts?