Experiences with non-techies

[flibberdipper]

Welcome to the tech-support stream!

 

Just now:

 

Person: Help the computer isn't turning on!

Me: Did you turn on the actual computer itself?

Person: Yeah I touched the power button and it didn't work!

Me: *Reaches over and firmly push power button*

Person: YAY YOU ARE A GENIUS!

Me: Facepalm

 

I hate typing on these Dell laptop keyboards. They are too mushy.

You poor soul. You deal with people like this every day?

 

 This... :angry: I installed an SSD in my aunties laptop because she was constantly complaining about it being slow but cant afford a new computer and now the laptop is blazing fast but obviously she can't tell the difference and now, any- and I mean ANY little thing that's different, she will blame me for breaking it somehow :mellow:

I know the feeling.

[terrytek]

Welcome to the tech-support stream!

 

Just now:

 

Person: Help the computer isn't turning on!

Me: Did you turn on the actual computer itself?

Person: Yeah I touched the power button and it didn't work!

Me: *Reaches over and firmly push power button*

Person: YAY YOU ARE A GENIUS!

Me: Facepalm

 

I hate typing on these Dell laptop keyboards. They are too mushy.

Yeah, any big brand laptop has a sucky keyboard. Wait, why did he only touch the power button? That is one dumbass kid.

[flibberdipper]

Yeah, any big brand laptop has a sucky keyboard.

Not my netbook. Or my old Compaq... I like that keyboard.

[ShadowCaptain]

Yesterday evening, my dad decided (for no apparent reason) to charge all of the laptops since they are always flat (even though he is the one that uses them)

 

Anyway i come out of my office into the lounge and there are 3 laptops ON the sofa, ALL TURNED ON! - I swear they were ready to burst into flames being sat with no air for about 3 hours. (yes my parents use gaming laptops because I have a few lying around)

 

Im like "dad you realise you dont have to turn them on for them to charge" and hes like "yeah but you never told me it was dangerous to leave them on"  - im like, touch the bottom, they are too damn hot to touch - Plus what a waste of energy ><

 

Also

 

When my 780ti arrived (which he doesnt know the cost of) he was like "oh is that your new £200 graphics card?"....yes dad, it totally was only £200...not £500

 

Hes not that bad at using them but he doesnt understand them at all

 

Also him and my mum cannot seem to grasp the google omnibar, if they want to search they navigate to the google website instead of using the search bar - but at least they can manage to access email shop online, facebook etc without my help these days

 

Also they are good with the iPad I let them use and they both have iPhones they manage with so not all bad i guess

[terrytek]

Yesterday evening, my dad decided (for no apparent reason) to charge all of the laptops since they are always flat (even though he is the one that uses them)

 

Anyway i come out of my office into the lounge and there are 3 laptops ON the sofa, ALL TURNED ON! - I swear they were ready to burst into flames being sat with no air for about 3 hours. (yes my parents use gaming laptops because I have a few lying around)

 

Im like "dad you realise you dont have to turn them on for them to charge" and hes like "yeah but you never told me it was dangerous to leave them on"  - im like, touch the bottom, they are too damn hot to touch - Plus what a waste of energy ><

 

Also

 

When my 580ti arrived (which he doesnt know the cost of) he was like "oh is that your new £200 graphics card?"....yes dad, it totally was only £200...not £500

 

Hes not that bad at using them but he doesnt understand them at all

 

Also him and my mum cannot seem to grasp the google omnibar, if they want to search they navigate to the google website instead of using the search bar - but at least they can manage to access email shop online, facebook etc without my help these days

 

Also they are good with the iPad I let them use and they both have iPhones they manage with so not all bad i guess

Are you sure it's a 580Ti? I'm pretty sure it's just 580, the Ti edition doesn't exist. Probably you're talking about a 550Ti or a 560Ti.

[ShadowCaptain]

Are you sure it's a 580Ti? I'm pretty sure it's just 580, the Ti edition doesn't exist. Probably you're talking about a 550Ti or a 560Ti.

 

I meant my 780ti I will edit my post

 

EDIT: changed it above so now you just look mental

 

I do still have an old 580 kicking around, its just sat on the side looking sad

[terrytek]

I meant my 780ti I will edit my post

 

EDIT: changed it above so now you just look mental

 

I do still have an old 580 kicking around, its just sat on the side looking sad

There. That's better.

[iain]

me.: Hey you know trjoans are bad right.

freind : but trojans make it faster.

me. :ever wonder why you have a diffrent wallpaper and randome websites poping up.

freind . my pc is broken

me: i wonder why...

[NerdNinja]

me.: Hey you know trjoans are bad right.

freind : but trojans make it faster.

me. :ever wonder why you have a diffrent wallpaper and randome websites poping up.

freind . my pc is broken

me: i wonder why...

 

Where the heck did he hear that trojans make a PC faster?  :huh:

[SteveGaming]

Last night, my mother asked me to put Breaking Bad Season 1 on the DVD player for her, I turned it on after finally skipping through episodes to find out which one she was to watch next as she had forgotten... She then called me through to her room three times; because she accidentally turned it off (She tried to pause it), I put the episode back on and went back through to play CSGO she shouted for me again, this time she tried to turn the volume up and turned the DVD player off a second time! I then went back through to continue playing my game, twenty minutes later "STEPHENNNN, STEVEEEE" This time she accidentally hit the remote and again turned it off. 

 

Hopeless, this is why I'm going grey at 20 years old.

[flibberdipper]

Last night, my mother asked me to put Breaking Bad Season 1 on the DVD player for her, I turned it on after finally skipping through episodes to find out which one she was to watch next as she had forgotten... She then called me through to her room three times; because she accidentally turned it off (She tried to pause it), I put the episode back on and went back through to play CSGO she shouted for me again, this time she tried to turn the volume up and turned the DVD player off a second time! I then went back through to continue playing my game, twenty minutes later "STEPHENNNN, STEVEEEE" This time she accidentally hit the remote and again turned it off. 

 

Hopeless, this is why I'm going grey at 20 years old.

Wow. Get out of there and move far, far away.

[ShadowCaptain]

Just my entire OLD job at pc world

 

customer: "hey im looking for a decent laptop for myself"

me: "well, we certainly sell laptops, what do you plan on using it for"

customer: "well just normal stuff you know"

me "...what do you consider normal"

customer: "you know just regular computer stuff"

 

me..... "thats helpful......why not have a look around"  - runs away and dies in a corner

 

or this

 

customer: "well i was looking for a computer with at least 8gb of ram, and a 2tb hard drive, ooh this one has 16gb"

me : "but it has a celeron, it will be slow and terrible"

customer: "but it has so much ram, ill take this one please, I also dont need any software, I dont need office or antivirus or anything, my *insert person here* works in the IT business"

 

- next day - oh hey, this computer is slow, also you never told me it didnt come with office and it has a virus because you didnt install an antivirus

 

me. FUCK OFF *never actually said that, just screamed it in my head*

 

but my favourite customer was this lady

 

lady "Oh i work in IT i get all my software free"

 

Me : thats great what do you do?

 

lady : "I'm a sports teacher at school"..........

 

FACEPALM then how the fuck are you in IT, im pretty sure teaching football isnt IT unless its pro evo

 

(I have thousands of these BTW)

[flibberdipper]

Just my entire OLD job at pc world

 

customer: "hey im looking for a decent laptop for myself"

me: "well, we certainly sell laptops, what do you plan on using it for"

customer: "well just normal stuff you know"

me "...what do you consider normal"

customer: "you know just regular computer stuff"

 

me..... "thats helpful......why not have a look around"  - runs away and dies in a corner

 

or this

 

customer: "well i was looking for a computer with at least 8gb of ram, and a 2tb hard drive, ooh this one has 16gb"

me : "but it has a celeron, it will be slow and terrible"

customer: "but it has so much ram, ill take this one please, I also dont need any software, I dont need office or antivirus or anything, my *insert person here* works in the IT business"

 

- next day - oh hey, this computer is slow, also you never told me it didnt come with office and it has a virus because you didnt install an antivirus

 

me. FUCK OFF *never actually said that, just screamed it in my head*

 

but my favourite customer was this lady

 

lady "Oh i work in IT i get all my software free"

 

Me : thats great what do you do?

 

lady : "I'm a sports teacher at school"..........

 

FACEPALM then how the fuck are you in IT, im pretty sure teaching football isnt IT unless its pro evo

 

(I have thousands of these BTW)

My lord. Glad you got out of there.

[terrytek]

Just my entire OLD job at pc world

 

customer: "hey im looking for a decent laptop for myself"

me: "well, we certainly sell laptops, what do you plan on using it for"

customer: "well just normal stuff you know"

me "...what do you consider normal"

customer: "you know just regular computer stuff"

 

me..... "thats helpful......why not have a look around"  - runs away and dies in a corner

 

or this

 

customer: "well i was looking for a computer with at least 8gb of ram, and a 2tb hard drive, ooh this one has 16gb"

me : "but it has a celeron, it will be slow and terrible"

customer: "but it has so much ram, ill take this one please, I also dont need any software, I dont need office or antivirus or anything, my *insert person here* works in the IT business"

 

- next day - oh hey, this computer is slow, also you never told me it didnt come with office and it has a virus because you didnt install an antivirus

 

me. FUCK OFF *never actually said that, just screamed it in my head*

 

but my favourite customer was this lady

 

lady "Oh i work in IT i get all my software free"

 

Me : thats great what do you do?

 

lady : "I'm a sports teacher at school"..........

 

FACEPALM then how the fuck are you in IT, im pretty sure teaching football isnt IT unless its pro evo

 

(I have thousands of these BTW)

I really feel bad for these people who have to deal with these bullshit people. Wow, how can people get a computer when they say they don't need any software on it and then come back saying the software they didn't need is not there, but they need it. Genius.

[ShadowCaptain]

My lord. Glad you got out of there.

 

Worked there for 7 Years, I probably have 100 stories for every day I was there

[NerdNinja]

Just my entire OLD job at pc world

 

customer: "hey im looking for a decent laptop for myself"

me: "well, we certainly sell laptops, what do you plan on using it for"

customer: "well just normal stuff you know"

me "...what do you consider normal"

customer: "you know just regular computer stuff"

 

me..... "thats helpful......why not have a look around"  - runs away and dies in a corner

 

or this

 

customer: "well i was looking for a computer with at least 8gb of ram, and a 2tb hard drive, ooh this one has 16gb"

me : "but it has a celeron, it will be slow and terrible"

customer: "but it has so much ram, ill take this one please, I also dont need any software, I dont need office or antivirus or anything, my *insert person here* works in the IT business"

 

- next day - oh hey, this computer is slow, also you never told me it didnt come with office and it has a virus because you didnt install an antivirus

 

me. FUCK OFF *never actually said that, just screamed it in my head*

 

but my favourite customer was this lady

 

lady "Oh i work in IT i get all my software free"

 

Me : thats great what do you do?

 

lady : "I'm a sports teacher at school"..........

 

FACEPALM then how the fuck are you in IT, im pretty sure teaching football isnt IT unless its pro evo

 

(I have thousands of these BTW)

 

Customer #2 got a virus in less than 24 hours? I have lost all hope in humanity.

[NerdNinja]

Worked there for 7 Years, I probably have 100 stories for every day I was there

 

Well now you can share them all here!

[flibberdipper]

Worked there for 7 Years, I probably have 100 stories for every day I was there

Make a spoiler and share them all here.

[terrytek]

Damn, 13 members are reading this topic. Damn.

[ShadowCaptain]

Make a spoiler and share them all here.

I will, maybe. My keyboard might set alight with hatred and hard typing

 

Well now you can share them all here!

Maybe, If i can be arsed I am meant to be working

 

Customer #2 got a virus in less than 24 hours? I have lost all hope in humanity.

Oh that is quite common, or at least some crazy software issue

 

A customer last month had limewire on his pc - is that even a thing anymore?

[NerdNinja]

Damn, 13 members are reading this topic. Damn.

 

Hi Everyone !

But now on a more serious note.

 

I just recieved an email from support.mobile@yugioh-bam.com. This email was a reply to an email that I apparently sent at 11:29 pm last night. Although I was online I did not touch my email at all so there's my first hint at a scam. The email that I apparently sent said "I am not happy. In less than a week after the new update, I lost all my data! All my cards, coins, and progress are all gone. After a reinstallment, still nothing. Please, help me!!!" I have never installed any update and I have never played YUGIOH other than the physical card game and that was years back. My second hint was the word(s) YUGIOH. I haven't played that card game since a few years back, however my older brother is OBSESSED with it and that leaves me to wonder if the email somehow came from his YUGIOH app in his iPad. Now my final hint that it's a scam is that they ask me for my ITUNES ID and my FACEBOOK PROFILE! I mean WHAT????How are these two things going to even REMOTELY help you fix this problem even if it did exist?!?!?! I can' believe that people fall for this stuff it's sad really  And I just noticed that in the email that I apparently sent the word re instalment is spelled wrong! Real professional. <_<

 

[spwath]

On no this review on amazon of the y510 p with sli 755Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p 15.6-Inch Laptop (59406636) Dusk Black

Fast boot up, awesome keyboard and screen

By Ruben Miranda - March 24, 2014

Amazon Verified Purchase

Bought this so my 8 year old daughter could play video games.

Turns out she only plays minecraft and some wolf game with low res graphics.

It does blow hot air out at the sides and it was uncomfortably hot to my hand as I moved the mouse.

Keyboard has a really great feel to it.

It's heavy, but you should expect that.

The drive performs very nicely. Really fast. I think it may be a hybrid.

I would recommend this without hesitation.

[Iankiller99]

I have another one for you guys, was talking to an 18/yo UK girl on xbox and we were comparing xboxes when I asked her how many GB her hard drive was.

 

I told her that if her xbox was laying flat it should be on one of the sides and if it was vertical it should be on the top (hopefully not bottom).

 

She ended up picking the xbox up with internet cables and all still attached, and tilted her xbox around until she found it. Needless to say bad things happen when you tilt a CD/DVD player. Her brand new copy of COD Black ops or mw3 or whatever it was got completely wrecked. I can't rememebr if it was cracked or just really REALLY scratched. 

[Iankiller99]

My mom made a program for her co-workers and it said "press any key to continue" and all her co-workers were looking for the button that said "any"

 

 

The any key? Wha-Where's the any key? *smashes keypad* access granted. I hate computers...

[WinNut]

 I deal with this stuff every day, so yes, I pity myself.