Experiences with non-techies

[Karumu]

at least it comes with a 5 year warranty.

it's not even in-wall rated tho

[Owade73]

Even when 8.1 Update 1 boots to desktop by default?

Not right away but one of them will click the start button then freak out when the entire look changes.

[Legion]

 "hackers" (should be crackers!!!) are "hacking" the computer. 

 

To be fair to your dad. When groups are going around calling themselves hacktivists and hackers when they aren't white/grey they a making a mess of the terminology for common folk.

The media doesn't help either.

[mosin40]

I just remembered that when I was 12 I used to play GTA Vice City with my friends at school. We managed to install the game (a pirate version) in the computers of the library. Then there was one of my friends who wanted to get the game into his usb, the game was about 1gb, so instead of copying the whole folder, only passed the game's shortcut into his usb. 

The next day, he came and said, "the game doesn't work".

[Copper]

I just remembered that when I was 12 I used to play GTA Vice City with my friends at school. We managed to install the game (a pirate version) in the computers of the library. Then there was one of my friends who wanted to get the game into his usb, the game was about 1gb, so instead of copying the whole folder, only passed the game's shortcut into his usb. 

The next day, he came and said, "the game doesn't work".

 

Yep, same thing happened to my friend too except it was a different game that I cannot recall. It was a game similar to Mario.. About 10-12 years from now.

[mosin40]

I used to have a friend who would get to me install computer programs for her because she didn't know how.

Me too, actually I have a lot of friends who do the same

[naomasa11]

Out of stock: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/audioquest-diamond-3-3-high-speed-hdmi-cable-dark-gray-black/2383276.p?id=1218324437192

:rolleyes:

 

"This HDMI cable features a Dielectric-Bias System that reduces distortion and 100% Perfect-Surface Silver conductors for improved signal clarity. The Direct-Silver-plated HDMI connectors provide a simple connection and durability."

 

You really can't put a price on quality like that.  If anything, this is a steal.

[Marvzl1357]

Me: "I got a 21:9 monitor"

Friend: "cool, is that like uhd?"

Me: "no, it's widescreen HD. 2560x1080"

Friend: "cool, but you'll need like a titan to run it Lol!"

First up, he thought 21:9=uhd. Second,he still believes titan is the most powerful card.

Thirdly, he thinks that a Gtx 760 would need all games set to low to play anything at decent fps at that resolution.

Oh well, looks like I'll have to turn down my 2560x1440 ogssaa mid-high settings to play all my games now Eh?

[Ruostunut kokis]

I installed my old rig (HP Compaq dc7600 running Ubuntu 14.04 (plus with added Radeon HD 4350 GPU)) for my mother to use in the living room where her loud and really slow Windows XP laptop used to be, she doesn't have much issues doing basic web browsing. Today I found her using her old laptop once again because of, get this: it has solitare on it. Yes, she plays solitare shipped with Windows XP in 2014... She doesn't play other games, even though she's using a Lumia 625 as her phone and acknowledges the existence of some mobile games. I told her there's solitare available for Ubuntu too, no. She wants to play the XP version of it.

 

I don't know what to say...

[colonel_mortis]

My brother's friend tried to set up a GMod server on his computer, so he called my brother (who has set up a minecraft server) and asked him for help setting it up. 15 minutes later, we had given him a static IP, figured out the IP, username and password of the web interface of his router, and were about to help him forward the required ports when he decided that he was scared that it would break his internet and he didn't want to go through with it. 15 minutes of my time wasted because at the last minute he decided that he didn't want this server after all in case it broke his computer.

[soup]

 15 minutes of my time wasted because at the last minute he decided that he didn't want this server after all in case it broke his computer.

 

 

Wow! A whole 15 minutes.

 

Senses of perspective are availlable from over there ->

[colonel_mortis]

Wow! A whole 15 minutes.

 

Senses of perspective are availlable from over there ->

Sure, 15 minutes isn't much, but it's 15 minutes that I could have (and would have) spent doing other useful stuff, rather than wasting my time trying to help somebody that eventually decided that they didn't want help. For free. But the main point is that he spent 15 minutes setting it up, only to decide that he was scared that it would break his computer/internet, and that he didn't want to do it after all.

[flibberdipper]

This video is pretty hilarious.

 

 

EDIT: And this one is pretty bad too.

 

[BlackMamba]

Spent an hour teaching my neighbour how to use the 700 dollar printer he bought... 

[Wano97]

 

(TheFeather Loose isn't me btw )

[WinNut]

-snip-

Lel, kids in my school think the same thing...VRAM does not stack.

 

EDIT: Have you seen this thread?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/178699-will-this-pc-be-able-to-run-minesweeper/

 

OP says:

 

Hi, I want this pc to run Minesweeper and Super Mario Bros NES at the lowest settings at 144p, as I know you need a pretty good pc for 480p medium. Thanks.

http://uk.pcpartpick...id/saved/HcbCmG 

[Wano97]

Lel, kids in my school think the same thing...VRAM does not stack.

 

EDIT: Have you seen this thread?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/178699-will-this-pc-be-able-to-run-minesweeper/

 

OP says:

Obvious troll thread though

[Guest andyysplash]

This video is pretty hilarious.

EDIT: And this one is pretty bad too.

Dat coowler-MAAAARRSTER doe

And I'm surprised that fan doesn't shred itself to pieces at 5200rpm. I've got the stock cooler for my 8320 (saving up for a noctua) and I won't let it go past 3000 - it's way to loud

[soup]

Sure, 15 minutes isn't much,

 

You said a mouthfull.

[colonel_mortis]

You said a mouthfull.

Well he did waste my time, although the main point of the post was to highlight my experience with a non techie who only decided that what he was doing was scary and could harm his computer/internet (despite my and my brother's assurances that it wouldn't) after he had changed most of the relevant settings. And would you rather spend 15 minutes doing something interesting or 15 minutes achieving nothing with a non-techie?

[soup]

it's 15 minutes that I could have (and would have) spent doing other useful stuff, rather than wasting my time

You will spend a lot of time in your life in fruitless/neverending/useless,,, endeavours, do not let the waste of 15 minutes affect you (you'll be less stressed, will live longer etc.).

Running a server may be nothing/trivial to you but it obviously freaked this guy out.

would you rather spend 15 minutes doing something interesting or 15 minutes achieving nothing with a non-techie?

Obviously something interesting. But if I had to spend 15 minutes and not do anything, I wouldn't get so 'het-up' about it.

My original post was a bit of a non-significant post, but seriously don't 'sweat the small stuff'.

[mosin40]

I just remembered that a friend of mine wanted to buy a new laptop (Toshiba brand), so i recommended one with a dedicated GPU, it was S/.2199 approximately 780US$ for mild gaming and work.

Instead of buying the one I recommended, he bought a cheaper one about $600.

So when I was in school, he brought his brand new laptop. 

He: I've got a new laptop

Me: Ok. Can I see it?

He: It is better than yours.

Me: seriously... (my laptop has i7 and a gt650m, 120gb ssd, 1tb hdd.) Tell me the specs?

He: core i5, 1tb HDD, 8gb ram

Me: gpu?

He: super intel hd4000, I can run all games in ULTRA

Me... sure...(no comments) 

 

PD: sometimes he is still bragging that his laptop is way better than mine.

[Filippus]

Perhaps 2 months ago at lunch in school I overheard a discussion on data size, what they said was: No No No 1 Gigabyte is totally 100 megabyte 

mfw  <_<

[spwath]

Dat coowler-MAAAARRSTER doe

And I'm surprised that fan doesn't shred itself to pieces at 5200rpm. I've got the stock cooler for my 8320 (saving up for a noctua) and I won't let it go past 3000 - it's way to loud

mine got to 6000 gaming...

[The_Strict_Nein]

I installed my old rig (HP Compaq dc7600 running Ubuntu 14.04 (plus with added Radeon HD 4350 GPU)) for my mother to use in the living room where her loud and really slow Windows XP laptop used to be, she doesn't have much issues doing basic web browsing. Today I found her using her old laptop once again because of, get this: it has solitare on it. Yes, she plays solitare shipped with Windows XP in 2014... She doesn't play other games, even though she's using a Lumia 625 as her phone and acknowledges the existence of some mobile games. I told her there's solitare available for Ubuntu too, no. She wants to play the XP version of it.

 

I don't know what to say...

 

You can get a gameboy emulator on PCs now-a-days.

 

Still doesn't beat the feel of the real thing