Lost files...

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It's nice to walk home and find fully functional RAID boxes and servers in the dumpster behind a financial building that just got new servers a half year ago.

It's very nice.

*takes them home*

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Woman: I need cables.
Me: What kind?
Woman: The ones that plug to the back of my kareoke machine. (RCA)
Me: (Shows her a 6ft cord.)
Woman: Yes, like those! But three...
Me: Uh... they are 'three', mam.
Woman: No, see those (ends)? They are six, I need three. My kareoke machine only has three.
Me: Then where would they go?
Woman: Where would what go?
Me: The other ends of the cables...
Woman: Look, I only need three! Now are you going to help me or not?
Me: Mam, no. What you are descibing defies the laws of quantum physics.

She left, bewildered and pissed off.

Another guy asked me what a cable splitter 'does'.

Oh why did i have to be polite to this guy? I explained it for him, and even drew "Y" diagrams, for an HOUR!

He still didn't get it.

Any MAC gurus out here?

[kukla-red.livejournal.com]

Hi all... fairly new to this community but long-time techie.  Probably longer than some of you have been alive (ouch, that hurts to admit).

I've always been a pc-based tech - I know little to nothing about the Mac world.  It just hasn't come up in my career.  However, my boyfriend is a Mac guy - he's a graphic art director.  His home Mac is a G4 that is badly in need of some upgrading.  He needs more RAM and the upgrade to the newest operating system.  I'd also like to get him a wireless card so he can connect to our home network.  If I could afford to get him a cool new iMac, believe me I would.  But the bills must be paid.

Can anyone give me some pointers on where to buy/what to ask for/how much this should all cost?  I just got my holiday bonus and I want to use some of it to bring his G4 into the 21st Century but I don't want to walk into the nearest Apple store and have some sales guy think "here comes a pigeon!"  I'd like to be able to know what to expect.

Helpful suggestions and pointers are most welcome and appreciated.

Thank you.

email hell

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Say it with me ...

"There is no www in an email address!"

I hate our clients.

Public schools and computers:

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(Senior class)

A girl sits down next to me at a computer and opens IE.

In the address bar, she types "Winny the Pooh Bear pictures.com" ~ENTER~

The internet says: 404

She tries it yet again, different wording.

~Fails~

She gets frustrated, but another ghetto kid comes over to help her out from the same class.

"See, this what you do wrong..." and types in "www.Winiey the Poo Bear pictures.com"

Both are baffled by the 404 Error, yet keep trying.

Remember when...

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(Sorry if I'm posting a bit much today, I'm new and have alot to say from experiences.)

...you had to have Flash player to the download/install the Flash player through Macromedia's website?

So I stumble into my old workplace today to see a huge TV in the center of the sales floor and ask my old boss:

"What's this?"
"It's broken, leave it alone."
"What's wrong with it?"
"Volume's busted, now leave it alone."
"Hmm..."

*Plugs it in and unmutes it.*

"Seems fine to me..."
*shocked* "Holy hell..." *sighs* "Alright, call up the customer, tell him it's fixed."
"Should I charge him? Stupidity is expensive these days, y'know."