Why not to get vista!!

Kornowski said:
lol,

It's a lot like Marmite, you either love Vista, or you don't... it's your opinion, leave it at that...

[/stupid pathetic arguing, over the internet] :cool:
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Unbelievable isn't it?! Whether it's Vista or Windows 1.0 you could find pros and cons about anything inbetween if you look hard enough. You work with what you have until the next game or whatever comes out and then ponder with... :confused: now what?!
 
imsati said:
You know, the same could be said of you in certain situations.



Maybe it's the same notion that causes some of these self-proclaimed authorities so create a post bashing WD because they fail all the time, when in fact if they spent half as much time repairing systems as they claim, they would realize parts from all Brands fail all the time.



Yeah, we know...you're the uber tech of awesomcakes. Care to post up proof of your certifications so we know you're not bullshitting everyone? Put up or shut up.

Seriously, most of the time you act like one of these Trolling POS's that have been popping up the last few weeks, only with 4k Posts. Get over yourself;)

And for the record, if I was ever stumped on something, I'd take IC's advice over yours any day.
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First time we've ever agreed on something...:D
 
I can't wait until Microsoft's next operating system, then everyone will have something new to complain about.


"I hate <Insert Windows OS here>!!! I'm moving back to <Insert previously released Windows OS here> We'll go from "I hate Vista!!! I'm moving back to XP" to "I hate Vienna (or w/e they decide to call it)!!! I'm moving back to Vista!!!

I'm pretty much a psychic, and probably a relative of Nostradamus.
 
XP was a "scurge" when first released to many! No one wanted to rush at XP following the ME flop from either 98 or 2000 then. Now everyones either loves XP or Vista over anything else except Linux users! Where do you go from there?

The main complaint seen at one point was the need to see all new verions of softwares when upgrading to the next version after having invested in a ton of them. Now everyone finds something else to point the finger at.
 
First, I can't figure out what to be jealous of... The Burger King budgets or the tool and die experience to hide the fact that I know bugger all about computers.

Second, what advantage is there to prove "certifications". Certifications are meaningless. Obviously. PCeye claims to have some sort of college course on computers, yet knows bugger all about them.

I've been conducting interviews with people that claim teh "college knowledge" and most of them don't have the first damn clue when it comes time to get their hands dirty. Paper smarts are absolutely useless. Offering $25 an hour doesn't seem to get me much in the way of actual experience.

Now, experience on the other hand. Experience that gets a call from a restaurant yesterday.. Their "paper smart" tech support spent hours trying to figure out the problem. He calls me in a panic because the "support contract" he has with these people is useless and he's losing money by the minute. I go on site and in five minutes the problem is fixed, his hosts have logged back on, orders are going through, etc.

Do I REALLY need to prove something to some kid on a message board? Do I really need to give a damn who you take your advice from? Do I really need to care who you believe? Do my clients, that spend an average $150 to have their WD drives repaired give a damn that the two drives your parents bought you for Christmas still work? Do I really need to realign my thinking because "well the drive I bought with my paper route money still works six months later" after having sold, serviced, etc over 3000 drives in the last ten years? When besides Fujitsu, who scrapped their residential product line because of a fatal design flaw in their cooling, I've seen more than triple the number of failed WD drives than Seagate, Samsung or Maxtor?

Or does your sample size of 5 trump a sample size of several thousand?

I'm not even functioning on the same plane you are. You have some retired, senile, washed up has been posting "Google-sense" and someone else posting Youtube videos as proof. I have businesses, factories, government agencies, accountants, doctors, dentists, jewelers, investment brokers, printing companies, teachers, authors, real estate agents, etc. that lose money by the minute when their computer systems go down.

Your worst case scenario is that you can't post more Youtube bullcrap on a message board.

I have a very successful computer business that's growing in leaps and bounds. I have an office, staff, inventory, equipment, signs, vehicles, advertising. I am authorized by several major computing companies. I have partnerships with web hosts, web designers, networking and security companies. I have more referals bringing business than the $4500 I spent on the Yellow Pages this year. And now I have some twit on a message board demanding PROOF!!!! Oh...my...GOD!! I'm going to jump right on that one.

Hmmmm. Let's think about that for a second.

Should I really CARE what you think? Give your head a shake.
 
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windows me was amazing IMO.
never had a bsod, never had a crash, no driver issues and boot times were under 15 seconds from button press to windows being ready.
 
Look Mr Smart Ass, if you got an issue with PC eye then put it to a Moderator. Don't wash your dirty linen in public, we don't want to know.

EDIT:Not aimed at you ^ , you just happened to post as I was replying:)
 
Actually, I really don't care about PCeye.. There are things in this life that actually matter. He's not one of them.

Listen, I'm just here to collect scenarios and offer tidbits of advice here and there. You don't want it, don't take it. It's not going to hurt my feelings, believe me. My focus is my business. If something I say helps, fine. If it doesn't, then I'm sure you can enjoy a bunch of irrelevant nonsense, Youtube videos (because God knows youtube is the definitive Vista authority) or some silly cut and paste picture collection when all you wanted to know was whether that extra fan would help.

There's nothing a blind person hates more than meeting up with someone that can see and hearing "Hey! You're blind".
 
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PC eye said:
Unbelievable isn't it?! Whether it's Vista or Windows 1.0 you could find pros and cons about anything inbetween if you look hard enough. You work with what you have until the next game or whatever comes out and then ponder with... :confused: now what?!
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I know, Use what ever you want... Opinions aren't true!

SirKenin, if it aint something you have to do... prooving yourself, why did you type a freakin' essay!?
 
SK, we bow to your greatness and proudly proclaim 'We're not worthy!' I also love how you assume I (and others that don't show their age) are 'kids'.

You have some retired, senile, washed up has been posting "Google-sense" and someone else posting Youtube videos as proof.
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Youtube videos as proof? And here I was thinking it was posted as a half-joke. Gee, silly me...:rolleyes:

I have businesses, factories, government agencies, accountants, doctors, dentists, jewelers, investment brokers, printing companies, teachers, authors, real estate agents, etc. that lose money by the minute when their computer systems go down.
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And to think my Home Client list consists of about 50-ish families and my Small Business list 'only' has about 40. (Those are monthly-accounts, they do not include the random phone call saying 'Hi, so-and-so told me you would be able to help' Clients that I help once and never see them again.) Geeze, what have I done wrong? <flails> Again, I bow to your greatness.

In closing, I bet 20 years ago, you were the same as BP or some of the other punks here now - always on the highest pedistal, doing everything you can to convince others you know what you're talking about, but really offering very little in terms of useful assistance. PC Eye, IC, and several other *useful* posters and I don't always see things the same way, but I value their opinions/advice/debate because they have a lot to offer. You on the other hand...well...'certification this', 'I'm so great because of that', but really never any great advice. Go figure...
 
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Actually, you're right imsati... But perhaps not for the reason you think.

If I had said nothing... "I told you so"
If I gave my reasons... "I told you so"

It's the damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario.

I'm not great... Not at all.. But I am busy. Rather than wasting 10,000 on utter stupidity, I target my responses to where I think they'd be the most use.

Better 1000 posts of useful information than 10,000 of utter garbage.

With that said.. Why do I only have a handful of posts? Look behind the scenes and read between the lines.. Mr. "Computer Expert" seems to have a whole pile of time to waste posting nonsense and hitting up search engines for answers. I don't. Why? Because I actually have a life that involves REAL clients, REAL problems and REAL money. I don't have the time to post 10,000 posts of utter garbage. People like him sit in their basement surrounded by ancient relics, mementos of the "good old days" and a path to the TV. I rather concern myself with growing my business.

That's the REAL scene, then, isn't it. Someone who professes a successful business, yet remarkably has hours and hours to spend posting utter garbage on a message board.. People nodding blindly in a agreement speaks volumes in itself.

I think of that when I'm reading ads in the online classifieds. These punks posting "cheap rates!" for computer service. "Low overhead!". Etc. Every day, a new ad. What that tells me is some bored teenager, working out of their bedroom and doesn't have the clientelle to keep them busy... So they have PLENTY of time to post stupid ads on a website, looking for business.

I don't have the time to post to every thread in this forum, nor do repeated followups to try and "prove" something. PCeye does.. Good for him. I have a life... and that means my business and my girlfriend. Offering proof to someone that isn't going to pay me a dime just doesn't rate very high on that list. And even if I did list my qualifications, you get people like PCeye that tries to tear it apart, calling it garbage, looking for a loophole, bashing the Commodore.. More total wastes of time. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. And in reality it....doesn't....matter.

That's what I was trying to point out in that "essay" you criticize. And with that said, I have to get back to work...

Feel free to waste the rest of your day picking apart what I have said.
 
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That's the REAL scene, then, isn't it. Someone who professes a successful business, yet remarkably has hours and hours to spend posting utter garbage on a message board.. People nodding blindly in a agreement speaks volumes in itself.
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I'm not certain if that was directed at me, but I have time to do both, actually. I'm not away from home everyday from 9 to 5. I schedule my service calls smartly. I try to place all my medium/long travel-time calls together, and do the same with my local ones. On days when I have just local stops, there are times that I'll be home 2-3 times throughout the day, either to get parts, check prices for new parts, drop off a take-home unit that I don't want in my car all day, or just to kill some time before the next appointment. Also, there are days that I purposefully not schedule anything for random reasons, so I'm around pretty much all day unless an emergency call comes in. So again, it all comes down to smart scheduling.

I think of that when I'm reading ads in the online classifieds. These punks posting "cheap rates!" for computer service. "Low overhead!". Etc. Every day, a new ad. What that tells me is some bored teenager, working out of their bedroom and doesn't have the clientelle to keep them busy...
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While my rates are inexpensive, they are not 'cheap' in any sense of the word. I've only posted what I charge on here once, but if you can them and feel that I fall into that category, I'd to see your reasoning behind it. (Really, I would, not trying to be a jerk.)

I don't have the time to post to every thread in this forum, nor do repeated followups to try and "prove" something.
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But...wait a second...aren't these...:confused:

Anyway, I for one find it rather ironic that right after you removed the 'if someone shouts moronities at you...' from your sig, you start ripping into others. Odd...:cool:
 
So you wrote that while you were at work?

You took the time, from your REAL clients, REAL money and REAL life, to type that...
Wow! You really do want to prove something...
 
Yeah i agree with Danny,i've been reading the whole thread and i'm amaze i must say..
and mods should really take a look at those vista theads.... it's really going " somewhere "
 
Woh woh wait a minute guys... is that you couple of experts fighting who has less tme but helps more?
I must say, ( too lazy to quote though ) that I appreciate all good answers, whether they are from net surfing or from expert's head.
So, it doesn't even matter whose answer it is, it's important it works.
If someone has less time and helps, why would anyone tell him he's less helpfull and all...
Crap, I'm missing my point here...
I'll make it short...
Who likes to help, keep doing the good job.
No fighting that sucks. :D :D
 
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