Things that non computer techs do/say that absolutley drive you crazy!!!

[Metalloid]

In my neverending attempt to educate my non-tech like friends, I find that they have a few habits that drive me crazy. I figured it would be best to share them with you, and I invite everyone else to post things that their non-techie friends say and do that drive them nuts.

Here are a few of mine:
1. Referring to a monitor as a "computer".
2. When I ask what kind of computer they have, they say "An HP" or "A Dell," when really I just wanted their specs. Then I ask for specs, and they have no idea.
3. Thinking that Alienware's are God-like boxes that destroy everything just because they cost twice as much as they should.

What bothers you?

 

[Aves]

When I see people doubleclick a hyperlink.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: aves2k
When I see people doubleclick a hyperlink.

Yes, anything that can be single clicked and is double clicked.

Drives me nucking futs.

 

[LadyJessica]

When they touch a computer

 

[KingNothing]

I was scanning some pictures at my parent's house today and I asked my mom if I could take her scanner (which I bought her last Christmas) home with me for the afternoon and use my PC to process the images since mine was so much faster.

She said...

get ready..

"But my PC is 56K, isn't that fast enough?"

 

[UCDznutz]

Originally posted by: aves2k
When I see people doubleclick a hyperlink.

man that drives me crazy too

 

[Luden]

The double click of everything and that alienware thing..

 

[Metalloid]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
I was scanning some pictures at my parent's house today and I asked my mom if I could take her scanner (which I bought her last Christmas) home with me for the afternoon and use my PC to process the images since mine was so much faster.

She said...

get ready..

"But my PC is 56K, isn't that fast enough?"

HAHA I love it!

 

[Tab]

"Whats broadband?"

"I use Weatherbug!"

 

[y2kc]

when they call the entire PC a modem...

 

[brtspears2]

When they highlight everything they read.

 

[Tripleshot]

When the call a tower a CPU.

 

[Cuda1447]

I took my friend to a LAN party right. We had all his stuff in the room now except his tower. He says to me "Ok, now i just have to go get my modem" I forced him to take some computer classes after that.

 

[Metalloid]

If I had an external modem that is as big as my tower, it better be very fast.

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: Tripleshot
When the call a tower a CPU.

When I worked for a local hospital system's IT department, everyone referred to the tower as a CPU. They were all smart enough to know the difference, but they did it anyway. I never really asked why. Maybe from years of calling it than in front of the clueless people for their improved understanding.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: Tripleshot
When the call a tower a CPU.

When I worked for a local hospital system's IT department, everyone referred to the tower as a CPU. They were all smart enough to know the difference, but they did it anyway. I never really asked why. Maybe from years of calling it than in front of the clueless people for their improved understanding.

The term never bothered me,hell I've been to Lan parties where the printed rules state "all Cpu's on the floor"

The thing that bothers me most is when I've gotta tell em more than twice how to spell my name when they're making out my check

 

[nater]

I volunteer for a senior citizens computer class and the instructor tells them, every time, without fail, that the tower is "also known as the cpu or the hard drive, people call it different things." :disgust: She's an instructor for christ's sake!

 

[zsouthboy]

Originally posted by: Luden
The double click of everything and that alienware thing..

And when you ask what version of windows they have, they say 97... ......not what version of WORD.......WINDOWS!

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Tripleshot
When the call a tower a CPU.

Exactly... :| i'm like WTF...

 

[kami]

When they highlight everything they read.

I do that (old habit) and I've been using and building PCs for about 7-8 years.

 

[SuepaFly]

When they think AOL and the Internet are synonymous...
"Do you have AOL on your computer."
"I have the Internet."
"Will I be able to use it to check my hotmail?"

Originally posted by: zsouthboy

Originally posted by: Luden
The double click of everything and that alienware thing..

And when you ask what version of windows they have, they say 97... ......not what version of WORD.......WINDOWS!

Good one, they start telling me stuff like "I can use word, excel, and get on the Internet."

 

[Torghn]

Originally posted by: nater
I volunteer for a senior citizens computer class and the instructor tells them, every time, without fail, that the tower is "also known as the cpu or the hard drive, people call it different things." :disgust: She's an instructor for christ's sake!

That's just sad.

 

[ChrisIsBored]

My mother calls the physical PC the "hard drive".

Damn that's annoying...

 

[jimmygates]

I've worked with people who called the tower "the brain".


"Sir, please bring the tower in and we can take a look at it.."

"You mean just the brain? Or the brain and the monitor?"


yikes...



-Jimbo

 

[maziwanka]

how about ppl who have no idea how to connect the ethernet cable to their computer and the wall jack.