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November 24, 2007

Just recently changed my tagline to

If it doesn't work, it's not for you…

I actually heard it from one of my office mates, Francis, who in turn heard it from Max. Hahaha.. Gulong-gulong ako sa kakatawa! :P Anyways, this is a potshot at people who buy gadgets just because it's the "IN" thing now but do not really know how to use it. They make life a living hell for tech support. Really. And no, I am not sour-graping.

Take laptops for example. Let's say you buy one. Then you don't know how to turn it on. Believe me, people like these do exist. And then they call tech support to say that the thing isn't working right. Hallleer?! These things were made to be user-friendly but not THAT user-friendly. And these things at LEAST require some basic knowledge to use it!

So, puh-leassee… before you buy any gadget at all, at least know how to use it. If you don't know how to use it properly, nagsayang ka lang ng pera!

 

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“People buy gadgets just because it’s the “IN” thing now but do not really know how to use. They make life a living hell for tech support. hahaha. napatawa ako dyan.

Last August my boss bought an Ipaq. Naging hell nga ang buhay ko that time sobra isang month. He called me up to his office and said na iiwan nya daw sa akin for 2 weeks kasi aalis sya at hindi nya daw alam paano gamitin. After ng 2 weeks prang ayaw ko na sauli ganda gamitin e. hehehe then another week pa ang nabuhos ko sa kakaexplain sa kanya.. wahahaha. Gusto ko ng magkasakit that time para may excuse na hindi ko sya makaharap. hehehe. Ang bobo e. Wala sanang makabasa nito.hehehe malay ko ba kung blogger ang boss ko. :) Ang Ipaq nya binigay nya na lang sa anak nya. Balik Nokia N70 na lang sya.

One thing pa pala, bumili ang sya ng card reader tinuruan ko din sya paano gamitin, then nagpatawag sya ng meeting para turuan ko daw lahat ng opismate ko paano gamitin ang card reader.. e sa lahat ng mga tao sya lang naman di marunong gumamit ng card reader.. wahahaha. Demo ko din paan gamitin, napapangiti na lang mga kasama ko.. hahaha… Ako pa ngayon ang lumabas na tanga! wahahha

Posted by Kaldong at November 27, 2007, 4:57 pm

whahahaha!!! kamusta naman ang boss mo nyan, dude? yung mom ko nga who is 57 years old ay tinuturuan ng mga kapatid kong magYM! :D

Posted by beingmytechieself at November 28, 2007, 1:06 am

Ganun! YM. ok lang yan at least may mapaglibangan sya. Tsaka siguro naman madali sya turuan.

May isa pa. Yung department head ko. Bago pa that time ang 3310 e yung gamit nya e 5110. Ngayon binigyan sya ng opis ng 3310 opis. nagpaturo sa akin, palitan ang tones and kung ano ano pa.

Later, I heard him say “Bilib talaga ako kay bogs , imagine ba naman napavibrate nya ang cellphone ko” Wahahaha nasanay kasi sa 5110 nya na walang feature na vibration. Wahahaha

Posted by Kaldong at November 28, 2007, 1:25 am

Hahaha.. gud luck naman! Saka mahirap din turuan ang nanay ko! Naiinis na nga mga kapatid ko everytime na tinuturuan sya.. ehhehe..

Pero bilib ako sa tatay ko! Kasi binilhan ko na sya ng Nokia 5070, buti na lang at nagbabasa pa sya ng user’s manual! May mga iba dyan, nagpapaturo na lang! :D

Posted by beingmytechieself at November 28, 2007, 1:47 am

Ganyan dapat lahat ng tao, kagaya ng Dad mo. Nagbabasa ng Manual. Kaya nga sa sofware merong Readme at EULA. Wala ng bumabasa nyan ngayon. :)

Posted by Kaldong at November 28, 2007, 2:10 am

exactly!!! bilib nga ako dun eh! at ayaw magpaturo ha? :P ma-pride din kasi yun eh. :D

ako nga eh, warranty card ng laptop binabasa ko pa…

Posted by beingmytechieself at November 28, 2007, 2:22 am

Am sure di mo inalis ang battery ng laptop at basahin ang nakasulat sa battery?.. hehehe and why would you that?

Good morning na pala. Post ka pa..more!
Sleep na ako. Maayong aga lang da.

Posted by Kaldong at November 28, 2007, 2:37 am

Hahaha.. well.. I know batteries are warranted for one (1) year and that they’re a consummable product.. :D And besides, it’s always good to read the fine print pra may pang-laban ka sa warranty issues. :D

Cge, I’ll be posting something soon. Di nga lang maka-tiempo. :D

Posted by beingmytechieself at November 28, 2007, 2:47 am

Ito matagal na to pero nangyari to. Tumawag (over the phone) yung co-worker ko saan daw ilalagay ang thumb drive sa computer nya. First time magka thumb drive e. 256MB Apacer (3k+ pa ata that time). Sabi ko hanapin mo na lang sa likod kung saan magkasya dun na yun.

Tumawag ulit then, sabi na kung pwede ko daw puntahan ayaw talaga gumana. Nung check ko, sa LAN Port nya nilagay. wahahaha tawa ako ng tawa.

Reason pa nya “sabi mo kahit san basta magkasya” waahahah. I tried it myself, nung balik ako sa workstation ko.. Magkasaya nga! wahaha

Posted by Kaldong at November 29, 2007, 3:11 am

hahaha… classic! first experience ko as tech support ay nung tumawag skin ung best friend ko, sabi meron daw babaeng transparent na naghuhubad sa screen nya.. Hahaha.. nagdownload kasi ng mirc. eh may sumamang virus! ayun.. nataranta ang lola mo. Sabi ko i-uninstall nya ung mirc na dinawnload nya.. :D

Posted by beingmytechieself at November 29, 2007, 3:28 am

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