1. I don't get the aversion people have to installing Microsoft runtimes (example: .NET Framework 2.0) in order to make software they want to install work. I've been on forums where some people said they would rather refuse to install the software rather than have to download the runtime. Why? IT'S FREE!! Then they bitch at the vendor for requiring the runtime then they bitch at Microsoft for making it.
2. I don't get why people buy PCs that can barely run the OS that's installed on them, then bitch at me for saying that the PC only has enough memory to run the OS and if they want better performance they need to upgrade. Then they bitch at the manufacturer for making the PC underpowered and then bitch that the store sold them a piece of crap.
3. I don't get it when a person gets infected because good ol' IE let in a virus, I advise them to use a 3rd party browser (FF or Opera) and they quip "I like IE, I won't use anything else!" Then they act like you insulted them when you tell them "Ok, then continue to use IE but you'll keep getting infested." Then if they DO download a 3rd party browser they refuse to download the plugins to make it even safer. Example: NoScript.
4. I don't get why Norton and McAfee are still so popular, yet half the time they miss threats and get easily disabled by viruses. Also, they get pretty venomous when they expire (slowness, loss of access to secure sites, etc...).
5. Speaking of security software, I don't get why ISP-provided security suites are so crappy. The Verizon Internet Security (they one people pay $5 a month for) is the worst offender, EVERY time I get a client that has it installed I have to remove it to fix the issue. I'm not kidding. Another bad one is CA Internet Security. It runs like crap even on PCs with lots of memory. Usually, I just uninstall it and the issue is fixed. I then tell clients it's best to pay for a reputable suite that will be better off for them.
6. I don't get why Lexmark printers are still popular, yet they are consistently low-rated in publications and suck ink like it's going out of style. I try to tell people to stay away, but they end up being taken by the machine's low purchase price. Then they bitch that the printer is "drinking ink like a fish." Not to mention the build quality is terrible. I owned a Lexmark printer for a year and the cover broke off in six months! I got rid of it in less than a year of ownership for an HP. Never again!
2. I don't get why people buy PCs that can barely run the OS that's installed on them, then bitch at me for saying that the PC only has enough memory to run the OS and if they want better performance they need to upgrade. Then they bitch at the manufacturer for making the PC underpowered and then bitch that the store sold them a piece of crap.
3. I don't get it when a person gets infected because good ol' IE let in a virus, I advise them to use a 3rd party browser (FF or Opera) and they quip "I like IE, I won't use anything else!" Then they act like you insulted them when you tell them "Ok, then continue to use IE but you'll keep getting infested." Then if they DO download a 3rd party browser they refuse to download the plugins to make it even safer. Example: NoScript.
4. I don't get why Norton and McAfee are still so popular, yet half the time they miss threats and get easily disabled by viruses. Also, they get pretty venomous when they expire (slowness, loss of access to secure sites, etc...).
5. Speaking of security software, I don't get why ISP-provided security suites are so crappy. The Verizon Internet Security (they one people pay $5 a month for) is the worst offender, EVERY time I get a client that has it installed I have to remove it to fix the issue. I'm not kidding. Another bad one is CA Internet Security. It runs like crap even on PCs with lots of memory. Usually, I just uninstall it and the issue is fixed. I then tell clients it's best to pay for a reputable suite that will be better off for them.
6. I don't get why Lexmark printers are still popular, yet they are consistently low-rated in publications and suck ink like it's going out of style. I try to tell people to stay away, but they end up being taken by the machine's low purchase price. Then they bitch that the printer is "drinking ink like a fish." Not to mention the build quality is terrible. I owned a Lexmark printer for a year and the cover broke off in six months! I got rid of it in less than a year of ownership for an HP. Never again!
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