I'm sure many people have been in a position where you take a car to a mechanic, only to have it not do whatever bad thing it had been doing, right?
Well, same thing happens in computer stores.
At least one in twenty people come in with a problem that doesn't present itself when we look at it.
Other times, it seems I have some sort of Neo-esque ability to psychically connect with machinery and make it work. For example:
1. Fellow had built his own computer from parts purchased online. It wouldn't turn on. Tested power supply, made sure wires were plugged into proper ports on motherboard, etc. Everything was kosher. So I pushed the power button. And it turned on. We charged him a 6-pack of beer for turning his system on.
2. Intern puts a new hard drive into a system and gets ready to load Windows. System does not see the new hard drive. Technician looks at system, sees nothing wrong. Tries to load Windows. System still not recognizing hard drive. I look at it. They both didn't notice that the power cable for the hard drive wasn't plugged in.
3. Earlier today the technician had to remove a hard drive from a case. It was a Dell and all you need to do is squeeze these two plastic tab things and the drive slides right out. She tried for five minutes without success. I walked over and pulled it right out. Joked that she had "loosened it up for me".
Probably forgetting a couple of other examples, but ladies... I have magic fingers. And I know how to use them.
Well, same thing happens in computer stores.
At least one in twenty people come in with a problem that doesn't present itself when we look at it.
Other times, it seems I have some sort of Neo-esque ability to psychically connect with machinery and make it work. For example:
1. Fellow had built his own computer from parts purchased online. It wouldn't turn on. Tested power supply, made sure wires were plugged into proper ports on motherboard, etc. Everything was kosher. So I pushed the power button. And it turned on. We charged him a 6-pack of beer for turning his system on.
2. Intern puts a new hard drive into a system and gets ready to load Windows. System does not see the new hard drive. Technician looks at system, sees nothing wrong. Tries to load Windows. System still not recognizing hard drive. I look at it. They both didn't notice that the power cable for the hard drive wasn't plugged in.
3. Earlier today the technician had to remove a hard drive from a case. It was a Dell and all you need to do is squeeze these two plastic tab things and the drive slides right out. She tried for five minutes without success. I walked over and pulled it right out. Joked that she had "loosened it up for me".
Probably forgetting a couple of other examples, but ladies... I have magic fingers. And I know how to use them.
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