Dude, Dell's stupid!

[Jadedcarguy]

It actually wasn't even meant for you. I had to vent, and you just became the path of least resistance. I'm sorry.

It's all good.

[Pezzle]

No worries. I don't want you or tech angel thinking I'm saying anything about you guys. I'm sure you're good at what you do.

It actually wasn't even meant for you. I had to vent, and you just became the path of least resistance. I'm sorry.

[technical.angel]

Well, both sides of this are why assumptions are bad!

[Jadedcarguy]

I read a lot into it, just because of some comments I've recieved at work before the customer even talked to me -_-;

No worries. I don't want you or tech angel thinking I'm saying anything about you guys. I'm sure you're good at what you do.

[Pezzle]

Every profession has idiots, that is what makes those of us who are good at what we do stand out.

I read a lot into it, just because of some comments I've recieved at work before the customer even talked to me -_-;

[Jadedcarguy]

So,.. I mean I know a lot of Geek Squad/Easy Tech/Firedog people are morons, but please, we're not all ignorant.

No one said you all were. Come on guys, take it with a grain of salt. You said yourself that a lot of these guys were morons, the ones I have dealt with at my local BB were pretty indifferent to my needs once they found out I'm not a gamer, and that is who I was talking about, not you. I wouldn't even call them morons, as they clearly had an understanding of what they were doing, they just didn't care what I was doing. I made a blanket statement earlier, I retracted it, and you're still laying into me for it?!? Don't take it so personally.

Please, start a thread detailing a bad experience you had getting parts for your car. That way I can get pissed off and say that we're mostly good guys who know our shit, with a few morons thrown into liven it up. Every profession has idiots, that is what makes those of us who are good at what we do stand out.

[technical.angel]

:: gives Pezzle a hug and the fem techie handshake ::

[Pezzle]

I just want to take this moment to say rant, maybe I take it personally..

There are some retail techs who know their arse from a hole in the ground. Like me. I work for Circuit City. I know what Poser is, I know a lot about 3D modelling and rendering software, because Im majoring in arts and not computers. I know more than just the modular part names, I know what they stand for, I know the complete history of the Intel VS AMD processor wars from the 8088 to the Core2Duo and other nonsense like that.

I know how to check for motherboard damage by looking for popped caps and yellow/browning. ESPCIALLY I know not to plug a floppy connector into the CPU Fan port.

I do not think big gfx cards are just for gaming. There are different cards suited to different things. I wouldn't use a Quadro for gaming, it isn't exactly pimping streaming processes or pixel pipelines left and right. I also do not look down upon ANYONE who doesn't play games, becuase computers were made in a variety of ways to meet a variety of needs (although "I just want a basic system" can be boring after 20 customers).

So,.. I mean I know a lot of Geek Squad/Easy Tech/Firedog people are morons, but please, we're not all ignorant.

[lordlundar]

Cookie

Yay! I got a cookie!

[Jadedcarguy]

My computer needs are very different than most people, I build my own hardware (chip level not plug-in boards), I write my own device drivers, I write my own software because you can't buy any that will do what I want. Yet, I get people trying to claim they have superior systems because of it's CPU clock rate or high-end video card installed, to me all that is just junk as it will not do what I need PERIOD!

"What are we doing tonite, Mr. Pottinger?"

"Same thing we do every night, try to take over the world!"

[earl colby pottinger]

My computer needs

A good chunk(not all) of these guys are gamers only and think that any other use of a PC is a collosal waste of time, and they don't hide that when they speak to you. I have yet to interact with a Geek Squad rep who I felt took me seriously after I told him I'm not a gamer, but use high end graphics parts. The feeling I get from them is that my PC use is beneath their consideration.

My computer needs are very different than most people, I build my own hardware (chip level not plug-in boards), I write my own device drivers, I write my own software because you can't buy any that will do what I want. Yet, I get people trying to claim they have superior systems because of it's CPU clock rate or high-end video card installed, to me all that is just junk as it will not do what I need PERIOD!

[Jadedcarguy]

So, sorry, jadedcarguy, I can't stand by the statement that anyone who works with computers should know what poser is.

While I wouldn't have called it a virus, I would have asked what it was, and figured that it would have some kind of spyware.

I can't fault someone for not knowing about. I should have phrased my post a little differently. At one point I didn't know about it. What peeves me about these guys is they never listen to what I tell them, and they assume things before I can explain. A good chunk(not all) of these guys are gamers only and think that any other use of a PC is a collosal waste of time, and they don't hide that when they speak to you. I have yet to interact with a Geek Squad rep who I felt took me seriously after I told him I'm not a gamer, but use high end graphics parts. The feeling I get from them is that my PC use is beneath their consideration.

[technical.angel]

So, sorry, jadedcarguy, I can't stand by the statement that anyone who works with computers should know what poser is.

While I wouldn't have called it a virus, I would have asked what it was, and figured that it would have some kind of spyware.

[Jadedcarguy]

Um.... This is the first I've heard of Poser. A google search only brought up a graphics program. Is that it?

Poser makers

Yeah, Poser is a 3D graphics program.

Cookie

[Pezzle]

And the Geek Squad and Staples tech support are some epic fail.

Hey, us retail tech slaves have feelings too...