I voted for him. I hoped for a change in the direction our country was heading. Yes, change is what I got.
More support than ever for big business in the form of bail-outs and hand-outs. More money yet thrown to the masses only to appease them, not to really accomplish any sort of real improvement in jobs or the economy.
An of course, the change in the war focus. We are now nation building in Afghanistan. Fighting a war with no real 'win'. Finish the job indeed. How exactly do we know when that job has been accomplished?
I guess we did such a great job in Iraq. that he wanted more. So what if Russia tried and failed miserably. We are America! We obviously have nothing going at home that needs our attention and resources so we can spare the billions of dollars. We all know war is good for business. And heck, the military will provide jobs.
I'm sad. I worry for our children's future. I was misled. (And no, I do not hold Bush to blame for being 'mislead' any more than all the politicians who fell in line behind him.) I will however not be supporting this paper president we have now any longer, and only hope we have someone who is honest, logical and unafraid to really speak and act for America in the next election.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Update to Previous PC Problems
Just thought I would add what the fixes were for the 2 PCs mentioned in the previous post.
The Dell XPS had some bad RAM causing the errors.
The laptop that could not open programs had a stuck key (I think it was the alt key).
This one took quite a while to fix as it was not at all obvious. Even after taking the keyboard off, it took a good look to find a tiny spot of something gooey causing the key to stick.
The Dell XPS had some bad RAM causing the errors.
The laptop that could not open programs had a stuck key (I think it was the alt key).
This one took quite a while to fix as it was not at all obvious. Even after taking the keyboard off, it took a good look to find a tiny spot of something gooey causing the key to stick.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Still on the Job / Dell support
Nearly two months at my new job, and I haven't quit or been fired. I"m still learning, and getting comfortable, and still making mistakes now and then. But I am moving into the tech area more and more now.
Today I spoke with two customers with Dell computers still under warranty. One was a laptop that had some strange random problems with icons and programs, another was a brand new state-of-the-art Dell XPS that had yet to boot up cleanly into Windows.
Both pc's were under warranty, and both customers had given up on Dell support, citing language barriers, the fact that the tech support people did not seem to listen to them, and did not go beyond a set of canned suggestions for them to try, all to no avail...
The Dell support was free, but they were ready to pay us up front to diagnose the computers for them.
I had at first thought the problem with the laptop was a virus, but as I looked into it, I am beginning to think it is hardware related: hard drive or ram being faulty. I have not finished with this yet.
The XPS starts up in Safe Mode. I suggested he go into msconfig and see what turning off some or all of the startup programs might do for him, or maybe checking for faulty RAM (he has 24G!) I am just a newbie, and off hand don't know of any issues Windows or hardware may be running into with the DDR3 ram, or the 3 hard drives, etc. the customer may be seeing, but I would hope that Dell knew what they were doing in configuring this pc and making it stable. He is going to try a few more things, and then again, may bring it in for us to test.
A coworker also had a call today from a Dell customer who needed help with his computer still under warranty...
I have heard some good things about Dell computers lately as far as price and performance. But the chance it seems you take, is that if there is a problem, there is very little help from Dell for you....
Today I spoke with two customers with Dell computers still under warranty. One was a laptop that had some strange random problems with icons and programs, another was a brand new state-of-the-art Dell XPS that had yet to boot up cleanly into Windows.
Both pc's were under warranty, and both customers had given up on Dell support, citing language barriers, the fact that the tech support people did not seem to listen to them, and did not go beyond a set of canned suggestions for them to try, all to no avail...
The Dell support was free, but they were ready to pay us up front to diagnose the computers for them.
I had at first thought the problem with the laptop was a virus, but as I looked into it, I am beginning to think it is hardware related: hard drive or ram being faulty. I have not finished with this yet.
The XPS starts up in Safe Mode. I suggested he go into msconfig and see what turning off some or all of the startup programs might do for him, or maybe checking for faulty RAM (he has 24G!) I am just a newbie, and off hand don't know of any issues Windows or hardware may be running into with the DDR3 ram, or the 3 hard drives, etc. the customer may be seeing, but I would hope that Dell knew what they were doing in configuring this pc and making it stable. He is going to try a few more things, and then again, may bring it in for us to test.
A coworker also had a call today from a Dell customer who needed help with his computer still under warranty...
I have heard some good things about Dell computers lately as far as price and performance. But the chance it seems you take, is that if there is a problem, there is very little help from Dell for you....
Friday, March 6, 2009
Another Stab at Semi -Random Employment
I have a loose list of jobs that I would like to try out one day.
I got my frappacino, coffee and tea fix and enlightenment at Starbucks, and saw their corporate management in action and got paid for it. When hours there got too hectic, and home life too demanding, I left. Since then, home life has become a less demanding, and I have more free time again.
Late last year, I saw a help wanted sign in a local computer shop window. It was for Milwaukee PC, a local chain in SE Wisconsin. Another challenge! I turned in an application. Today was called for the interview, and lo! A new job!
This time I hope to learn more about computer hardware and software, and hope I know enough initially to not to look like a complete goof. I was honest in describing my background and experience, so I guess they think I am qualified anyway.
This could be fun.
I got my frappacino, coffee and tea fix and enlightenment at Starbucks, and saw their corporate management in action and got paid for it. When hours there got too hectic, and home life too demanding, I left. Since then, home life has become a less demanding, and I have more free time again.
Late last year, I saw a help wanted sign in a local computer shop window. It was for Milwaukee PC, a local chain in SE Wisconsin. Another challenge! I turned in an application. Today was called for the interview, and lo! A new job!
This time I hope to learn more about computer hardware and software, and hope I know enough initially to not to look like a complete goof. I was honest in describing my background and experience, so I guess they think I am qualified anyway.
This could be fun.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Classmates.com
I got sucked in to the classmates.com gold. After years of the teasing emails who-who-who, I paid my $20 dollars. (The first price I saw offered when I responded was $40 - are they nuts? I am nuts enough to pay $20... but I have my limits. An older email gave me the lower price)
So, for your upgraded membership you get a very confusing interface to their site, archaic editing tools, and you STILL get blasted by ridiculous ads!
I was already aware that their massive emails were grossly misleading. But some people are more than just annoyed, they are angry!
I am not going to renew. No reason to support this ill laid out web business any more than I have.
So, for your upgraded membership you get a very confusing interface to their site, archaic editing tools, and you STILL get blasted by ridiculous ads!
I was already aware that their massive emails were grossly misleading. But some people are more than just annoyed, they are angry!
I am not going to renew. No reason to support this ill laid out web business any more than I have.
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