Computer illiterate people who think they know things V5 = I FLICK PSU VOLTAGE SWITCH

[Nilrus]

[QUOTE=JustExtreme;23339383]So you fixed a software problem that could have been fixed pretty easily by reformatting or removing the software itself by replacing the whole computer?

Interesting.

Profit, though, I guess :)

You aren't a dick, you took away their inconvenience and managed to get some cash out of it.[/QUOTE]

The infected computer was an old P4 rig I've been wanting to replace for a long time but I've been too lazy to do it. This just gave me a reason to not have to deal with the horribly slow p4 rig again. The newer pentium D rig is fast enough to play crysis on med-high settings so it should be good for a few years.

[Onlyonebowman]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/xTMHxPRODUCTIONSx[/url]
Try not to rage, this kid started a comment war on on of my old video's from 2007.

[Aurora93]

[QUOTE=RoflKawpter;23332871]Right. Well anyways, I just thought of another one.

Went to see my cousins, and one of them has a really REALLY old PC and he is allowed to do what he wants on it. (controlling as shit parents won't let him touch the NEW one.) Anyways, he's loaded it up with itunes, Safari, Norton, pretty much everything that slows the thing to a crawl, he has on it. I ask him if he would mind if I closed everything except Norton, the response almost killed my eardrums.

"DON'T DO THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET ANYTHING BACK OPEN AFTERWARDS, YOU'LL DELETE IT, AND MY IPOD WILL BE BROKEN NEXT TIME I PLUG IT IN"

/caps[/QUOTE]

i wouldn't let him my new pc, either

[MrOwn1]

[QUOTE=Onlyonebowman;23339991][url]http://www.youtube.com/user/xTMHxPRODUCTIONSx[/url]
Try not to rage, this kid started a comment war on on of my old video's from 2007.[/QUOTE]

Jesus, how can he stand his own voice?

[Køleskab]

[QUOTE=liquid_phase;23331956]B) Do you know the definition of illiterate, in the context of this thread? Just in case you don't (which appears to be the case), it means ignorant. I'm not suggesting he thinks he knows stuff about IT, but he certainly is ignorant if he hasn't heard of USB 3.0 (especially so, considering I can see google results from as far back as 2007).[/QUOTE]
if that is for real ignorance, this thread is going to get very boring soon.
"lawl, he didn't know about teh Firewire 245"

[The_Fly56556]

[QUOTE=Bomimo;23341347]if that is for real ignorance, this thread is going to get very boring soon.
"lawl, he didn't know about teh Firewire 245"[/QUOTE]

Yeah, not being technical doesn't mean you're computer illiterate. Hell, I'm still not exactly sure what RAM does.

[Yeojsav]

[QUOTE=Onlyonebowman;23339991][url]http://www.youtube.com/user/xTMHxPRODUCTIONSx[/url]
Try not to rage, this kid started a comment war on on of my old video's from 2007.[/QUOTE]

He uses Norton. D:<

[DELL]

[QUOTE=Nilrus;23338893]It's not really computer illiteracy in the spirit of the thread but I can't find a better thread for it.
Yesterday my idiot brother (he's 21) managed to infect the livingroom PC with some nasty shit, fake AV's, constant popups and about 20 new processes that all tore a new asshole in the old p4's processing power.
So I dig up my old Pentium D rig and fit it with a new hard-drive which I promptly format and install windows xp on. All about an afternoons work of mostly doing other stuff while things where either formating or installing.

Once everything is set up and working and I explain the situation to my parrents (computer illiterate but they know it), I start discussing payment (I don't get a regular allowance, I get payed according to how much I help around the home) and they offer me $80 for it. I was quite stunned but being the greedy bastard I am I accept with a smile. To them I'm sure it's worth it as they don't know how to do this stuff but eh, I'll just enjoy that new headset I can finally afford to purchase.

I'm a dick aren't I?[/QUOTE]
They paid less then what they would have had they taken it to a store and got it done faster so no you're not a dick.

[ExplodingGuy]

[QUOTE=Computermaster;23334834]
So naturally, we start chaining the keyboards. It was going rather well. Until keyboard 50 or so.

Don't ask me how it happened, but one of the keyboards in the chain CAUGHT ON FIRE and began melting.
[/QUOTE]
Heh, I didn't know keyboards had that much resistance; How far was it from the USB port?

But the amount of devices per USB is 127 (you were correct), in a Daisy chain layout.

[Køleskab]

[QUOTE=The_Fly56556;23341719]Yeah, not being technical doesn't mean you're computer illiterate. Hell, I'm still not exactly sure what RAM does.[/QUOTE]
I do though... all that "128 is actually 127" also makes sence because i already knew 0 to be a value too. what baffles me is that we seem to be required to know about the newest 128GB blu-ray standard or USB 3.0.
I seriously thought USB 3 was some time next year... never seen it here.

[Computermaster]

[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;23342999]Heh, I didn't know keyboards had that much resistance; How far was it from the USB port?

But the amount of devices per USB is 127 (you were correct), in a Daisy chain layout.[/QUOTE]

If memory serves it was keyboard 5.

I know it was less than 10 because it wasn't all that far from the computer.

[Wingar]

[QUOTE=Onlyonebowman;23339991][url]http://www.youtube.com/user/xTMHxPRODUCTIONSx[/url]
Try not to rage, this kid started a comment war on on of my old video's from 2007.[/QUOTE]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xRht-Kr1s[/media]
Imma kill this kid, I worked my ass off to get camtasia and this kid just tells people how to fucking pirate it!

[MrOwn1]

Seriously, that kid sounds like "whu shu shu shu bwuh i'm 12 bwah".

[BenJ]

I feel accomplished. My brother wanted to buy a new laptop for around $700, he wants a somewhat long battery life, a DVD drive and the ability to play games sometimes. So I find him an Asus UL50, which had switchable graphics and a long lasting battery, as well as a DVD drive.

I leave the room and he INSTANTLY goes on the futureshop website and finds an HP that has shitty battery life, Intel graphics and "A cool looking design". This went on for two weeks. FINALLY got him to buy the Asus rather than some laptop he found by looking at pictures.

I had to use a car anaology to change his mind

[Yeojsav]

[QUOTE=wingless;23344519][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xRht-Kr1s[/media]
Imma kill this kid, I worked my ass off to get camtasia and this kid just tells people how to fucking pirate it![/QUOTE]

I commented go to hell. I mean, I'll pirate to try out then delete it and buy it if I like it, that's it.

[butre]

[QUOTE=BenJ;23344975]I feel accomplished. My brother wanted to buy a new laptop for around $700, he wants a somewhat long battery life, a DVD drive and the ability to play games sometimes. So I find him an Asus UL50, which had switchable graphics and a long lasting battery, as well as a DVD drive.

I leave the room and he INSTANTLY goes on the futureshop website and finds an HP that has shitty battery life, Intel graphics and "A cool looking design". This went on for two weeks. FINALLY got him to buy the Asus rather than some laptop he found by looking at pictures.

I had to use a car anaology to change his mind[/QUOTE]

:iiaca:

[Computermaster]

[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;23345192]:iiaca:[/QUOTE]

Damn it, I was about to do that.

Oh man, remember the first post ever (in my memory) that that applied to?

Everyone was just like "Holy shit, dude."

[butre]

[QUOTE=Computermaster;23345241]Damn it, I was about to do that.

Oh man, remember the first post ever (in my memory) that that applied to?

Everyone was just like "Holy shit, dude."[/QUOTE]

I know what you're talking about, but there have been plenty of uses for that emote in the past, usually nobody takes it

[Sergeant Turtle]

[quote]Goodle Chrome and Firefox are both owned by the same company.
They dont want people using firefox anymore so they purposely dont fix bugs so people will transfer[/quote]
:crossarms:

[Computermaster]

Pardon me while I go borrow Rolf's beating stick.

[Goptrop]

[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=968726[/url]

Buhahahah.

[Mike!]

Everyone lets flag that camtasia video

[Wingar]

[QUOTE=Mike!;23346530]Everyone lets flag that camtasia video[/QUOTE]

what with?
As in what selection?

[Yeojsav]

I did something about copyright.

[Computermaster]

[url]http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/07/13/firefox-fix-crappy-find-ui/[/url]

The author of this article is obviously an Opera fandboy dumbass.

[broo20]

[QUOTE=Computermaster;23347857][url]http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/07/13/firefox-fix-crappy-find-ui/[/url]

The author of this article is obviously an Opera fandboy dumbass.[/QUOTE]

So, he's pointing out something that is [I]correct[/I] and you don't like/believe what he's saying, so he is a dumbass and a "fandboy"

[limulus54]

nope, sounds like a fanboy to me.

and you have to admit, opera seems to generate quite a few of those.

[Onlyonebowman]

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/538535/Pictures/Cumpuetr.PNG[/img]
Fresh off the youtube comments

[Wingar]

[QUOTE=Onlyonebowman;23348291][img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/538535/Pictures/Cumpuetr.PNG[/img]
Fresh off the youtube comments[/QUOTE]

Holy fuck I goto check to see if he replied to my comment hahaha.

[editline]04:56PM[/editline]

lame.
@Groudon185p well sorry dude i had to work to get vb 2010 but you should of looked how to get camtasia 7 for free : )

[Yeojsav]

[QUOTE=wingless;23348831]Holy fuck I goto check to see if he replied to my comment hahaha.

[editline]04:56PM[/editline]

lame.
@Groudon185p well sorry dude i had to work to get vb 2010 but you should of looked how to get camtasia 7 for free : )[/QUOTE]

VB2010 is free...