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I was just wondering.
Do you guys and gals realize that we might put extra effort into lusers machines while at the same time neglecting our own.
I mean we all have put extra elbow grease into that gum covered, nicotine stained, sticker having thingy customers call their machines and when we turn ours on, it itself is covered with gum, stains of God knows what, as well as other **** that I prefer not to mention.
Do you agree that we are neglecting our very own machines?
I agree. I think a computer tech's machine is probably the worst maintained machine out there. When I get home, I don't feel like running scandisk and defrag when the computer seems sluggish...I just power 'er right off, and back on again...sure, my swap file's made it over the 200meg mark! https://forums.windrivers.com/ Customers whine that their computer locks up once in a 16 hour period (every other work day, roughly). I work my *** off trying to track down the problem...then, think to myself, "Hey, I can get mine to lock up at least twice in a 4 hour period!"
This is true, and not just in our business. My brother-in-law, who is a mechanic, has a 1983 Ford Bronco which has the oil changed in it a grand total of 3 times since he bought in new in December 82. Why is it when you are in a certain business, you tend to let your own stuff slide? Which makes me wonder...do docters catch all kinds of diseases, and not bother to treat themselves? Do plumbers have backed up toilets and **** shooting up out of their septic tanks and just not care? Do accountants not file their taxes? I NEED to know!
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Clatu...Verata...nnnn...necktie...nectur...nickel. ...it's definately an "N" word...
[This message has been edited by CobraTekMax (edited September 28, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by CobraTekMax (edited September 28, 2000).]
I have ScanDisk and Defragmenter in the scheduled tasks to run overnight. I don't even think about them now.
My desk could be declared a disaster area but I'm damn near obsessive compulsive about my PC. I clean and organize the HD constantly--maybe that's why my system never crashes...
I run scandisk, defrag and do antivirus checks once a week.
I also check my machine for the stability of it's fans and I clean it often.
Sometimes I feel so bored at home, that I can't even undress myself to get some sleep.
Besides that, I always check my machine and update my personal files.
My system rocks!
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"Matter is passive. In spite of its power, it can't be controlled without the human mind." Sokrates
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Actually, my machines are pretty darn clean. I guess it goes back to being anal retentive with certain things, but my personal computers have always been in good shape. Granted, something like my 'software test' machine is junked up at work, only 'cause I don't really care. Screwed registry, old drivers, etc. As far as cleanliness, mine all have tons of fans (O/Cing) and have to be dusted often.
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"uhm...I'll be over there...in the corner near the rocket launcher spawn point, kay?" *grin*
As a side note:
For a cleaner computer in a dirty area, talk to a copier technician (Panasonic, Mita) or two. They have some of the best dust filters you can get. They are essentially 2-3" wide strips of medium gauze with 1/4" of adhesive on either side. Works well for the vented holes in the face and back of the machine. Since they pick up so much dust, you have to replace them fairly often.
My sister is a nurse, and she says that nurses are the worst patients next to doctors. Their problem is is that they know all the lingo, and fully understand what another doctor is doing, and often interject with, "Why not do this?" Also, trying to get either a doctor or a nurse to go to the hospital for an illness is next to impossible.
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***the Beast
- Fate drove me here...then told me to get out of the car...
I dunno...I'm pretty good about maintaining my machines at work and home. They're set up more or less the same and I'm very picky about what I install on them. When I put on Office 2000 I only installed Word, Excel, and Outlook, and picked through the list taking out all of the useless bulls**t that I would never need. I also don't have RealPlayer, RealJukebox, or any of the other obnoxious, crappily coded God-forsaken web doohickies that people are so sure that they HAVE to use. My tray has VirusScan, volume control, and Logitech Mouseware in it. That's all. Most of my users have trays 6+ icons long and wonder why their machines hang.
I'm real picky about my personal systems and keep them well maintained at both home and the shop.
My home system looks like crap...cover off, part strewn about, but it runs unbelievably fast and stable, it's only 2 OS crashes were due to my own stupidity.
I try to keep my work machine running well. My home machine I keep in fairly decent shape when I get time (ususally about once a month).
My home PC was generally a mess. The cover was always off because I hated messing with the screws whenever I wanted to mess around with the hardware. I had old cards and such laying around on my desk, improperly loaded drivers for devices I rarely used, and files scattered everywhere. It was a mess.
I have a Dell PC now, and it's tidey. (If I had built the PC myself I would have slacked off.) I really like Dell's case. The power supply is on hinges, so it doesn't need to be removed to work on stuff. I can take the side pannel off in less a couple seconds to work on the guts.
Have no fear.. Eventually I'll make a mess of this thing too. It always happens.
most electricians have a blown light bulb in their house, most plumbers have a leaky faucet, most auto mechanics neglect their car in some way,....it's probably because when ya get home from work.. you don't want to work.