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13 Things your computer person won't tell you
Proin Drakenzol:
--- Quote from: PowerMac on December 07, 2008, 07:25:24 AM ---#13 If you can't explain things in a way the user can understand, then your not a very good Technician. Helping the user understand what is wrong is part of the Job.
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No, it just means I'm working on something a little more complicated than, say, a toaster.
Jargon is created because it's too much of a pain in the ass to use non-jargon terminology.
That and if you're actually a technician and not "tech-support" you don't want the operator to start thinking they know something. Because a little bit of knowledge is worse than no knowledge at all. Or "he knew just enough to get himself killed."
fohfoh:
"start button" vs "That little button in the bottom left hand side corner that has a logo and start on it"... = Jargon vs non Jargon.
HOWEVER, using acronyms to a total n00b = asshole. Could you imagine not knowing anything about computers and being told something like, "Are you sure the Cat9 cable is plugged into the CMRouter?"(Cable modem router? Wtf is a CMRouter? Is it also too hard to talk about router cables to a person who can't tell the power cable from the tv cable) or "Make sure the wire is connected to the HDD" (Wtf is an hdd to them? Say hard drive) "Make sure the EXHDD is plugged to a USB slot" (again, abbreviated stuff isn't easy for them)
I mean, yeah, some jargon is ok. But when you're using slang or abbreviated stuff that people don't understand, why flip out that they don't know? I bet you once didn't understand wtf, lol, roflmao, giyf etc. and had to ask or get someone to clarify. (You probably looked like a retard doing it too before you learned to google)
Lupin:
--- Quote ---8. Give it a rest. Turning off your computer when it's not in use saves energy and clears out the RAM, or temporary memory, which would otherwise slow your machine over time.
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even if you reboot/shutdown your computer regularly if your using poorly written software, your computer will slowdown due to memory leaks. but this isn't really an issue if your operating system manages its memory efficiently. computers running linux can stay online because it manages its memory well. windows xp does too but not as well as linux. i don't know much about macs but macs are pcs too.
giving your pc a rest prolongs the life of computer's components. continuously running computers will have its power supply's lifespan reduced due to the capacitances developing inside it. hard drives running 24/7 will also shorten its lifespan--hard drives are mechanical devices!
Temuthril:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on December 08, 2008, 07:29:27 AM ---"Make sure the EXHDD is plugged to a USB slot"
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Have you heard anyone say "universal serial bus slot" ?
iindigo:
--- Quote from: Lupin on December 08, 2008, 12:11:18 PM ---
--- Quote ---8. Give it a rest. Turning off your computer when it's not in use saves energy and clears out the RAM, or temporary memory, which would otherwise slow your machine over time.
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even if you reboot/shutdown your computer regularly if your using poorly written software, your computer will slowdown due to memory leaks. but this isn't really an issue if your operating system manages its memory efficiently. computers running linux can stay online because it manages its memory well. windows xp does too but not as well as linux. i don't know much about macs but macs are pcs too.
giving your pc a rest prolongs the life of computer's components. continuously running computers will have its power supply's lifespan reduced due to the capacitances developing inside it. hard drives running 24/7 will also shorten its lifespan--hard drives are mechanical devices!
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I was under the impression that the constant change between power states (on and off) was as hard or harder on computers than just leaving them on. Am I wrong on this?
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