all this tech,.. so little time part 1

It is something of a great mystery to me why when first is made it is the best. It ain't. ON TV.. remember that? How about the other service Select TV. or maybe HBO when it was 1 channel only? I am thinking about the the 1sts I have seen lately. I am also referring to Wii.



That game console had a great concept and I am currently hooked on it. But now,.. then other folks out there are copying this technology. They are doing a bag up job with this new kinect. But I make mention of this because it is a new evolution in the product concept to me. I see this going to be another cable TV thing where you in a cable situation got tons of channels for one low price. Here I see games on a single platform that can "Wii" or "Kinect" Or "Robofeel" or whatever it may come to. It means more fuckin distractions but it can evolve into something of a new "virtual" world.


That gadgetry we see coming around is going to form into something and it is this I am not comfortable with. If you are reading this online already you (like me) are on the fringe of this new world taking shape in front of our eyes. I think Darwin would want to rewrite his thesis on evolution today if he saw all this Internet shit floating around and virtual game console with some crazy wireless gadget waving around to accomplish weird shit. I think he'd say this was proof of his theory, or he'd make a new one about human behaviour. My guess it'd be the later. No matter it does come to a point here that I am making:






The world will now be different, and I believe that the point of evolution is in virtual wireless shit compacting itself into the gadget of multiple game platforms and virtual interaction with "real people" in a compact mobile device. In other words the technology that will make us socially inept and forget how to be a social being will fade away and be dependant on these gadgets. I feel this is kinda sad. I Love technology, but mind you I loathe its perverse nature that seems to be more prevalent than the good it seems to elude to being. I wonder if I am talking from paranoia or not. you be the judge but just look at your latest purchase this Christmas


Did you purchase a new game console that mocks you every movement? or did you just buy a DVD? c'mon you can tell me that,.. or maybe you shouldn't. just answer it yourself.

I read somewhere that apple wants Sony. Sony has its blue ray and apple has its apps. Why not have an app that can play bluray on your phone? I was thinking of this when I saw the article. How about a blu ray storage device. C'mon it could get better than that right? I first have to question the motives. You see, a few years ago Cisco had the same ambition when they wanted to get into DSL and bought an xyz company and then had the IOS, and the product. (which sucked by the way) And then, it placed it in the proverbial closet and tried to forget about it because it didn't do good.



I find that most of the time the later takes place and I hope for apple's sake that is not the case. (That's because I have stock in them) Really I am not worried as I know apple tends to be smart about what they do, but Sony,.. well,.. its documented my dislike for their QA. Perhaps this would be a good thing. Time will tell. In the meantime, I can only hope the consumer sees a good thing and buys into their stock. I do not normally endorse products but I would hope buying Sony stock will be a good thing because apple wants to marry them.


But, This might go bad and I no longer do the psychic friend thing so I can not let you know what will happen.






So I need to clarify that I am only making mention as I would because its necessary to see some good out of this,.. but if it is Sony who decides to buy apple,... all bets are off. a good product that will definitely go bad and I mean apple not Sony.


I will go now and light a candle for apple. I hope they know I wish them better than Sony.

The TSA trouble,.......

So I was looking into this body scan years ago. I had no Idea they'd really want to go through with this.


But, honestly, I figured folks wanted safety. It IS for safety's sake right? I thought so. But Hey, it seems that TSA is again letting undrugtested folks into the mix.

If they protest, it proves my point. (I digress)



A few things I would like to offer the sober folks running the TSA:



1. make sure the scanners are in fact given an un netowrked fitting. No remote access, and storage is for the configs not the scanned. But, make the data viewable for say 24 hours if they manage to soberly pick up a terrorist.

2. make the guy who is looking at the scans a sex addict and give him some lysol wipes and joy jelly to to look them over. Why? because if he stops jacking off, then he is looking at a terrorist.

3. PROFILE!! Damn it its useful and saves time and money. I remember being randomly searched once after 9/11. I hadn't shaved and so I guess I was "arab" looking. Pretty funny since the old lady in a wheelchair was the other being searched next to me. It was 40 minutes of manpower used on something which took away from the fucker looking for real problem children.



4. if there is to be any searches,.. record them on a camera. have three folks there and have someone in charge be one of them. This way you can get confessions from the weak minded, and someone with brains enough to offer a cart to your gate when you are done. (oops, I revealed my ruse)



5. If you MUST undergo this whole ordeal, offer a payment of say 500 dollars if the search subject missed their flight. Them and any companion. (incentive to think twice)



So overall this would be a chunk of metal that xrays you by a sex freak that will blow his wad unless you're a terrorist and then a manager and a sex therapist would feel you up and pay you for your time.

I think I have given the TSA a solution. Hope its a viable solution that can be deployed.



Good night!!!

The Brave New World

So,..

 It has been a while. Sorry. I have been looking at the new tech coming out for the Holidays. This is gonna be a fun year. Marriage of convenience for Blu Ray, Cheap ass Lap tops for Clearance prices and more angry warranty calls for already tired technicians. I'm gonna be breaking out the Egg nog early, because after tonight I am gonna drink up and rest.
Yes that's right.  Rest.
 I will need to after all my research.

So this brings me to tonight. This is a different Rant. Traditionally this is when folks change their jobs and look elsewhere. New Job New Year mentality. It will work for some and sometimes it doesn't. My case in point:

I have a friend who took a job from a 2nd rate recruiting organization. It was for a good sum of money. I was impressed, but he had it coming I thought. He was a techie like me and did a lot of things. He had become a "jack of all trades". I was not only proud, but jealous. He was finally getting his break. I hadn't yet but I am not unhappy. (really I'm not) But as fate had it he lost that job. He cited shifty high strung characters and a national manager that didn't seem to want to be able to know anything except good news. No good news, you're history. Learning curve? Get lost. Read you book, but do as I say. You know the traditional bullshit that bad companies and bad bosses seem to breed in. He found one and I was so sorry for him. He and I got together and had a drink. I lit a Smoke for us both and asked him what was learned from this and how he was gonna get a better life from it.

First,.. ask questions. If you think there are none ask about stupid shit like,.. uh I don't know maybe the weather out there, is there a spots pool and what teams do they watch. Its in small talk that you find all kinds things and in small talk that you are jarred to ask questions. The obvious was why ther was never a face to face interview and it was all over the phone. He thought it was okay,.. I didn't but never mind that.

So I asked him,.. did you ask why this was so difficult to fill? He didn't see it as I had,. The obvious question that was hitting him in the face like that dude on the side of the freeway. (He disappeared by the way.) Perhaps maybe when is there a face to face interview? If there is not an interview face to face,... there might be a problem.

But,.. Its water under the bridge. He has for the most part given into the fact that it was a bad mistake. His skills are not to blame. I think from what he has said that the company in quesiton has its proverbial head up its ass and can't realize that bad bosses should be executed along with the likes of Timothy Mcveigh.
 No Really I am not saying to find a violent peril for your superior if you think he is bad,.. I mean the ones who find pleasure in gratifying themselves in the termination of an employee who may not function completely at 100 percent because you told them once or twice in a paper pushing session. 

Most of the time I am happy to know folks are given the time to be taught and learn tings. It's pretty neat that some companies have a learning center. These guys didn't perhaps this is a sign. ASK QUESTIONS!!!

Well,.. I am no get hired expert. I am a techie and my trade has trained me to ask questions. I hope this lesson can be conveyed upon all others to be taught.

Well,... Good night all......

What is this?

So I was on the back burner attending a birthday party for a friends daughter. they were celebrating despite his eviction from yet another job. But hey, his kids are happy right?

so I noticed this advertisement. it was notable only because it had a contradiction only the obama administration would love.


its not the ice cream , damn it,... its whats in the corner which blew my mind. we're in a fuckin' restaurant with Pizza and other fat laden devices of indulgence and then this is in the corner as if to guilt you into remembering you can not enjoy yourself for a second... here is what I am talking about:

Is it me? or did someone figure a mouse cooking pizza isn't good enough?

Someone has a sick sense of humor.... good humor? NO!

An added treat

Ok I am sharing something. I like Doctor Who,.. there is a site with all kinds of shit if you want to hear Doctor who in different ways. Trust me its all good shit. Don't Worry,......


This one I keep seeing Captian Jack Sparrow sailing the black pearl inside the Tardis and enjoying a good tour of the ocean inside.............

Click herre to listen

Job Sites

It wasn't gonna be long I am sure before I got to this. If you look closely It was inevitable.
You can look up jobs in your city, some other cityt or anywhere else. Websites are merging now, which means either more hope or discouragement on a grander scale. Does it surprise you?

Really folks, yahoo and moster joining forces means more folks have your shit to sell on the internet. really thats all.  I am not saying these sites are by any means worthless, I found a job on one of these sites. although I am tempted to say it is worthless, it does provide expediancy for those who want to feel self pity faster now with this merger. It may seem that I am being somewhat bitter but not really. I see a bigger cage for all the roaming fish of the sea looking for work to be gobbled up in by a shark of great prominence. Think I am joking?

Just today I sent out on a brand new email account my resume. In theory , it should be bare of any junk,.. voila SPAM!!!! Look this ties in with my social sites comments earlier. Its a fucking joke to say the least. Its all bullshit and these marketing folks are good at conning you into thinking that it's all for your benefit. (yeah and I have a model body and a large penis)

So in passing , mind you, I only let you know because if this was truly for your benefit, why do job sites need to merge? Aren't they cxompeting? Some employers are using both sites to find potential employees. Are they getting a refund? Is it Double dipping into an employers pocket? Wow, already its a con, and worse they may be less inclined to go to a major jobsite now.

BUT!!! You need to remember that its good for local sites right? Wrong,.. advertising space was paid to both and it seems they are one now,.. CON!!! Plus a lot of these local sites depend on there being a job to be found on one or more website to be found. They pay for this you know,.. Double dip again!!! CON!!

Look,.. it was nice they are merging perhaps as a marriage of convenience, but really I see this like the ploy of coca cola and their old and new coke campaign. (That was genius even if it was unintentional)

Its a bad thing to have this. but HEY!! what do I know?

This IS the trash talking techie again saying Good day!!

The rock n Roll Era. My heart is lost forever....

So I was looking around on the internet. (You know, that place? Where your neighbor is plotting against you? And, They're writing his or her own blog about it? Nevermind the fact that they are stupid enough to chew on the keyboard in anger and not realize this is public knowledge now.)

No really, I am looking on the internet and I found CCR on the "net". It's a kind of hokey moment where the albums I spun as a teenager at 33 and 1\2 are gone to binary bits with an MP3 extension. I felt a sullen, and subtle bitterness. Mostly for the idea that my roots in music were so easily accessible. No artwork, or album. No story of lawns mowed or dogshit removed on hot summer days. No explanation of the hunt for the album and the victory of purchase. Nor, the reward of playing said music on the stereo "turntable".


I see that the generation gap has been transformed into this vast chasm of instant gratification and music without any of the afore mentioned grief and tears. The experience of the album has seemingly gone to the wayside and no appreciation to the album art that accompanies the music. I shed a tear in chagrin. I was obsolete for my taste in music collection.
I was sharing this music with others ,of course, because I needed to know the lyrics and coudn't remember. I found them and the music together. I was shocked how I could easily get this and if I wanted I could buy this song for a buck. How cheap. (really that was what the button said to click your purchase request)


I am pointing this out because somewhere out there there must be other folks who appreciate the album for its art and the time "taken" to go and get the album. It in itself is an art that has been forgotten. I will divulge a little personal history now:


I would go on a day off and get a coffee from a coffe shop (not starschmucks) and sit outside and watch the morning traffic and light up a "fashionable" cigarrillo. I'd enjoy my coffee and nicotine breakfast. Especially if it was a weekday, I could watch the world rush to work and try killing everyone else trying to get there.


When I was finished doing so I would usually go over the the music store (another thing gone) and browse the isles looking for something to inerest me. Usually it was some form of rock and roll, but sometimes new age, or techno, disco, etcetera. The time was lost in browsing and trying to get something that would catch the eye. It was relaxing to do something constructive and yet so leisurely. The album found was the prize.


After purchasing this album, there miht be a meal because an hour or two would go by. and this was a treat too,.. usually a chili burger or chili fries. Maybe a coke or all of this would be sacrificed for an icecream sundae. I didn't matter, it was a "day off". The time was enjoyed in a slow and unfocused way.


Now I could finish this but I won't. That's because there is a point to make here. The music of yesteryear can be found quickly and be consumed like a hamburger at mcdonald's. Dont Believe me? (or maybe you do) Take a good look at the fast food music sites now and for a buck you get a song you want. Of course it will sit on the hard drive of you PC and collect data dust waiting to be played but instead of a beefy album or even a CD in a rack its all a single file on your PC now. It's kinda sad.


But, I am just pointing out that later you have nothing if the PC dies and nothing but aggravation to get that file back. Too bad you never took the time to get that album. Sure its 14 bucks for one song,.. but you have a master copy and great artwork. And think of the time you took to get it. was it fun? relaxing? Did you enjoy yourself?


 And, this is why my heart is lost. Because as I found something quickly, I saw also a time of enojoyment to a secret hobby was lost in the attainment of information. I hope your endeavors never get there.


Please note that its good to have music at your fingertips, but keep in mind you can only best experience it when there is a story to the "acquisition". How you met someone, watched some event as you were getting there or during the hunt. Maybe those fries you wanted were yours after you bought your album. Or just loaded in your cd player and donned your headphones and enjoyed the scenery as you had a coffee and cigarillo.


I don't know,  its your life,.. shouldn't it be enjoyable?


You choose.


Well good night for now,.. the eyes of my abode are watching me and plotting to kill me again on their own blog.


See ya all!!!!

So I was driving home one day.....what a gimmick!!

I see this guy on the corner of a main road and freeway. It's the same guy I see every day. He's not all there, and he does things from Flip off passers by to dance and gyrate to a set of headphones and nothing attached. He's not playing with a full deck, really.
But my relevance today is something I need to point out as I see computer commercials with their tiresome jingles and slogans. You see I likened these commercials to the same guy on the side of the road flipping people off or as I saw him just a few days ago, Strumming a guitar and giving devil or hang loose signs to folks.
DELL: yours is here. (Really? are you flipping me off?)

Sony: Believe anything you can make real. (yeah and strumming the guitar will make me rich by the freeway)

IBM\Lenovo: new world, new thinking (Uh what are you listening to there guy? I don't see your walkman)

Apple: a kind of fun....(Hey that trench coat looks warm. can I take that for you?)

HP: the pc is personal again (I need to know if you are telling me to fuck off or your just missing your meds again guy)



The long and the short is real simple. I will never take too seriously these guys as I don't the wandering lunatic on the side of the road. He's for real in one instance and that's he is consistent for someone who has truly lost his mind,.. the other guys I am making fun of have no excuse except that they continually still have the employee shift and making of parts that break too fuckin' easily.
I suggest the gimmicks cease and the flipping of of potential customer ceases as well. How about fixing your shit and putting out quality product again. Then I might buy into your fucking slogans and stupid commercials,.... otherwise I will still trash your shit,..

Then again I like that lunatic on the road,.. maybe he should be a marketing director for your products. at least he's honest.

IBM

Seems I am now getting reports of IBM T410s and R400s not doing so hot in the field. Seems IBM is still hiring ex workers from SOny's QA department. I though Sony had a strict suicide upon firing policy in place for all fired employees? Guess not.

You see it seems that all around the culprit is the same country of origin and not necessarily the brand. Please tell me why the clue is not pais attention to. Is it truly a politically correct thing or is there a chip in eveything we buy made in China to make us forget the made in china label and blame the brand?


both the afore mentioned models have tons of new shit in them. AND the same ole bullshit as other models as before. Freankly this is good to me. it works and its practical.

Honestly though, Its a fucking joke that I am seeing this. Did anyone check for lead?

See I told you....

So a while back I had written about those folks who like to stroke it to your kids picture, or worse they are plotting to screw you over as you complain about your neighbor or whose dog is crapping on the lawn. It's ALL public knowledge,.. I mean ALL of it.

So here I am just saying,... I told you!!

Here is the link and you can read it. Don't think its fair? Well its a little known fact that eating establishments have to get a privacy policy in place to prtect themselves, and its also a little known fact that when you sign all that contractual shit so you can work that the company whether its jack in the crack or pizza pigford, that they can ands will look up shit on you and if its in any way offensive to the joint,.. mr pigford is gonna can your ass to the dump.

So here is yet another argument I have placed on you for social network sites.

I think its funny that someone has been fired for something that really honestly I would have been a little pissed off about. I hope this Ashley Gal buys a dog to kick around next time becuase if she continues to blog her anger the FBI will probably want her address and want to jack off in front of her apartment making sure she isn't a ..terrorsit.

Have fun folks,... just remember this haunting question: Who is really watching your shit online?

Scripts? What Scripts?

I went into a dread video rental place today. It was a simple fix. Just a hard drive.
A hard drive is a wonderful thing.
Why?
Because this is where you store all you precious information. Truly its a wonder how a little box can store so much shit on a daily basis. So I am equally amazed how much wasted space is being used for a hard drive with 40 gigs of space and only 1 gig if that is used for ever and a day. But I digress,....

No I was talking about the hard drive fix itself and lo and behold I am stuck calling the helpdesk which I have given up on being nice to. Why you might ask is because they have scripts to read from and it seems any deviation is difficult to get anyone in the help situation to do.

Point is as follows:

Have you reformatted the hard drive?
Yes.
Please reformat the hard drive again.
Ok. Done.
Is the hard drive reformatted?
Yes.
Good,.. does it work now?
no.
Have you reformatted the hard drive?
yes.
Please reformat the hard drive again.
Ok. Done.
Good,.. does it work now?
no.

The above conversation is for real. It was easy to do this part of the rant because the dipshits who wrote this shit for these guys to read are probably dead from boredom and in a last act of removing any monotony put in the script for them,... do not deviate from the script and repeat until you find another result.

Some great thinker said repeating the same thing and expecting different results is insanity. That guy must have called this particular helpdesk.

Some scripts are a great thing to follow, they give you great movies like LORD of the RINGS, or Star Wars,... maybe even Harry Potter.

BUT!

Please find some humor in the scripts that are the replacement for help,... this is not what I can help from a helpdesk. It must change,... and so they are. With the boot to my service I was advised another comapny has come to pick up where I am grateful to leave off. My condolences to the successors.

Well,.. this is all for now,.. I am still seeing a shrink about Sony and its own blunderous affairs. I am still convinvced the interns with model quality need to be fired. Or at least laid off until ther is some improvement. night all!!!

Same Fuckin Sony..part 2

So as I was trying to get all my frustration out and probably even skirt the idea of being sued by Sony,.. I came across this tidbit of information out of the blue..

SONY RECALL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38020693/38028883

Go ahead and read it. It may seem like a little problem that is fixable but think about this,.. Who would be able to do this if they were not a computer geek? I can hear the fucking questions already:

"Where can I find this BIOS?"
"Is that personal information?"
"Why can't you send a tech out to do this?"

This isn't a surprise as I was hearing rumors about fan failures and overheating as I said before, but this is still proof that the interns with large breasts and tiny skirts need to go. Perhaps a drug test and maybe a little more QA at the factory.

Folks, I hate to tell you but other laptops are worse, but seriously this is still a cake taker. Really it is and here is why:

1. Sony tried to revamp their line of laptops which (as I said before)is a great concept, but seem to fail a little too much on QA. Granted this gives me a job, but when I start to hear stories of "I just bought this piece of crap" and "I havent been able to use this damned thing" I begin to wonder if they really care. (cutomer base-wise)
2. Their tech support is starting to send bullshit repair solutions and leaving the field rep with the bag of manure to deal with.. example? Sending a thermal sheet to fix an issue for a motherboard ona vgn-z they themselves supposedly take pride in. Or better, promiseing to send parts in a call and then sending the wrong shit. (true stories.) So I think I can say their tech support for customers is getting shitty. (Still a QA problem)
3. If they would just make sure they used shit that want five and dime quality, it would be a problem. Fans failing, boards that pop, lcds with no problems. shipping safeguards. When I dont even have to try and I can write this shit off the top of my head I wonder is Sony is focused on fucking up their customers or if they are on the road to commit suicide in some colorful and movie like fashion for all stockholders to dread...

So this is part 2,.. once again I nee to calm down. I find this too easy and frankly too frustrating. Those poor folks who bought one of those damned laptops. I am so so sorry.

Still the same Fuckin Sony...part 1

So Sony is putting out a new line of laptops to do away with the line of models they have. VPCxxyyzz, No really the last 6 are in fact the designation to the type of laptop you are to buy. It has new features and great ideas. Some are I think revolutionary in its deployment and I applaud Sony for being the pioneers they are. Chuck wagon full of microchips and loose keyboards and peddling the gold they have made with them.
However, I have to say that Sony is at it once again. They design cool and neat shit and like their PlayStation , it is a revamped image of the same shit. They have improved the response and speed of their video graphics and yet can seem to make the fucking board they slapped it onto handle the feature at all. You can find this tasty new frustration on the VPCz series.
What’s worse is that not only do they seem to have this problem, but the Darjeeling mother fuckers that put this shit together in an overseas sweatshop cant seem to flash the bios on their boards again. What a loose bunch of dumb shits they have over there. If this is what the global economy is gonna produce, I hope wherever I am and I have a medical emergency, I pray Sony doesn’t make it.
Really, I mean, the folks at Sony have proven with this series alone that they simply do not drug test the folks who make this Costco ripoff together. (Sorry, Costco, its all imagery here)
Now the VPCEB seems to be a new contender with shit packed in plastic and shipped to some place with a big box mart feel. Then, sold with a fuckin’ warranty that if you ain't careful doesn’t seem to do it justice if the fucking device is that broken all the time. (Please, Sony, You are making me have bad grammar with your bullshit again.)
I thought a long time ago that Japan and its companies were honorable and samurai-like in their thinking, but it seems I am wrong. They don’t care, or they have bad executives who need to have a Clinton intern taken away. Either way the results is parts assembled to give you great shit with multiple problems. The VPCEB has LCD issues, board issues, and hard drive issues galore. I have heard rumors once again of a fan like the fuckin’ CS they had problems with. I hope they got a good lawyer or played PINTO like ford did and built in a parts replacement cost into the price tag.
I am not complaining once again, I am stating what I have seen and what I keep hearing.

SONY TAKE A HINT FROM APPLE.

That’s all I have to say right now,.. I am getting too angry and my heart rate is going off the charts because of this.


Good night!!!

Treat your local service tech like your waitress

So I am in a restaurant enjoying a 1 dollar day out as I am waiting to fix yet another PC toy in a rather well known hotel. The workers here know me and sometimes they ask what I am doing today. Today my candor has earned me a free Sweet Tea. I told them ,” It’s a very simple fix of a power supply.” But, the wait for the part to arrive can be a killer to your patience and mental well being. (Bingo Sweet Tea) The folks here ask me questions and I nicely reply with what to do or who to call. They like a nice techie like me helping them out. (Plus I get sweet Tea) This Is quite common.
As I have said in the past I fix this shit. Simply enough its not completely rocket science, but at the same time it still amazes me that folks will take up an attitude of, “ I don’t have a clue what you are doing.” This is yet another irritant of my job which makes we always wonder why folks are even near a computer if they don’t know what one does or even what a mouse is. I accept that you won’t know how to fix it, but please, learn what you are operating.
If you have a computer, JUST LIKE YOUR CAR, learn a little about it. Read the users manual. It has all kinds of fundamental things you can learn and plenty of shit you can do to avoid a lot of problems ranging from care, to what certain symptoms mean. Case in point: What does your mouse do, and why you have to ‘click’ or ‘drag’ something. Windows (your operating system) has made certain things easy to follow, but please read the fuckin’ manual. Its essential you do so. You are going to need this when you have real trouble, and we can better ascertain what real service is needed if some poor bastard like myself has to come and fix that piece of shit you invested in on a budget.
Now, its well known certain things happen, like this “blue screen of death” I hear about. When you call a tech support guy and scream about how it doesn’t work, and mention this, just remember who you are talking to. This I mention because as you are talking to one of these guys, they’re in another country, or if they are from my country of origin, They are probably underpaid and burned out because they were stupid enough to take this job. Stop screaming. These folks you called are like a waitress, and the golden rule is don’t piss off the server until you get your food. And then, don’t come back if you piss them off anyhow. THEY WILL REMEMBER YOU!!
So how do you converse with one of these fine trained techies?
First of all, be nice. It’s not their fault you bought a piece of shit and are now suffering because you failed to read the fucking manual. Please be nice to them, they are your advocate for service, parts and warranty issues. You want something fixed? BE NICE!!! Being angry at the tech support guy may not get your machine fixed at all, or service may be done that is not necessary. (remember the waitress rule) Worse, they know that manual you were supposed to read, and the warranty by laws better than your lawyer. (or at least they should) and so could find a way to tell you they can’t help you at all. I have seen this many times, and because I get yelled at or get a bum survey, I will be sure to screw you when you’re not looking because you have to vent.
My solution is to vent on a telemarketer. You didn’t call them and you were interrupted from whatever you were doing.
Second, try to give as much information as you can. Do not feel stupid, or ignorant because you tell them something as miniscule as the mouse doesn’t click. All details no matter how insignificant should be conveyed. Chances are, the tech support guy on the other end has a symptom chart and is looking to see what you are describing compared to this. Anything that is missing, and the wrong part is ordered (with your sweet tea) and another trip of wasted time is mercilessly conveyed to your local fixit tech.
Solution here: ask if certain behavior is normal. See if what you are experiencing is what should happen. A yes or no game ensues and if you hear no, ask what that behavior you should be having.
Third, admit certain things. Like, You dropped it. Your husband/wife shot a hole in it. Coffee or coke was spilled. Whatever. They don’t care about your carelessness, they have a call wait time to uphold and again sometimes explaining your stupidity will get you farther along. If you bother to read your manual, the warranty you paid a shitload for might cover accident damage. (which is why I asked to read the manual first)
Lastly, Communicate as clearly as possible anything important like this is only on your graveyard shift, or, What hours you are going to be there. Maybe you are on your way to Aruba and won’t be back for 2 weeks. This is important because they may ask you to call back after your vacation, or perhaps leave your machine with someone who can help troubleshoot over the phone during normal hours. Failing to mention shit like this makes frustration, and then you hate me or the tech support guy. (We aren’t stupid you gave us information and hoped we were from the psychic network. We’re not!)
These are just a few tips to keep me trash talking technology and not any frustrations. I will not do this unless I feel there is need to . Remember, Were overworked and underpaid most of the time. And like the waitress in a restaurant, we will retaliate as only we can.
How’s that tea your dinking? Taste good?

The 64 thousand dollar question

Hey all.

I always shy from bullshit like this but it bears some remark from me only because it make me wonder if folks really care about appearances or not.
My beef is one red box in a big box mart with the fuckin' happy face. I'm sure you already know which happy face menagerie I speak of. If you red box here, you already know my question. So I will ask.

If it's red box, shouldn't the fuckin’ box you rent from be RED???

Just a question.


Please refer to the picture for this.... It's my tirade this week.

Good night all !!!!

Uses of the internet

I have been approached on many occasions about the uses of internet. Outside of the comments I learned a long time ago it can be a very useful tool to find out something in a hurry. At one time I could only see the obvious use: download pictures of Jennifer love hewitt. This has gone away and given rise to more useful things.

Social sites, Blogs, like this one, and making sure my bills get paid.

I know ther are other applications, but this is going to infringe on my previous rant about the internet and social sites.

The "net" is a tool only for the time laden and desperately and socially inept of the world.

I could be wrong about that too but really its what wakes me up to go to work in the morning on some days. (really, I think to myself about how I could be working or surfing) But seriously, Folks, I can tell you it does have its purpose. We are to know. That subject, or question will be answered, (almost) at a moments notice.
What will you know?
I don't know that answer but I do have a certain trust that whatever you want to know it will be found. Found and reycled and plagerized. Sold, resold ,and then placed in an e book as an example of good or bad habits in some piece of shit e book to be sold again still for 15.95 to a schmuck in Germany whose flat broke and wants a few extra dollars to go on vacation.

So here is the real beef I have with all this internet shit you find out there, Is it real? Did it really happen. Please remember that in all this internet fascination there is software that can spoof just about anything, and like most folks who get burned realizing that Bonanza was not a true story, You are left with a feeling of uncertainty. It is a double edged sword of information that can be twisted into a a distraction and become embedded into your head only to be found as false. (Really Gilligan was not the first inhabitant on 'Lost'.)


So I might probably warn you that if there is a good use for the internet, it is the convenience factor. Pay bills, apply for a loan, maybe even send a fax or scan for paperwork you desperately need to register your vehicle. Its all there. But please be aware as many uses as you can probably find I know there is a set of aligator jaws just underneath that binary carpet you are treading waiting to eat you alive. Its all there. You can find restaurants, autoshops, bathrooms, and comfy pillow shops that are shaped like your girlfriends body. (no really this exists)

I am just letting you know that its a world in and unto itself.,... the uses for the internet, well thats for you to figure out. Just be careful and turn off that computer when the lights go on in the street.

What is the deal?

So I walked into a well known best deal kinda place. It was buzzing with the usual shit you see in a big box electronics store and crowded. I was there to fix something, except i have to wonder. On one side of this wonderfully best deal kinda place are a bunch of computer repair geeks waitng to fix your shit. Now, I wonder, If they are here and they are as certified as me,.. shouldn't they be fixing their own shit? Especially since they have these badly dressed geeks running around touring how good they are at fixing the same fucking computer I was there to handle?
Trust me they aren't the only ones guilty of this.
For one, there is a few offic supply folks who are doing the same thing. Computer repair for you, not for their own shit. Folks, this worries me. If they are so good at fixing shit, why can't they fix their own shit? Really Why?
I seldom complain because this gives me a job and work to do, but honestly it's bunk. If you have resources and want to save money, isn't it a good idea to use what you got if you have it in order to inline production and productivity?
ok,ok,ok, let me explain,...
The computer breaks, you have in house geek fix the fucker thats acted up, then in a couple of hours its done and you're on your way. With me its 2 or 3 days. Lost time, lost "productivity" and so on.

REally its a wonder shit survives in this world.

Of course if this was by design, what happened to the dude who asked the same question I did? ::::GULP!::::::

A small respite tonight

I just finished Dinner. I had great meal of Potatos and chili. I added a little habenero sauce and some Sweet wine. What a meal I was very happy. The combination of Alcohol and carbs made me a little sleepy.
In the process, I had a little dream of a world where there was no computers that broke, and the network of publicly accessed internet had no issues. all phones and cell phones rang and it was without trouble. The Satellite television was functioning with channels I truly wanted and the price for it all was so cheap that all my debt problems were virtually non-existent. All of the trappings of my technology were functioning in perfect harmony and I wanted to buy it all a coke. And keep it company.......

Then I woke up.
All the world came back into focus.
For one moment I was happy, and my gadgets all worked and I was then let down by the fact I was sleeping.

Ok, Ok, OK!!
SUe me Wal- Greens. Your crap is Also flawed and all your commercials still don't impress me!!

AAhhhh!!

I feel much better now. I trashed another commercial.

I was asked about which computer was best again!! Oh SHit,.. I got to get me a new fuckin' job. Pronto!!!

WHO do you think you're trashing?

You have gotten you computer fixed. You like the work by the guy, But Damn it, The computer company was shitty as hell.

So What do you Do?

Fill out the survey you get.

Punish those assholes for giving you a lemon. Call and get you words of complaint in!

Sing out !

Tell the folks involved in the manufacture of you laptop or Desktop that you want to be heard and your machine is unsatisfactory. Talk about how it hurt your inner child and how your lawyer is going to get compensation. YOU WANT ACTION!!!

Sound familiar?


So if you look carefully at the survey, sometimes its asking about the guy who came out and fixed the problem. You know the guy you told how you regret buying this as he fixed the problem? He was great wasn't he? He called and scheduled his time to come out and make it a convenient process for you. He came in at 7 pm on a time he wasn't suppose to or & am. doesn't matter he fixed it but you are mad as hell.

Please note you just got him fired.

He was your survey and you vowed to punish the manufacturer. So you answered negatively. What a joke.

Word of advise and a humble request:

If you are angry at the manufacturer, by all means, CALL THEM. For surveys given, I humbly ask you please read carefully and try to understand what is being asked. If you do not like the manufacturer and the techie who fixed your Freakin' problem was an absolute miracle worker, make sure the survey reflects that. If the words are not clear, Ask to clarify that. Someones job hangs in the balance. The manufacturer Probably won't care, they have other customers.

Just a thought.



I haven't been writing much. I have been fixing a bunch of shit and doing my counts. Next stop is my favorite place to shop. an auction site with deals galore. Well maybe not as much now a days.........

So who has the best computer?

As I am Fixing any PC as of late I get the same damn question out of everyone's mouth about who is the best computer. Please, Someone get a freaking clue. I can't tell you. It's in the orders of my damn company to lie to your face and tell you how good IBM, or Dell OR Sony is,.. OR Apple.

Today I am gonna answer that question. From the field and Who seems the best. (You won't like it at all)

1.) As far as practical,,, Dell takes a front seat to everyone else. As a matter of Fact, I would think that the rest of all the other laptop and desktop makers should take a cue from Dell. Make things as modular as possible, make it accessible and make it quick to fix. I mean SHIT!!! I can clear two Dell laptops in an hour and still have time to eat a decent lunch without the rush. Dell makes it pretty easy to fix even the shittiest of jobs when it comes to repairing a laptop or desktop. I mean this. I can go on a Saturday and get a box of parts and Voilla!! I am done. What a fun job, and in less than an hour in Most cases.

But, I know this has a dark side. and trust me its really dark. Dell makes Shitty parts. This is why I think its easy to fix their damn product. Its shitty up front and breaks. Fast fixes in the mixes, leave reviews that are sixes. I guess Dell wants to be a common household name along with shit that breaks all the time like Black and decker, or Kenmore. (Don't get me started on that shit)

2.)Durable,.. IBM wins there. Their shit is only moderately difficult to get into and can be figured out after one or two times of screwing up a total teardown. But IBMs seem to work even when half their shit is gone. And, their hard drives tends to be ready to pull out and transfer to another PC of like nature to function again in some reincarnated fashion. I am fascinated by this because I can by all means see almost the same design on all their models and yet it has different shit they can do. Example. The T60 and X60 Series are different in that there is a stylus pen on the X series. But the setup and tear down is almost identical. (really it is.)

But look,.. they make a good thing bad by not making it so I can change out all parts (like Dell) and just go. Please someone tell IBM to find a way to just keep whatever system shit on your new boards on there even after test and setup. PLEASE FIX THIS!!!

Worse, the fuckin' tools they have DON'T really work to diagnose a problem. Question WHY IS IT THERE? I think its a marketing ploy to get folks to buy IBM. STOP IT!!!

3.) Performance. Apple Wins here. I like Apple and grew up with one. I made all my kick ass music and pretty artwork on them. Most folks I know who are in graphic design or some pro setting of musicianship have an apple. It's a no brainer. I sometimes wish I had the money to get one,.. alas the price is one of the reason I can't and Apple should take note, they'd have a greater audience if their shit wasn't so fuckin' expensive. Please if your wanting to put away some other company (like Dell) You might want to consider how to make it less expensive to folks who might make bigger and better shit with your product. But alas like their trademark, I know this falls on a deaf and blind inanimate object. Too bad it can't be eaten.

But Apples have a dark side too. They fail at the damnedest of times. I hear from each and every owner about how they got a project or a deadline. What the fuck? Can't you give a warning? Isn't there an error or symptom chart somewhere? Case in point. This guy had an IMAC and it was dead for 2 days because the RAM failed. FOR NO REASON!!! I still can't figure this shit out. Nor, would the extremely helpful tech support. (Really I wont go there right now. That's another diatribe.)

That's my picks for the top three things I think are the best. I know folks will disagree, but I am doing this from a guys point of view who fixes your broken shit and then have the balls to ask me:" So who has the best computer?"

Honestly, I might qualify your question with what I am fixing. If you want performance or durability or just something practical. Here they are for you to read. Please Don't get offended. Please don't ask me that same stupid question. This is my answer and I am doing it OFF DUTY. It is an opinion and frankly its made from hundreds of sorry ass PCs and laptops that people need to break and think: "is mine really worth it?"

Please people, Buy what you want, and I mean this if you are settling, you will regret this. PLUS!! Get the extended warranty. Unlike black and decker and kenmore, your PC will fail when you least expect it, and a good warranty is a great warranty when you need it. Better, it means a visit from a tech (like me) who's gonna pay you a visit and fix it at your convenience. But honestly, try not to ask the stupid question:" So who has the best computer?"

Obviously that means you settled and didn't get what you wanted. If I had MY way, I'd get what I wanted. SO SHOULD YOU! One day I might hear from those who do get what they wanted : "SO what breaks on theses most?" (That goes into another story too)

I hope this answers what I am being asked. If not,.. then please stop asking me!!!!

social sites.

You know I have a twitter account. Surprised? You shouldn't be. I bet you have one too. A lot of folks do. I have one, and my neighbor , and his wife, and their kids, and their dog. Really, They have one for their dog.
There is one gal I follow. She is pretty, and demure, and like most popular pom-pom girls on the cheerleader squad makes comments in a soft and invalidating manner about her life. She has thousands of followers, and she makes comments of what she is going to do and where she is going. With all those followers, I fear for her safety, but then again maybe that's what she wants. (I am still working on this theory.)
I sometimes think she has a picture of some model, and she does her thing wearing thick rimmed glasses and and braces on her teeth. That may be wrong but in anycase, its a fun picture in my mind, and believe you me, it's a scary place.
So, I am making all these comments for a reason. Does your family have a "facebook"? A "twitter"? "Myspace"? Do they get on there all the time? Maybe just once or twice? I am asking you for a reason and it's simple. Some dude in NJ is asking you ban yourself from these sites. He's asking your kids (if you have them) be banned until they are 18. He IS a principal of a school, and he is asking for a voluntary bann because of Online Bullies. It does make sense, but so does havig a pacebook page for your dog too. right?
I am not sure I completely agree about self banning yourself, but, the under 18 thing,.. I am for it. There is no reason you should give an opportunity until they can take care of themselves. But this is not new people. It ain't
Once a long time ago I was a member of AOL. You know That America online thing? When they had a following of 300,000 folks and everyone was nice and honest, (alomost honest) and CIVIL to each other. Now, they are declining, and it looks like Romes history and all. (except without the gladiator sports) They found all the problems of online dating and socializing. They worked out the kinks in email "netiquette" and frankly they were the pioneers of internet. I know there was compuserve, and other places, but it did not matter. AOL was it.
Now, along comes the better new and improved sites and online services, and dialup gave way to DSL. It's amazing how things have come along, but still everyone has this fascination to connect, but can't seem to connect to their own home or family. It's almost like living in a house full of cash, and jewelry, and food and large screen tvs, and sports cars and leaving the doors wide open for everyone to see. Would you want to take a shower nude and in public on the busiest street in your town? And yet, folks still share things about how their husbands cheat, or their going to meet their old flame, or their kids are smoking pot. Do you really know who is reading this?
Think about this. Eveything you "socialize" with is now public knowledge. Your kids are there too. Public knowledge. I would think there is a pedaphile getting himself off to your kids picture. Or worse, to YOUR pictutre.
Think I am sick?
Who let their kid on facebook? Think about this and then call me sick. Who is waving the red flag in front of an angry bull?(I think the matadors of the bull fights are more safe these days then facebook or twitter)
But Hey, man, it's FACEBOOK!!
It's totally safe, and they are secure so there couldn't be pedaphiles on there stroking it to your kid right? RIGHT?
Trust me they are and it's not as secure as you might think. As long as people remember Melissa, Code red, Welcha and Klez, you are NOT SAFE. Which is why pedaphiles pay money to stroke it to your kids face, and you're there flaunting your life to anyone who might want to take more than a fancied interest to your daily drama. Some folks are using common sense, and don't talk,.. and yet others walk on the edge and flaunt their beauty. (OLE!)
I might seem unfocused, and on many tangents tonight, but it's because I saw this "principal in NJ" ask what should be the Parents job to ban their kids off of facebook. Quite frankly, He should ask folks to just get off facebook and enjoy their kids more. People bitch about privacy, but put intimate details of their life where its public knowledge. Trust me I am not sick, I just know where your family reunion pictures are ending up. (OLE!)
I will write still on here. showing what I know and don't know. (OLE!)
I will ask you to just look at what you are writing. Is it really what you wanna say? (OLE!)
My last thing here matadors aside: Why are you showing off you most treasured assets in such an impersonal way?
For me, I think I will take in the bullfights tomorrow. It's safer, and much more personal. I can remember it just fine, and I hope whomever I take with me will want to talk about it to me,.. if not, it'll be on facebook tomorrow by 9 pm local time in TJ. (OLE!)

Ipod, Ipad, Iwhatever,....

So many things electronic we have at our fingertips these days. We have things and they have "apps". We have Phones, but we "text" to our friends. We communicate to all we know and and "don't" know. all ones and zeros traveling about making things convenient for us. As we look around to find a place to eat or find a bookstore or anything, we look to our gadets that we wear and dial to find, communicate and "look up" to find what we want inthe same fashion one might find an empty cigarrette bow on the street gutter.
So, I might ask you why am I mentioning this? Well I have to wonder with all this, what would happen if it all got turned off tomorrow? What if for some reason we had no way to even "call" someone while out on the road or even at the market? Could you decide what to do or even could you navigate to your favorite place? Have we become so dependant on our I gadgets that we are prone to a kind of mental incapacity?
I read a story a long time ago about how a people on an alien planet were so dependant on a gadget, that it even thought for them. It was the extended brain for which the individual would be able to do whatever they do without hinderance or distractions, but if it broke, or died, the individual would be helpess. They wouldnty even be able to eat, let alone feed themselves if they got any food.
Does this sound familiar now? Does it look at any way close to what we are buying into? This is not a diatribe to make you hate anything. Nor is it an anti tech speech. Its a reminder that Long ago these things were not around and the human race by and large managed to survive. Funny that we strive so hard to become like those folks I had read about. It seems to me we are attaching ourselves to a device to think and tell us what to do. Why? Are we as a whole afraid to think for ourselves and god forbid make a mistake? Or is it that we want to be able to go about what we do best, and not be hindered by social and personal pressures. Something to manage ourselves to do what?
I do not fear technology, but I do fear what technology can do if it is used as a crutch rather than an enhancement. to me the will of thinking independantly, to chose, and to deide has taken a back seat. if you think I am by any means being irrational, I dare you to do this. Turn off all your gadgets for ONE day. Just one day. Tell me if you survived. or better, if you DO survive, take a picture of your self (with a non digital camera) and frame it. it will be your proof that you survived. Or not.
So go ahead and resume speed.
answer that cell phone, or return your text.
find that new diner and get your gps to take you there.
Did you chose it? Or did it chose you?

Food for thought.

Why you like Satelite TV

So you have cable? Do you like it? I didn't. The customer service sucked, and when I went to satellite TV, it was shittier than cable TV. So I went back. Still I couldn't stand the shenanigans the Cable folks were pulling so "back to a dish" I had one that was cheap and it fit my bill. but they went under and I was pissed. So I have another and its "okay" but I will never go back to cable until they can prove to me they are equipped to talk to me and not AT me.

But, one learned a lesson the other didn't seem to. You see one is switchable by nature (the dish folks)and if you haven't noticed the cable TV people don't give a rats ass shit about you because they carved up their little monopolies like the phone companies did years ago. Not my opinion, it's a fact for life. So one GETS a recurring revenue, the other can't depend on it unless they kiss your ass like you're royalty. (without the poparotten folks)

And, Since the cable folks take for granted that you WILL be a customer if you choose to be, its already been planned for. Really you think I am crazy, but honestly they plan their budgets on folks leaving and switching already at some weird rate and voila, its a budget you live with. Don't worry, its existing customers pay for it, they just don't know it.

Now, you can leave them, and go "dish". Think its cheap? Look at this for a minute: equipment, installation, "a dish", and then if they learned their damned lesson, customer service calls because the installer is overworked and underpaid. ( I have talked to a couple of them) The Dish can have troubles like, Wind, snow, rain, cloudy days and the occasional insect infestation. This happens and if you call to get it fixed, its a small fortune to pay for it. (unless you do it yourself)
Still the cable folks are just as rotten. They will charge if a flake has fallen off their "box" and call it abuse. Voila!! Small fortune for a bill.

So, the Satellite TV seems at a disadvantage right? No. It really isn't.
One, The cable folks REALLY DO get their shit from a dish like the "dish folks at home" I know because guess what? I fix those giant pieces of crap on a regular basis. I won't bore you with the details, just the facts. The rotten media folks beam their crap onto a satellite, and then it goes to whomever has a subscription to that satellite, and then it gets pumped to all those dishes and there is your TV signal. The difference is that the cable folks turn around and send it on a wire to those who don't want an eyesore on their roof.
Now problems aside, you are in a way bypassing the cable folks and their BS and crappy transmission equipment provided by a manufacturer in France. (Or Germany) The signal will come to you regardless of what happens, and if you get a UPS for your "BOX" you will know why your neighborhood is toast and your neighbor will watch with you. So really its a deal.
And, the prices are coming down. So is the customer service for most folks subscribing. It is a lot better. They (like the long distance companies of old) remembered you can leave and so they will be nice to you.
(You see that's what I find funny about the LECS for phones these days is that with cell phones being crapped out like last nights dinner, its no wonder the LECS like SBC, Qwest, and Verizon don't see this or act like it won't happen )
But, the cable companies seem to be unworried. Somehow, they are better and bundle their service to prove it. But, My bet is on how much the billing, installation and programming mistakes they make. I think my last count was 12 problems per customer "gained" My last interview was 19.
That's cool, because the "dish folks" are waiting for you. The rain dries, the snow melts, the bugs will die after a can of raid, and the clouds pass. The install can be directed by you, and as long as you are on a budget and stick to it, you wont be disappointed. Just learn to do things like clean off the dish. (carefully of course)

What Sony Doesn't Tell you

So you wanna know the truth? SOny Sucks!!. really they do. I fix the damn things on a regualr basis so I know what is wrong with them. Like this last one I did,.. its a sweet unit. It can surf the net and has a great setup for wirless or bluetooth. But the fuckin' fan is always going OUT!!. Who the fuck makes a great unit and then fucks it up by going to some backwards manufacturer and making a cooling fan that breaks like a one dollar trink you get at the five and dime? Sony does.

I speak truth,.. check out the magazine that like to endorse things independently. Its some consumer magazine that is really good to be mentioned on. They reported the same thing. I knew it long before. But I have to shut up. But here I don't care. I am a loon with an opinion right. I am stating my opinion.

Screw Off Sony!!!