He does not have to build any better ones we have more than enough now. I find the the other name for an Idiot is boss. Of course I got lucky and mine actually has brains and uses his too bad the rest of his group has yet to find theirs.
jon On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:37 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 on this type of user. I had one call a few years ago that along these > lines: > > ID10T: "My machine isn't booting right, there's some message on the screen > " > Me: "What does it say? " > ID10T: "I don't know" > Me: "Does it say 'error accessing device' or just a bunch or garbled > letters or something?" > ID10T: "I don't know what it says, I just need you to come look" > > After another minute I still could not get this user to read what was on > the screen, even character by character and ended up walking to her desk. > On the screen: ”Invalid system disk” because there was a floppy in the > floppy drive and BIOS was set to try boot from that first…ejecting the > floppy of course fixed everything. FORGET trying to explain anything complex > like “there are some underlined words, click on that…” > > Build something idiot proof and God will build a better idiot. > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:57 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Disappearing program > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:55 AM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > > If I have a user on the phone I can walk the biggest ID10T I have sending > me a > > Remote Assistance in under 60 seconds ... > > *snort* I'll call you the next time the company founder's widow > calls me up from her place in Florida. We spent 10 minutes trying to > walk her through the process before we gave up. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
