So we called in the expert, Mischief. She's not afraid to get into her work:
Mischief also helped me decipher the tech. support person's accent.
Yes, for all you Harry Potter fans, that is a Hogwarts table I was using temporarily for my workbench.
Showing posts with label Oreo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oreo. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Hardware Fun
Swapped out my USB-based wireless networking card for a PCI one today. Had some help though. Oreo is saying she can't quite figure it out:
So we called in the expert, Mischief. She's not afraid to get into her work:
Mischief also helped me decipher the tech. support person's accent.
Yes, for all you Harry Potter fans, that is a Hogwarts table I was using temporarily for my workbench.
So we called in the expert, Mischief. She's not afraid to get into her work:
Mischief also helped me decipher the tech. support person's accent.
Yes, for all you Harry Potter fans, that is a Hogwarts table I was using temporarily for my workbench.
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Wireless!
OK yes I admit, I am in the Information Technology industry, but I had to call the Geek Squad to help me get my wireless network running.
Let that be a lesson to all the people who seek free computer advice from me or other IT people -- we don't know everything there is to know about every piece of hardware and software that exists. It's like asking asking an orthopedic surgeon about your heart condition -- sure, the surgeon likely knows of the heart condition, but isn't practiced at treating it, and you would be better served to seek out a cardiologist to help you.
Turns out the network issues were not completely due to my hardware ineptitude -- the router I had purchased has known issues (though they were unknown to me), so we replaced it with one I picked up yesterday when hubby and I were at Best Buy. Turns out the same Geek Squad guy I saw at the store yesterday in the computer area is the one who came to our house today to help us. Very professional guy and 2 hours later, I had 2 desktops, 1 laptop, and two printers networked.
Anyway, hubby was pretty happy that the wireless network is running:
Then all the excitement wore him out.
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| From Geek Squad |
Let that be a lesson to all the people who seek free computer advice from me or other IT people -- we don't know everything there is to know about every piece of hardware and software that exists. It's like asking asking an orthopedic surgeon about your heart condition -- sure, the surgeon likely knows of the heart condition, but isn't practiced at treating it, and you would be better served to seek out a cardiologist to help you.
Turns out the network issues were not completely due to my hardware ineptitude -- the router I had purchased has known issues (though they were unknown to me), so we replaced it with one I picked up yesterday when hubby and I were at Best Buy. Turns out the same Geek Squad guy I saw at the store yesterday in the computer area is the one who came to our house today to help us. Very professional guy and 2 hours later, I had 2 desktops, 1 laptop, and two printers networked.
Anyway, hubby was pretty happy that the wireless network is running:
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| From Geek Squad |
Then all the excitement wore him out.
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| From Geek Squad |
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