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Quite exciting this computer magic

Ughhh...network admin time

One of the worst part of being a software guy is that everyone assumes you'd in turn be good at network admin / pc support tasks.  And the kicker is you probably are, but being the network admin sucks, and they are just tedious tasks.  The network admin can very well get out of doing something by pushing it off to a programmer by saying “sorry, I don't program.”  Someone asks what's wrong with their PC, I can't say “sorry, I don't know” because then I get a funny look and the question “I thought you were good with computers.” 

We have a crappy copy machine.  Ok, not crappy, but not a consistent copy machine.  And I was having trouble with it.  Our sales people were amazed I didn't know how to fix the thing.  The reason: it has a LCD screen on it. 

Comments

 

Brian Desmond said:

Heh. I just turn the one in my office off, and tell people to go use a different one.

--Brian
August 11, 2003 8:04 PM
 

Marc Shiker said:

I don't like the hardware or the application troubleshooting part this life either. It is especially frustrating when it is your family calling for help so you can't just tell them to "reboot". I've wanted to buy one of these shirts many times...http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/frustrations/388b/.
August 13, 2003 9:04 AM

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