by Amberrose on Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:34 pm
Hah:) Either you are a computer nut or you're not. That's what I've learned over the years. Except the bad thing is when you know a few things about computers, everyone thinks you can and also "don't mind" fixing their computers.
I stopped by my mother's last week and she points to the corner of the living room and I see a computer tower sitting there. She tells me, "Your uncle dropped his computer off and wants you to fix it." Of course the computer was littered with spyware and programs downloaded by their kids that cause a bunch of problems. I fixed it but the annoying thing is like moths to a flame, the kids will continue to download stuff they shouldn't and I will keep seeing the computer appear in my mom's living room everytime it's broke....I should start charging....
It's almost a joke what places like Best Buy's "Geek Squad" charge for really simple things. My boyfriend and I were standing in line at the return area in Best Buy and we noticed the sign for the Geek Squad and what they charge for what service. It was something like "Spyware Removal: $60.00. Now sadly a lot of people just don't know what to do when it comes to stuff with computers and because of it, they get ripped off.
Amberrose