wkowtv.com— Her Verizon High-Speed Internet CD won't load, so she can't access the internet. She also can't install Microsoft Word, which she says is a requirement for MATC's online classes.
Jan 14, 2009View in Crawl 4
"Verizon says it will dispatch a technician to try to assist her accessing the internet without using the Windows-only installation disk. MATC also says it promises to accept any of Schubert's papers or class documents using whatever software she has installed."Basically this is Verizon's fault. They make you install junk on your computer before accessing the internet? It should be plug and go. Boo Verizon.
This is why dump people should stick to windows or a mac. Stay away from linux at all cost. Because then you give it a bad rep for people that actually like it.1 Manually configure your internet access. 2 Word does work on Ubuntu.3 If word don't work use open office. Everyone is like well i need word. Unless it's a word class then i don't think you really "NEED" word. Open office has backwards compatibility with WORD.This type of stuff just makes me mad.
FAIL: For not reading what you're buyingFAIL: For ordering Ubuntu although #1 appliesFAIL: For enrolling in an online technical college and not knowing what Ubuntu is.FAIL: For the dumbass rep at DellFAIL: For not using Google to answer her questions.FAIL: For Life.The square block does not fit in the circle slot. Stop forcing it.
As much as I love Ubuntu (despite being a relative newbie), it's not for the mass majority of computer users. Sure it works better, runs faster and pretty much immune to virus' and what not, but the simple fact remains that its not what people are used to. Its almost like giving a family who's washed dishes by hands all their lives a dishwasher. Dishwashers are fairly simple to use, but it's intimidating to learn how to use in the beginning for those who have never seen it before.However, switching from Windows to Ubuntu for the non-technical users is not as easy as switching from hand washing dishes to a dishwasher. If it were that easy, companies would have made the switch immediately when they saw that Vista wasn't working well for them. With Ubuntu, the first thing people will ask is "How do I use it?" It's fairly straightforward, IMO, but for them it's like learning a foreign language or how to drive a car for the first time. They don't have the intuition to work computer like those of us who have spent hours learning it. They want something they're familiar enough with that they can sit down, click a few buttons, type some stuff in and everything will magically appear well in order for them. They don't like troubleshooting, they don't like change, they are afraid of learning something new, they freak out when something goes wrong and they don't have the patience to deal with any of it.As much as I hate to say it, Ubuntu is not for people who don't have the basic knowledge of troubleshooting a computer. It's not hard learning Ubuntu as the forums are a great place to get advice, but some people don't even know how to utilize google for a task like this. They won't try because they don't know what to do. Half the time, this is the reason why no one likes being on the tech end of tech support for computers.
@AlienSpoonThat makes sense. If you are knowledgeable enough to install an operating system on your computer, then you should be able to troubleshoot it on your own.
One thing that sickens me here is all the hate on art/english majors. Shockingly, not everyone is a f**king pro with computers, and even those who are had to start somewhere. Remember when you first learned things about computers? Quit acting all f**king high and mighty and try helping others learn things instead.
Actually, I graduated last year. Buying text-books is different from buying (most) Microsoft software, because the text book publishers aren't chipping away at my legal rights. I can resell my text books and my text books do not support the broadcast flag. If E-text takes off in schools though, my right to resell my books will magically go poof. This is their master plan.
if she knew how to use WINE, she would've known that OpenOffice is awesome and Verizon's crappy CD isn't required for your internet to work. the more Windows tries assimilate aspects of OS X, the dumber the "average user" gets...
php4meJan 14, 2009
"Verizon says it will dispatch a technician to try to assist her accessing the internet without using the Windows-only installation disk. MATC also says it promises to accept any of Schubert's papers or class documents using whatever software she has installed."Basically this is Verizon's fault. They make you install junk on your computer before accessing the internet? It should be plug and go. Boo Verizon.
Closed AccountJan 15, 2009
Thanks, you made me laugh and I noticed there was a guest at the front desk waiting for me.
dayv2005Jan 15, 2009
This is why dump people should stick to windows or a mac. Stay away from linux at all cost. Because then you give it a bad rep for people that actually like it.1 Manually configure your internet access. 2 Word does work on Ubuntu.3 If word don't work use open office. Everyone is like well i need word. Unless it's a word class then i don't think you really "NEED" word. Open office has backwards compatibility with WORD.This type of stuff just makes me mad.
nexmachinaJan 15, 2009
FAIL: For not reading what you're buyingFAIL: For ordering Ubuntu although #1 appliesFAIL: For enrolling in an online technical college and not knowing what Ubuntu is.FAIL: For the dumbass rep at DellFAIL: For not using Google to answer her questions.FAIL: For Life.The square block does not fit in the circle slot. Stop forcing it.
shalbJan 15, 2009
As much as I love Ubuntu (despite being a relative newbie), it's not for the mass majority of computer users. Sure it works better, runs faster and pretty much immune to virus' and what not, but the simple fact remains that its not what people are used to. Its almost like giving a family who's washed dishes by hands all their lives a dishwasher. Dishwashers are fairly simple to use, but it's intimidating to learn how to use in the beginning for those who have never seen it before.However, switching from Windows to Ubuntu for the non-technical users is not as easy as switching from hand washing dishes to a dishwasher. If it were that easy, companies would have made the switch immediately when they saw that Vista wasn't working well for them. With Ubuntu, the first thing people will ask is "How do I use it?" It's fairly straightforward, IMO, but for them it's like learning a foreign language or how to drive a car for the first time. They don't have the intuition to work computer like those of us who have spent hours learning it. They want something they're familiar enough with that they can sit down, click a few buttons, type some stuff in and everything will magically appear well in order for them. They don't like troubleshooting, they don't like change, they are afraid of learning something new, they freak out when something goes wrong and they don't have the patience to deal with any of it.As much as I hate to say it, Ubuntu is not for people who don't have the basic knowledge of troubleshooting a computer. It's not hard learning Ubuntu as the forums are a great place to get advice, but some people don't even know how to utilize google for a task like this. They won't try because they don't know what to do. Half the time, this is the reason why no one likes being on the tech end of tech support for computers.
mcjackhammerJan 16, 2009
You're right, we shouldn't pay South Africans for software.
computerguydkJan 17, 2009
@AlienSpoonThat makes sense. If you are knowledgeable enough to install an operating system on your computer, then you should be able to troubleshoot it on your own.
tw3ekJan 17, 2009
One thing that sickens me here is all the hate on art/english majors. Shockingly, not everyone is a f**king pro with computers, and even those who are had to start somewhere. Remember when you first learned things about computers? Quit acting all f**king high and mighty and try helping others learn things instead.
lostsoul83Jan 19, 2009
Actually, I graduated last year. Buying text-books is different from buying (most) Microsoft software, because the text book publishers aren't chipping away at my legal rights. I can resell my text books and my text books do not support the broadcast flag. If E-text takes off in schools though, my right to resell my books will magically go poof. This is their master plan.
makaidJan 27, 2009
thanks for the correction. lol.
cooltd825Jan 13, 2010
if she knew how to use WINE, she would've known that OpenOffice is awesome and Verizon's crappy CD isn't required for your internet to work. the more Windows tries assimilate aspects of OS X, the dumber the "average user" gets...
cooltd825Jan 13, 2010
isn't Windstream the best?
mpg187May 3, 2010
<a class="user" href="http://operation420.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&amp;t=1525" rel="nofollow">http://operation420.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&a ...</a>It's not Ubuntu's fault it doesn't work, it's the College's fault for making you use stuff that doesn't work.And you can still run MS Word in Ubuntu anyways...
mpg187May 3, 2010
f**king captcha
hamdusaJul 11, 2011
i use ubuntu. i never bothered from it.
DrClojoAug 12, 2011
omg it's a real article!