[rescue] FrameMaker FYI

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Thu Mar 25 17:34:49 CST 2004


On Mar 25, 2004, at 6:26 PM, Peter Corlett wrote:
> [...]
>> So, I guess if you trust that your accountant is good at math, he must
>> know computers, right? After all, he's using something other than 
>> Word and
>> IE, and that takes computer talent!
>
> Also "he's good with computers, he can help me with my Windows 
> problem".
>
> It's starting to get quite difficult to politely deflect such 
> requests. At
> some point, I'm not going to be able to hide my inner BOFH.
>
> Oh, and the machine in question is apparently running Windows 97. I'm 
> just
> not going there.

   Why be polite about it?  Most people won't actually *listen* unless 
you whack them upside the head...either with rudeness, or with a bat.

          -Dave

--
Dave McGuire          "PC users only know two 'solutions'...
Cape Coral, FL          reboot and upgrade."    -Jonathan Patschke



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