Reboot? Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That!

I have a love/hate relationship with all things electronic. They can entertain me with witty shows or beautiful music, and in a blink of an eye…

The dreaded BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)

Grrr.

And don’t give me the Apple argument. I’ve had just as much trouble with Apple as I have with Windows. It drives me up the wall because I seem to be the “go to” person when it comes to fixing computer issues. I feel for characters like Classified (it’s like talking to my parents) and Flint (DRAG it across the desktop!).

What’s the problem? They ask.

PEBKAC, I mumble. (problem exists between keyboard and chair)

🙂

I’d never make it in the Information Technology (IT) department, especially not the help desk. But at least it gives me a better appreciation of what those guys go through. And by “guys” I generalize, because I’m a chick, so obviously chicks can fix computers just as well as guys. Relax, feminists.

At any rate, recently a guy (actually a guy) upgraded some software at work. I’ve had experience with this software, so when he said he’d be done in 30 minutes, I chuckled and emailed my reply as “Well, it can be touchy, so good luck!” That’s when I received the most grateful email from IT, for understanding and “getting it”. Ok, ok, relax, dude. 🙂

One thing I hate hearing from the IT department is, “Have you tried restarting?” Ugh. Duh! Yes, I know what I’m doing. I may be a blonde, but I’m not a moron. Anyway. Can we jump to tier 10, pretty please? Unless you enjoy the sound of me hitting my head on the desk.

Funny enough, when my kids have a problem with their electronics, that’s the first thing I tell them to do. lol   Have you tried turning it off and back on again? And no, that doesn’t mean just dimming the screen. You actually need to reboot the system. I’d say maybe 90% of the time, that resolves it. The other 10% involves me grumbling and sometimes yelling at the inanimate object.