Friday, March 16, 2007
computer idiot
* edited to add additional episodes 1, 2 , 3, 4*
had a most exasperating experience this morning.
had sent an invitation for a personalised email address (domain created via yahoo small business) to a staff in another office early this week, and he kept telling me that he "cant get in"
turned out he didnt have yahoo id.
told him to sign up for yahoo id.
after several false starts, he finally did, this morning.
but he said he still cant activate the email
turned out he hasnt activated his yahoo id in his alternate email address
told him to activate by following the link
then he said still cant activate the email via the invitation.
told him to go straight to domain mail site and try.
still cannot.
in exasperation, i asked him for his yahoo id and password (thankfully he is not very security concious and i was too far gone to care for HIS security... i dont know if he even knows how to change password after creating one... HA*)
i tried and can what!
orrr... i still trying to activate from invitation.
told him to go to explorer and straight to the domain mail site.
then he said cannot.
why?
cos computer hang.
ARGH!
p-l-e-a-s-e restart computer and restart browser, enter domain mail site
orrrr....
key in here huh?
where is here? i cant see your screen remember? what site are you at?
er... yahoo small business.
huh? did you enter domain mail site at the browser? (better make sure)
yes.
o-k-a-y, p-l-e-a-s-e enter yahoo id "*******" and your password "*****"
okay already.
good grief.
i now wait with bated breath for him to ask me how to use web mail...
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Episode 1
Eh, how to cut and paste from here to yahoo ah? i dont want to retype the things
Er... cut from where? but nevermind. Just copy as usual and paste using the icon with the clipboard. Cannot right-click in yahoo mail.
What icon?
Those icons in a row on top of the message body?
Whats that?
*deep breaths* the space where you type in your message? beat. you need to click on "compose mail first"
orrr... got icons.
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Episode 2
Eh, i cannot open your emails leh. My computer dont have power point.
Huh? Move it to a place with a power point lor
i mean my computer dont have power point programme.
You dont have Power Point software in your office computers?
My laptop have, but cannot print.
Then the old computer can print but dont have Power Point
*crying inside* ok, i convert the ppt file to tif for you...
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Episode 3
Eh, we already keyed in 1 application already. but they dont have acknowledgement one ah?
er... dont see them so up. beat. did you save?
no.
... ... ... re-log in and check if there is any records there, if dont have call and ask the admin on the other side to check
dont have telephone number
it is on the contact page which i gave to you
only have name and email
dont have any telephone number?
only the COMPANY telephone number.
*ready to die*
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Episode 4
how come i print the web-site already i cannot see ah?
huh?
did you adjust the print resolution?
no, nothing to do with it. i can see the website but when print, cannot see.
HUH?
yeah, when i print, it is like i cannot see the whole screen. Like copying a A3 document and print on a A4 paper.
ohhhh... you mean the page is truncated, on the right side? (educated guess)
yeah yeah yeah. how ah?
What is your explorer version? if you have explorer 7 you change choose a print setting to shrink the web page to suit the paper size.
explorer 6. Cannot upgrade lah. later more trouble.
*i decided to leave it as that*
Then you print in landscape lor
but not nice leh.
you got CHOICE meh?
had a most exasperating experience this morning.
had sent an invitation for a personalised email address (domain created via yahoo small business) to a staff in another office early this week, and he kept telling me that he "cant get in"
turned out he didnt have yahoo id.
told him to sign up for yahoo id.
after several false starts, he finally did, this morning.
but he said he still cant activate the email
turned out he hasnt activated his yahoo id in his alternate email address
told him to activate by following the link
then he said still cant activate the email via the invitation.
told him to go straight to domain mail site and try.
still cannot.
in exasperation, i asked him for his yahoo id and password (thankfully he is not very security concious and i was too far gone to care for HIS security... i dont know if he even knows how to change password after creating one... HA*)
i tried and can what!
orrr... i still trying to activate from invitation.
told him to go to explorer and straight to the domain mail site.
then he said cannot.
why?
cos computer hang.
ARGH!
p-l-e-a-s-e restart computer and restart browser, enter domain mail site
orrrr....
key in here huh?
where is here? i cant see your screen remember? what site are you at?
er... yahoo small business.
huh? did you enter domain mail site at the browser? (better make sure)
yes.
o-k-a-y, p-l-e-a-s-e enter yahoo id "*******" and your password "*****"
okay already.
good grief.
i now wait with bated breath for him to ask me how to use web mail...
...................................................................................................................................
Episode 1
Eh, how to cut and paste from here to yahoo ah? i dont want to retype the things
Er... cut from where? but nevermind. Just copy as usual and paste using the icon with the clipboard. Cannot right-click in yahoo mail.
What icon?
Those icons in a row on top of the message body?
Whats that?
*deep breaths* the space where you type in your message? beat. you need to click on "compose mail first"
orrr... got icons.
.................................................................................................................................
Episode 2
Eh, i cannot open your emails leh. My computer dont have power point.
Huh? Move it to a place with a power point lor
i mean my computer dont have power point programme.
You dont have Power Point software in your office computers?
My laptop have, but cannot print.
Then the old computer can print but dont have Power Point
*crying inside* ok, i convert the ppt file to tif for you...
.....................................................................................................................................
Episode 3
Eh, we already keyed in 1 application already. but they dont have acknowledgement one ah?
er... dont see them so up. beat. did you save?
no.
... ... ... re-log in and check if there is any records there, if dont have call and ask the admin on the other side to check
dont have telephone number
it is on the contact page which i gave to you
only have name and email
dont have any telephone number?
only the COMPANY telephone number.
*ready to die*
................................................................................................................................
Episode 4
how come i print the web-site already i cannot see ah?
huh?
did you adjust the print resolution?
no, nothing to do with it. i can see the website but when print, cannot see.
HUH?
yeah, when i print, it is like i cannot see the whole screen. Like copying a A3 document and print on a A4 paper.
ohhhh... you mean the page is truncated, on the right side? (educated guess)
yeah yeah yeah. how ah?
What is your explorer version? if you have explorer 7 you change choose a print setting to shrink the web page to suit the paper size.
explorer 6. Cannot upgrade lah. later more trouble.
*i decided to leave it as that*
Then you print in landscape lor
but not nice leh.
you got CHOICE meh?
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# posted by yojanjan : 3/16/2007 10:55:00 AM
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muhahahahhaha... very funny...
some ple are just so dumb..
my boss once shook the entire network printer (huge one) cos the toner was out n he heard us saying that we must shake the toner when that happens
some ple are just so dumb..
my boss once shook the entire network printer (huge one) cos the toner was out n he heard us saying that we must shake the toner when that happens
thanks CB, i'm feeling less alone.
giz, no... more like back to the future for the dino.
btw, i'm sure there are more episodes but then i went overseas, so hopefully either he worked it out or somebody else did.
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giz, no... more like back to the future for the dino.
btw, i'm sure there are more episodes but then i went overseas, so hopefully either he worked it out or somebody else did.
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