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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1199050" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Forgive me, but I didn't mean what I said as an insult. It is what it is, which is a situation that I've seen several times before. I try very hard to be as helpful and as nurturing to Mac users as possible. I believe that Mac users tend to be the best sort of people. But it is extremely frustrating when I am trying to help remotely (I'd love to be there in person, it would be so much easier), and the person that I am trying to help has given up and declares their computer, and all like it, to be "junk" and declares poor performance to be "normal." </p><p></p><p>I know from extensive experience that your Mac and all like it are *not* junk, that it's poor performance is not at all normal, and with some cooperation that I can help.</p><p></p><p>However, it's hard enough to help you remotely in the best of circumstances, and it's just about impossible to help you if you have given up and as a result you are fighting me.</p><p></p><p>I'm currently involved in a similar situation on not one, but two other discussion forums as we speak. Users are asking for help, but as I try to make suggestions, they are telling me that the products that they are working with are simply fundamentally bad products, and they refuse to try the simple things that I am suggesting that they try. I can't help them because they have given up before we have even tried to fix things, and they refuse to cooperate. That's wildly frustrating.</p><p></p><p>(Note to self: Never try and help a Eudora user switch to Mail, and think twice before attempting to help a Microsoft Word user who hates both Microsoft, and the program, with a difficult Microsoft Word problem.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you!</p><p></p><p>But, unfortunately, I'm over twice that. I was having articles published in computer magazines all over the world as far back as 1987. I was using computer punch cards years before that. I'm an attorney these days, and helping in forums such as this one is a nice diversion from my work. (Sometimes too much of a diversion.)</p><p></p><p>I'm here to help. And I'm happy to do it. But I can't help you *and* fight with you over the need for the help. </p><p></p><p>___________________________________________</p><p></p><p>Randy B. Singer</p><p>Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)</p><p></p><p>Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance</p><p><a href="http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html" target="_blank">OS X Maintenance And Troubleshooting</a></p><p>___________________________________________</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1199050, member: 190607"] Forgive me, but I didn't mean what I said as an insult. It is what it is, which is a situation that I've seen several times before. I try very hard to be as helpful and as nurturing to Mac users as possible. I believe that Mac users tend to be the best sort of people. But it is extremely frustrating when I am trying to help remotely (I'd love to be there in person, it would be so much easier), and the person that I am trying to help has given up and declares their computer, and all like it, to be "junk" and declares poor performance to be "normal." I know from extensive experience that your Mac and all like it are *not* junk, that it's poor performance is not at all normal, and with some cooperation that I can help. However, it's hard enough to help you remotely in the best of circumstances, and it's just about impossible to help you if you have given up and as a result you are fighting me. I'm currently involved in a similar situation on not one, but two other discussion forums as we speak. Users are asking for help, but as I try to make suggestions, they are telling me that the products that they are working with are simply fundamentally bad products, and they refuse to try the simple things that I am suggesting that they try. I can't help them because they have given up before we have even tried to fix things, and they refuse to cooperate. That's wildly frustrating. (Note to self: Never try and help a Eudora user switch to Mail, and think twice before attempting to help a Microsoft Word user who hates both Microsoft, and the program, with a difficult Microsoft Word problem.) Thank you! But, unfortunately, I'm over twice that. I was having articles published in computer magazines all over the world as far back as 1987. I was using computer punch cards years before that. I'm an attorney these days, and helping in forums such as this one is a nice diversion from my work. (Sometimes too much of a diversion.) I'm here to help. And I'm happy to do it. But I can't help you *and* fight with you over the need for the help. ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance [url=http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html]OS X Maintenance And Troubleshooting[/url] ___________________________________________ [/QUOTE]
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