Reply to: Work PC 'upgrade'

[Hevra]

I'm a permie, I've tried the 'I'd get more work done if I didn't have to sit here listening to the grinding of the HD labouring to cope with having a spreadsheet, word document and the crap timesheet entry system all open at the same time' line...

Didn't work though


Hevra

[daviejones]

What they don't realise, of course, is that contractors actually use their computers to do 'work'.

What planet are you on? By work, do you mean as opposed to this forum then?

[swamp]

Contractors are often given the rubbish computer that no one else wants.

They think getting a 'good' computer should be a perk for management and senior permies. What they don't realise, of course, is that contractors actually use their computers to do 'work', and it would be a good idea to give them the fastest machine in the office.

[Hevra]

What?

You get little clay dinosaurs changing the pixels one by one?

Only when I've put the 'special' sugar in my tea...

Hevra

[TheFaQQer]

What?

You get little clay dinosaurs changing the pixels one by one?

A nice surreal image.

[Hevra]

I wish they'd upgrade my work computer, my home pc's graphics card has more memory than this heap of crap...

There's more than a touch of Harryhausen about the way this thing swaps from one window to another...

Hevra

[TheFaQQer]

TheFuQQer

You are Royal Albert and I claim my five pounds, to be paid off-shore so that I can hide it from my blackmailing wife and turf my kid onto the street.

[DaveB]

guys guys get a Mac and all your problems will be over

I'm working on it. Waiting till the new version of the OS is released. In the meantime trying to persuade the Co. Sec. that the Co. can afford it

[DBA_bloke]

AtW

TheFuQQer

[TheFaQQer]

ATW loves Bill Gates. Sends him Valentine cards, choccies, the lot.

AtW

[scooterscot]

guys guys get a Mac and all your problems will be over

[DBA_bloke]

In AtW's defence I don't think he was saying that, was he? Just observing that MS produce crap from time to time.

ATW loves Bill Gates. Sends him Valentine cards, choccies, the lot.

[MrRobin]

I've never used Vista. They did keep XP installed, so I'll consider myself lucky. Oh and they didn't revoke my internet access so that's another plus.

[wendigo100]

Doesnt stop it being crap though. Does this mean we should stop pointing out bad products just beacause the co. responcible has made a couple of good ones in the past?

In AtW's defence I don't think he was saying that, was he? Just observing that MS produce crap from time to time.

[DaveB]

People who knock Microsoft for crappy version of OS probably forgot that they have it from time to time - MS DOS 4.0, Windows ME, now Vista - they always go through some crappy dead branch, just like Intel does and probably any other company that existed more than few years.

Doesnt stop it being crap though. Does this mean we should stop pointing out bad products just beacause the co. responcible has made a couple of good ones in the past?

Fireman : I'm sorry madam, you house burnt down when your new Phillips steam iron shorted out and caught fire.

Mrs Thring : Oh thats terrible, still, never mind, I had one of their televisions a few years ago, it was very good!