Re: recipe software

ffu wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:50:12 -0400, Bob Muncie <bob.muncie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

-->sf wrote:
-->> On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:34:28 -0500, ffu <stu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
-->> -->>> On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:39:13 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
-->>> <wayneboatwright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
-->>>
-->>> -->Almost any software designed to run on Windows 95SE through Windows XP will -->>> -->run perfectly well on Vista using compatibility mode. That precisely the -->>> -->reason that compatibility mode was a "feature" of Vista and XP, in order to -->>> -->run earlier versions of software that might be incompatible with the newer -->>> -->OS.
-->>>
-->>> Actually most will but how well is the problem. I've got three customers that
-->>> will hound me to keep their systems running as they whilly Nilly add and remove
-->>> shitty programs from Vista. I tell every one of them, 4 gigs of ram minimum and
-->>> please call before installing some the new flavor of the month program.
-->>> One of them is exceptionally good at making me crazy, she's made such a mess of
-->>> her system that it will require a complete wipe and reinstall of OS and she has
-->>> nothing backed up...I've got her doing it as I type. -->> -->> UGH! She has more money than brains, I guess.
-->> -->
-->Many moons ago, when I was doing level 1,2, and 3 help desk support for -->engineering workstations, I use to just smile and be really nice since -->those are the bread and butter calls (except for the initial get -->everything fix at one time calls). It was nice doing it in a corporate -->environment. 95%+ were all nice engineering people, but were -->manufacturing engineers. For the most part, just as computer literate as -->JonQPublic. But they were nicer to work with as one, no cursing or -->yelling, and two, they were usually good at following instruction. In -->the second of two years I worked that position, I closed 2000 trouble -->calls in that year. Talk about a warm and fuzzy job. 9 ~ 5, no on-call, -->nice people to work with both for customers and peers. Of course I -->didn't have the salary back than I deserved, but it was a happy job.
-->
-->I'd happily lose the salary I had just prior to the last down-sizing for -->that job right now.
-->
-->Good times...
-->
-->Bob

Well basically I'm semi retired, and only keep a few dozen of my customers that
actually paid me on time. I may of gotten a little more impatient with the ones
who pay slow, or forget to pay. I'll keep the ones I know appreciate me and
whose cheques are good, atleast for a few more years.

Good for you Stu. Like I said, I wish I could return to that job I had way back when because it was a fun job.

Bob
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