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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Today, the last person I know who's likely to ask me about computer problems went Mac - I just went and installed their new mini for them.
No more Windows - ever. Awesome.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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Proud of you™
And to express my pleasure, a lolcat:
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Originally Posted by Doofy 
I just went and installed their new mini for them.
Now you get to be their personal transition support tech for the next 6 months.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by CollinG3G4
Now you get to be their personal transition support tech for the next 6 months.
I don't mind that. It's having to arse about with Windows that I hate.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Originally Posted by Doofy
I don't mind that. It's having to arse about with Windows that I hate.
Not good at claiming complete ignorance, or are these people asking for help big breasted women?
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: California
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So it’s not possible for one of them to want to install parallels, or partition a part of their computer with windows?
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Teaneck, NJ
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Congrats! It must be liberating.
Many years ago I decided never to help people with windows, but to always help Mac users for free. Doesn't matter if it is family, if they use windows I don't touch it.
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AT&T iPhone 5S and 6; 13" MBP; MDD G4.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Madison, WI
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Good on you! 
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One should never stop striving for clarity of thought and precision of expression.
I would prefer my humanity sullied with the tarnish of science rather than the gloss of religion.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
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I know what a great feeling it is. A few years ago finally everyone in even my extended family switched to OS X. Over the months, I wrote up a quick document explaining the basics of OS X that aren't covered in Apple's standard little manuals. Now that my whole family runs OS X, nowadays they just talk among themselves instead of asking me like in the beginning. It's a good circle. Plus, most of them are running the exact same systems and I recommended them all the same networking gear, printers, etc. so I don't have to remember who has what if they do run into issues. Pretty much everyone has an iMac Core 2 Duo or better with AirPort Extremes, LaCie externals, and Canon MP970 printers. Woot!
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Not good at claiming complete ignorance
It's basically come to a point where I haven't got a clue what's going on in the Windows world. Yet because "I'm good at computers" (compared with regular folk), I still got asked to help out when problems hit. Got tired of saying "I don't know", because it doesn't do my genius image any favours. 
Originally Posted by besson3c
or are these people asking for help big breasted women?
Some.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Vacation.
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Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²
So it’s not possible for one of them to want to install parallels, or partition a part of their computer with windows?
This last one has a Parallels Win 2000 install on it, but I took the liberty of making a copy of the "clean and ready to go" virtual disk (1) on their system and (2) on a USB drive. So, it's an easy task to reset the thing if anything goes wrong - just tell them to copy the clean file in and then restore data from backup.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Isle of Manhattan
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And here I was this whole time thinking that Doofy was incarcerated and destined for snoo snoo.
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