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Entries Tagged as 'Computers'

Tired and tardy

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I’ve been a busy, busy cat. I have a full slate of computer stuff for the rest of the week - today I get to go and help a customer pick out her new Mac. She’s a photographer so we get to sample all sorts of lovely, [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Computers · Day in the Life

Tech support redux

April 17th, 2008 · No Comments

For those of you who are curious as to whether I solved the rather sticky computer problem from the begining of April, the answer is yes.  The instuctions sent were indeed, a rehash of everything I had tried, so they were as good as useless.
Know what solved the problem?
A missing step in the instructions.
Following the [...]

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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · Computers · Rants · Technical Problems

Did I tell you I hate calling tech support?

April 7th, 2008 · 8 Comments

hate
• verb feel intense dislike for or a strong aversion towards.
• noun 1 intense dislike; strong aversion. 2 informal a disliked person or thing. 3 before a noun denoting hostile actions motivated by intense dislike or prejudice: a hate campaign.
— DERIVATIVES hatable (also hateable) adjective hater noun.
— ORIGIN Old English.
Oxford Concise Dictionary

computer tech support
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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · Computers · Day in the Life · Rants · Technical Problems · Utter Stupidity

Tech support terrors - the conclusion

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

I received an answer from tech support! And believe it or not, it makes sense and is relevant. I’m in a tizzy with excitement.
When I last left you, I had sent a message to a computer company in the hope of getting a straight forward answer to a simply question. 3 messages later, I finally [...]

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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · Computers · Silly Moments · Technical Problems