[TriLUG] Re: broadband option in the Triangle area

[ALFRED JOHNSON]

That can work too, but what do you say when they want you to go into 
that "Tar pit" associated with all Microsoft software, and especially 
their mail software?? -- Al Johnson.
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On Aug 28, 2004, at 9:45 PM, Jeff Groves wrote:

> ALFRED JOHNSON wrote:
>> Another thing you might try with these kinds of problems is to tell 
>> them you're running OSX. , preferably the latest version (Apple just 
>> keeps improving and improving OSX  so that most techies can't keep up 
>> unless they're "Mac fanatics" (of which there are not too many). OSX 
>> is still too new for most of those 90 day wonders now manning tech 
>> support. -- Al Johnson.
>> ------------------------------------------------------
> I just lie and tell them, "Yah, I'm running Windows XP"
>
> Kind of like that Dilbert cartoon where he's laying on his couch 
> telling the tech support guy that he's following all of his 
> directions... when he isn't..
>
> Jeff G.
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