Posted by Tony on Nov 29, 2008 in
General Thoughts
“So what have I just paid R250 for?” I asked
“I dunno”
“Well let me tell you. I paid you guys R250 to open my computer, tell me my graphics card was faulty, take it out, promise repeatedly for a whole week to phone me which you never did, and then shrug your shoulders?”
“Yip”
“And you give me my computer back with the graphics card lying on top of it – no-one thought to phone me to ask if you could install a new one?”
“Errr….no.”
“So I brought the computer in, it wasn’t working. I’ve given you R250 and it’s still not working. Does that sound right to you?”
“No”
So went the conversation between me and the sales guy at a small computer shop in Constantia Village called IT Dot Com Computers. It wasn’t a good moment. And even if, in recollection, I haven’t gotten the words exactly right, I got the sentiment spot on.
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Posted by Tony on Oct 29, 2008 in
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What is it with cables? Put them together, neatly rolled, in a box and, before you know it, they have unravelled themselves, snuggled up to each other and intertwined like fat, horny earthworms. All lovey-dovey like.
I have such a box of copulating cables. Long ones, short ones. Every kind of one. It seems that each time you buy an electronic something these days it comes with enough cardboard packaging to make Al Gore break into a disorienting fever, and three too many cables. It’s always three. You plug your new gadget together and there, leering up at you from the bottom of the ripped and shredded plastic container, are the extra wires. When they arrive they come with those tiny wire cable ties holding them tight and snug, but beware: the moment you untie the tempting little twisted thing you will never get that cable to look as neat again. But there’s actually no reason to untie them anyway, they serve no purpose. They’re just there, to taunt you. And to be put into the box.
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Posted by Tony on Sep 26, 2007 in
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When it comes to technology, I’m an early adopter. Heck, I’m more than that. While others are filling in the adoption papers, I’m nursing the gadget into adolescence.
In 2001, for my 30th birthday, a group of generous friends chipped in to buy me an MP3 player. None of them knew what the hell this shiny little thing was, but they knew from my not-so-subtle hints in the months leading up to the Big Day that I wanted nothing else, and the best response they could hope for if they gave me a Woolies voucher or novelty belly ring would be a polite “Gosh, thanks. You don’t mind if I keep it nicely wrapped up, do you? That way when I give it back to you for your birthday it’ll save me the trouble.”
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