oday I experienced what is known to be the “Fix-it-guy” mentality. Since my friends know I’m into computers and the digital lifestyle, they automatically assume that I know how to fix either their gadgets or their PC’s. They often use me as their personal Technician. Although I know how to tinker stuff, I don’t do it professionally and I do it for my personal needs.
Just a few months back I even got stressed out by a friend trying to harass me to install a dial-up connection for his fathers all new PC… What they forgot to actually put in is the actual telephone line, see how dependent people are when there’s an easy way to just get your friends to do stuff for you.
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Well anyway, the point of interest here is that one of my closest woman friend is an avid amateur, self-proclaimed “professional” photographer. She bought a high-end DSLR camera and never managed to read the manual, but use it as a point-and-shoot. She told me that what sold it is that it came with a portable photo-printer, yipeee!!! I sent her some e-books on photography and subscribed her to photography (more…)