vaporATX Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 So I was watching my buddy do a backup of his music collection. He's your basic clueless 'doze user. He plugs his little pocket drive into his laptop, goes to the start menu, opens my computer, goes to the pocket drive, deletes the current backup (all 55 gigs worth), closes my computer, goes back to the start menu, reopens my computer, selects the music folder, selects copy from the edit menu, closes my computer... start menu... my computer... pocket drive... paste... wait for the 55.7 gigs to copy... christ! I was like, "Mike, how often do you do that?" He tells me a couple of times a week. Christ! I tell him, "Mike, you're gonna kill that poor hard drive... do you not have some kind of sync or backup program?" He tells me no and that they're too complicated to use and how his way is much easier. oh gawd. Your stories... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 So I was watching my buddy do a backup of his music collection. He's your basic clueless 'doze user. He plugs his little pocket drive into his laptop, goes to the start menu, opens my computer, goes to the pocket drive, deletes the current backup (all 55 gigs worth), closes my computer, goes back to the start menu, reopens my computer, selects the music folder, selects copy from the edit menu, closes my computer... start menu... my computer... pocket drive... paste... wait for the 55.7 gigs to copy... christ! I was like, "Mike, how often do you do that?" He tells me a couple of times a week. Christ! I tell him, "Mike, you're gonna kill that poor hard drive... do you not have some kind of sync or backup program?" He tells me no and that they're too complicated to use and how his way is much easier. oh gawd. Your stories... No story but as I recall it he can get a sync program basically for free as the Doz will detect the file(s) already there and ask if you want to overwrite with a Yes, Yes to All, No and No to All for the options so selecting the last will sync everything that is not already on the drive, perhaps you may want to tell him to give that a try. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 I know that and you know that, but in my experience those yes, no, yes to all, etc... choices just confuse the hell out of the clueless. I didn't mean to just pick on 'doze either... I've seen plenty of mac users do the same stupid convoluted things. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDRacer48 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Um well... It is not really a story, but my mom has tons of trouble opening Thunderbird to get to her email. Also, she still can't figure out how to instant message me, and she has had her iBook for a little under a year now. Can't be too frustrated though, she is 40 something and it is her first ever computer... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollcage Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Whenever my mom wants to switch to another open window, she drags the one on top to the very edge of the screen. Then she has to drag the window she wants back onto the screen. It's pretty bad when she has a bunch of things open because it might take her 3-4 grabs to find the one she wants. Every time I see her do it I tell her she could just click on the taskbar to switch to the one she wants...but she continues. She's not actually that bad with computers, that's really the only HUGE thing she does to make things harder on herself. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxintosh Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 He's your basic clueless 'doze user. He plugs his little pocket drive into his laptop, goes to the start menu, opens my computer, goes to the pocket drive, deletes the current backup (all 55 gigs worth), closes my computer, goes back to the start menu, reopens my computer, selects the music folder, selects copy from the edit menu, closes my computer... start menu... my computer... pocket drive... paste... wait for the 55.7 gigs to copy... Why doesn't he just sync them? Maybe he just likes clicking on his mouse all day... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Why doesn't he just sync them? Maybe he just likes clicking on his mouse all day... God only knows. On the rare occasions I want to do a manual backup I just click the script launcher in the menu bar and launch one of my backup scripts that calls rsync. Almost never do that since all my backps are automated and happen while I'm sleeping. Only time I do it is when I need to backup something to a non standard location... which is pretty much never. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOS_Scripting Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I remember has far I can, my dad use a bit the home PC. My old P2 250 Mhz with 64 Mb of ram and Windows 98. And he was so horrify to right click (I dunno why either actually). He was all time long left click open the scroll box and click onto "open". When I was twelve or thirteen, I asked him the question "Why you do that dad"? And then he answered me : "Because I'm afraid of viruses." I was very shocked by his answer! LOL And in 2008, he still do that goshh.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djet Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I remember my mom used to double click everything...... like she would try to click a button, and double click it.... the best thing is when she would try to move something..... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxintosh Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I remember my mom used to double click everything...... My mother always thinks the cursor is a fly walking around on the screen Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOS_Scripting Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 My mother always thinks the cursor is a fly walking around on the screen LOLL ROFL. Our parents isn't very link with the technology hahaha Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollcage Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I remember my mom used to double click everything I'm surprised at how many people do that. My aunt has her computer in her basement. Anyway, one winter she put a space heater next to to her PC because she was afraid it would get cold and catch a virus. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOS_Scripting Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm surprised at how many people do that. My aunt has her computer in her basement. Anyway, one winter she put a space heater next to to her PC because she was afraid it would get cold and catch a virus. NO F :censored2: WAY!!!! That's pretty bad uhuh! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 My friend is a complete music addict with over 100 GB of songs and a 150 GB mobile HDD. He did the exact same thing that vaporATX described BUT the drive fried. This is the thrid one he switched iirc. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOS_Scripting Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 My friend is a complete music addict with over 100 GB of songs and a 150 GB mobile HDD. He did the exact same thing that vaporATX described BUT the drive fried. This is the thrid one he switched iirc. He didn't understand yet? Once in a while is great but no backup at each day damn I call these people "paranoiac"! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenimK Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 When i was doiing a technical repair (work) the man had 2 computers. 1ne Imac and the other a laptop with windows on it. After i did repair the stuff. i asked him wich computer i could use to test if everythin was ok. He told me , just take the windows laptop, because the Imac is not connected to the internet, because i'm scared of getting viruses. Such ppl don 't deserve a Imac Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknojunkie Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 when people ask How Do You Install APPLE on PC? WTF right? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOS_Scripting Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 He told me , just take the windows laptop, because the Imac is not connected to the internet, because i'm scared of getting viruses. That's stupid because everybody know here that Mac is out of danger in the virus. Two virus since the release of the first OS X 10 in 2002. And they're well known... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groot Koos Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 My mom was active in 1982 in the setup of the first computerized accounting and Billing system for a city we lived in! I was always great to have "very clever" people, teachers and Banking people coming around our house to ask questions! Especially the teachers! I think, although most probably not, I've heard the phrase "stupid is as stupid does" thrown their way more than canings I got! Today she still believes, you have computers you have to work on(Windows) and computers you want to work on(G4 450, Graphite)! One thing though, shell meticulously, cleans it, screen and all, DAILY with a Lemon smelly Furniture polish! It is most certainly the shiniest Apple it the country!! Groot Koos ps: Mrs SticMAN, if your'e reading this, I love you MOM!! LOLL ROFL. Our parents isn't very link with the technology hahaha Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 I remember my mom used to double click everything... My old man does that too. After I bought him and my step mom Macbooks for xmas (so they'd stop pestering me all the time with their never ending windohs problems), I had a hell of a time convincing them NOT to shut down every program and turn off the computer everytime they were finished using it. Years of using windows laptops with barely functional sleep, awful battery life, and horrible application stability taught them these bad habits. People don't even realize that these things work fine on windows laptops now and have for years because they learned early on not to trust it. Was so funny when may dad gave me a concerned look and said, "you mean it'll really just wake back up and the internet and stuff will still be working???... I can just leave everything running and it won't break stuff?" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-828878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOS_Scripting Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 In one sense, the people are thinking if they make a mistakehing, the computer gonna fire right away. The worst thing can happen is to reboot the PC. They are so afraid by that...I laugh on my own parents but I'm young and I never know the period of the first computer like 386 or 486. The guy with I worked for a while was 34 and he tells me the story of his first computer. At his 13 christmas, he opened a box with a Comodore 64... he was so happy. The hardware is ridiculous: 16 mb of ram, cpu 1 mhz~, 64 mb HDD (upgrade after) and a network card the begin of the token ring topology and the era of dial-up comm. I was twisted in two when he tell me that. And now, he build and make maintenance on big mainframe (or server its better expression). The old people says: "It's the old time, great time" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-829246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cain. Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 No way that thing had 16MB of RAM... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-829298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Yeah, I have to deal with computer illiterate people and "wannabe experts" (the worst, IMO) all the time and some times I'd like to slap them square across the face. However, some people do silly things just because they don't know better and not because they're stupid. In this case, the last thing they need is some guy calling them dumb. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-829299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 My first computer was an Atari 400 with a cassette drive. I have found memories of hammering out basic code on that membrane keyboard. I believe it had all of 16k of ram. My dad considered it an expensive toy with little purpose. I remember telling my dad that one day every home will have computers to manage all of our affairs and that it was the future. He dismissed that notion. Yeah, I have to deal with computer illiterate people and "wannabe experts" (the worst, IMO) all the time and some times I'd like to slap them square across the face. However, some people do silly things just because they don't know better and not because they're stupid. In this case, the last thing they need is some guy calling them dumb. Just my 2 cents. Totally agree. The fellow in my op is a very smart fellow. He's just inflexible, hard headed, and unwilling to learn. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-829301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 No way that thing had 16MB of RAM... Yeah only 64K of ram hence the 64 in the name my Vic 20 only had ~4K if my memory serves me well, ah the simpler times typing in your programs line by line praying you didn't have a typo... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116994-the-stupid-ways-people-do-things/#findComment-829309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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