Best question I got asked from a pc user was
"What operating system does MacOSX come with ?"
I replied
"windows ME"
That's funny.
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That's funny.
Best question I got asked from a pc user was
"What operating system does MacOSX come with ?"
I replied
"windows ME"
I think it just got upgraded to XP.
It's surprising that more companies don't conduct psychological testing during their hiring process. If yours had, this guy probably would not even be allowed in the building. And to think that just one quick sighting of a Mac computer ruined this guy's whole day. He's probably still seething about it. Clearly this guy is a nut.
Can I put a photoshop file on a USB stick and use it on a Mac?
Can I use the Mac on my network?
Can Macs go on the internet?
Do Macs have MSN?
Do Macs use Internet Explorer?
Funniest statement is:
Macs are slow and buggy, I heard they get loads of viruses.
And: Apple sell Windows PC's too though don't they?
Can I use the Mac on my network?
Can Macs go on the internet?
Do Macs have MSN?
Do Macs use Internet Explorer?
Funniest statement is:
Macs are slow and buggy, I heard they get loads of viruses.
And: Apple sell Windows PC's too though don't they?
This was in regards to a dead Verizon DSL line...
Verizon technical support: "Macs don't work on the internet."
Me: "What?!"
Verizon: "Well, I mean that we don't support them."
They finally did send out a service van.
Verizon technical support: "Macs don't work on the internet."
Me: "What?!"
Verizon: "Well, I mean that we don't support them."
They finally did send out a service van.
Hah, it'd be funny if you told that guy that they in fact do make Windows PC's, but you have to buy a copy of Windows yourself.
I recently gave a really sharp Keynote presentation. The comments were so positive,m it actually caught me off guard. One of the last comments was:
"Can I get Powerpoint to look like that?"
"No, not really."
"Huh."
I felt like saying "Cancel or Allow" to his realization. Shouldacouldawoulda.
That's not really surprising. I did 2 public keynotes, and both times reactions were very positive (how many Powerpoint people get felicitations for their presentation?)
But of course, it's hard to tell people you didn't use powerpoint.
-What ? You mean you didn't use powerpoint for that powerpoint?
No, it's a different program
-You mean, like, office 2007?
no, as in "another program"
-cool, can I use that?
not unless you buy a Mac
-can Powerpoint do that to?
no
It's quite hard now that "Powerpoint" has become an eponym for "presentation"
this is the reason there are 760 bajillion of them, write well once, you're a freakin star!
Heh, actually, I've since learned that he's some sort of software engineer, so you were close. I saw him come in this morning, glaring at the floor as he walked along. Every place has a few nut jobs I guess. I've heard all the anti-mac comments that everyone has heard. This one just took me by surprise.
I've been to a few presentations where Keynote was used. And man, can people make some kick-butt presentations with this. And yes, most people are shocked and awed to learn that there are other apps for this besides powerpointless.
Oh BTW, the dumbest quote I ever heard was "You cant instant message or go on myspace with Mac"
If you think PC users have stupid questions about Macs, you should hear some of the comments I get when I try to buy hardware for my Amiga. Here's what happened when I tried to buy a simple 2.5" harddrive by phone:
ME: "I'm looking for a 5400 RPM 2.5" IDE harddrive."
Guy: "What kind of laptop are you using?"
ME: "It's not for a laptop."
Guy: "I need to know the model of your laptop."
ME: "My computer accepts 2.5" harddrives. Do you have any 5400 RPM 2.5" IDE harddrives?"
Guy: "What computer is it for?"
ME: "It's an Amiga."
[... long pause...]
Guy: "I've never heard of it. What version of Windows does it run?"
ME: "It doesn't run Windows. It's a different computer system with its own OS. As I said, it works perfectly fine with 2.5" harddrives."
Guy: "OK, then. What BIOS does it use? I have to make sure the BIOS will be compatible with it."
ME: "It doesn't have a BIOS." (it has Kickstart ROM which autodetects devices, but it's not BIOS)
Guy: "I'm sorry, but I can't sell you a harddrive. Your computer is probably too old. I'm sorry."
Then he hung up. Can you believe it? He actually refused to sell me the harddrive. The next day, I went to another store and bought a 40Gb 5400 RPM 2.5" harddrive and had no problems.
I think people are just generally stupid. It's just that there are more people using PCs, so statistically there's a greater chance of meeting an idiot.
ME: "I'm looking for a 5400 RPM 2.5" IDE harddrive."
Guy: "What kind of laptop are you using?"
ME: "It's not for a laptop."
Guy: "I need to know the model of your laptop."
ME: "My computer accepts 2.5" harddrives. Do you have any 5400 RPM 2.5" IDE harddrives?"
Guy: "What computer is it for?"
ME: "It's an Amiga."
[... long pause...]
Guy: "I've never heard of it. What version of Windows does it run?"
ME: "It doesn't run Windows. It's a different computer system with its own OS. As I said, it works perfectly fine with 2.5" harddrives."
Guy: "OK, then. What BIOS does it use? I have to make sure the BIOS will be compatible with it."
ME: "It doesn't have a BIOS." (it has Kickstart ROM which autodetects devices, but it's not BIOS)
Guy: "I'm sorry, but I can't sell you a harddrive. Your computer is probably too old. I'm sorry."
Then he hung up. Can you believe it? He actually refused to sell me the harddrive. The next day, I went to another store and bought a 40Gb 5400 RPM 2.5" harddrive and had no problems.
I think people are just generally stupid. It's just that there are more people using PCs, so statistically there's a greater chance of meeting an idiot.
Upon finally convincing a friend's family to get an iMac as their next computer my friend's mom excaimed at the Apple store "Where's the box?!"
Does more need to be said?
Does more need to be said?
What a complete idiot. You knew the part you wanted and he wouldn't sell you it? You could have lied and said it was for a DVR and he would have quite happily sold it to you, but because he wasn't old enough to have heard of an Amiga he panicked??
The man's an arse. I know Amigas have been out of widespread production for over a decade, but salespeople that think computer=Windows really are dense as hell. Please tell me he was just an employee and you reported this to his boss.
They had probably been using a computer with hot-corners set up, which often confuses people. Or a mighty mouse where the 'squeeze' button is set to open dashboard. I had to turn off that button because I am always activating it accidentally when I grab the mouse.
I mentioned the iPhone to my brother and he said "yeah I've heard about that. Apparently, they've got big problems because it's so user-unfriendly".
Just goes to show, it doesn't matter how much great PR you get, a little bit of FUD sticks (the Mac has been suffering from this for years). And when people repeat the FUD, it always starts with "apparently....".
I also had to field quite a bit of "apparently, Macs can't do the internet any more" back when Microsoft stopped IE support.
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Just goes to show, it doesn't matter how much great PR you get, a little bit of FUD sticks (the Mac has been suffering from this for years). And when people repeat the FUD, it always starts with "apparently....".
I also had to field quite a bit of "apparently, Macs can't do the internet any more" back when Microsoft stopped IE support.
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This story is about stupid questions in general, although the young lady in question was a pc user, she was in fact trying to send a fax.
So my friend Jenny (Godmother to my eldest!) was on her first day at a new publishing company and one of the first tasks given to her was to go and send a fax. Easy enough. However 20 minutes later when Jenny still hadn't returned, her slightly worried boss set off to find her. There she was by the fax machine as expected. With a confused look on her face Jen looks at her boss and says "Sorry this is taking so long, I think the fax machine is broken. I keep putting the sheet of paper in the top but it keeps just coming back out the bottom."
She actually thought that fax machines somehow teleported the physical paper down the phone lines...
So my friend Jenny (Godmother to my eldest!) was on her first day at a new publishing company and one of the first tasks given to her was to go and send a fax. Easy enough. However 20 minutes later when Jenny still hadn't returned, her slightly worried boss set off to find her. There she was by the fax machine as expected. With a confused look on her face Jen looks at her boss and says "Sorry this is taking so long, I think the fax machine is broken. I keep putting the sheet of paper in the top but it keeps just coming back out the bottom."
She actually thought that fax machines somehow teleported the physical paper down the phone lines...
Back in my PC days, I hated how PowerPoint presentations turned out so much, I would build my school presentations in Flash.
Nowadays, I wish I had the chance to give presentations I like Keynote so much.
I had a great time the other day putting together a quick presentation of my photos 5 minutes in Keynote accomplishes more than an hour in CowerPoint and playing it back with my FrontRow remote on my 24" widescreen LCD.Back to clueless PC users: my friend just got a Macbook, and one of his co-workers kept asking him if that snazzy operating system was Vista; he couldn't wrap his head around the idea of an OS that wasn't Windows.
What a complete idiot. You knew the part you wanted and he wouldn't sell you it? You could have lied and said it was for a DVR and he would have quite happily sold it to you, but because he wasn't old enough to have heard of an Amiga he panicked??
The man's an arse. I know Amigas have been out of widespread production for over a decade, but salespeople that think computer=Windows really are dense as hell. Please tell me he was just an employee and you reported this to his boss.
Actually I think he was the boss. It was a little local computer parts & repair shop and he was the "expert" owner. There are lots of computer "experts" these days. I think the definition of "expert" has changed:
"Expert (n. ek'spûrt): 1. A confused, but arrogant person - usually teen-aged - who has been taught to read a checklist. If responses to the checklist are negative, the expert becomes even more confused and arrogant. Related - Computer expert: an expert trained in reading Microsoft Windows® approved checklists. (Microsoft Windows®: see operating systems under crap)."
Windows "experts" like this are just like those car mechanics who refuse to buy a new car and insist that the car with the open hood, sitting on their dirveway, that hasn't moved in about 6 months, that they are under every day trying to fix, is better than the "silly car" you just bought.
If I have to spend that kind of time keeping a PC running, I don't want it. Don't get me wrong. I have anti-virus software running and some anti-spyware and adware stuff on my Windows (running in Parallels), but I am still amazed at how much time and resources are wasted looking for crap that Windows should have been better against.
Most of my firends are intelligent and don't say anything bad about Macs for the sake of Mac-bashing; they just prefer their Windows machines, mostly due to being comfortable with them. One friend finally decided to get a Mac (due to hating Vista so much) and bought a loaded 15" MBP. Because of work, he has immediately installed Windows XP via Bootcamp. I told him to give it a few weeks before he starts to really grasp the differences in the OS's. I think he'll like OS X but I think he'll remain a Windows-user, too.
ohhh i got a good one. This is coming from my friend who is an IT major in college and already has a CISCO certification.
Me: "Im thinking about getting a Mac when they upgrade the notebooks in June"
Him: "ehhh, I don't know, Macs don't talk well with PC's"
...at that point every ounce of respect i had for him left me imidately
Me: "Im thinking about getting a Mac when they upgrade the notebooks in June"
Him: "ehhh, I don't know, Macs don't talk well with PC's"
...at that point every ounce of respect i had for him left me imidately