Well That was dumb. . .

[LadyDarkFire]

I have two godkids who are learning about computers. To help them I decided to install a "BonziBuddy" which is this cute purple gorrilla that leads you through the internet, and does cute things like tell jokes, interesting facts and sings. NEVER MAKE THIS MISTAKE. I just spent a half an hour uninstalling, rebooting, and fixing settings on my computer. The little gorrilla did everything I told it NOT to do and more. I am on a broadband connection, told the little rat this, and yet it still reconfigured my computer for use with dialup, making it impossible for me to get to any internet site. Does Anyone Else have any little "Helpers" to warn people off of?

 

[SweetCherry]

Ugh. I had that annoying creature from hell for like half an hour last year. That's all it took for me to get sick of the little purple bastard. I had dial up tho, so I can't be of any help with your problem. Sorry.

 

[LadyDarkFire]

Ugh. I had that annoying creature from hell for like half an hour last year. That's all it took for me to get sick of the little purple bastard. I had dial up tho, so I can't be of any help with your problem. Sorry.

I got it fixed, just took me 3 reboots (2 of which were after the purple piece of hell HUNG the comp) and a good bout of swearing as the scandisc ran.

 

[SweetCherry]

Rule of the thumb: If all else fails, swear at the pc. They are really part human and understand emotions. They hate you getting pissed at them cuz you pound on their keys instead of caressing them. Swearing alerts them to your mood and gives them a chance to clean up their act.

 

[LadyDarkFire]

Rule of the thumb: If all else fails, swear at the pc. They are really part human and understand emotions. They hate you getting pissed at them cuz you pound on their keys instead of caressing them. Swearing alerts them to your mood and gives them a chance to clean up their act.

LoL! Ah, I just give it two thumps on the tower, swear at it to make sure it doesn't hang during scan disc and deal with anything worse by using the threat of refridgerator magnets. I learned it from my grandmother sharpening the axe right next to her hen house. The number of eggs we collected doubled right after it everytime, without fail.

 

[SweetCherry]

It works even better swearing at it if you hand your hands inside the thing. Those bits and pieces are pretty delicate and it knows it. Kinda like holding a guy's balls and daring him to lie to ya again.

 

[LadyDarkFire]

Kinda like holding a guy's balls and daring him to lie to ya again.

Never tried that one, the look into the eyes and "You know that if you lie to me I will be incredibly hurt and probably have to take time out from having an intimate relationship with you" worked for me just fine.

 

[SweetCherry]

I've never tried it either, but hey, I'd be willing to bet it would be affective. Maybe I shoulda tried it on my hubby. Oh well, his loss.

I was always just fond of the cold shoulder and a rather empty existance in bed.

 

[April]

*taking notes for future use*