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Seuss
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: DrCamacho89]
#8102799 - 03/04/08 06:58 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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> I think it would be a good job to have, no?
It really depends upon the people you work with. It gets a bit annoying when people call you in a panic, on your day off, because "the wireless network is down"... and after canceling all your dive plans and getting into work find out that wireless network being down with a "no signal" on the monitor really means turn the damn computer on.
> Fuckin hell.. I'll trade you jobs.
My favorite part of the movie Office Space is the ending. Great movie if you haven't seen it.
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Irdamage
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: Seuss]
#8106734 - 03/05/08 03:57 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Lol if your friends perceive you to be more skilled with computers/software than they are your gonna be the first resource called on.
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Montanahunter420
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: Irdamage]
#8109454 - 03/06/08 01:31 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have this curse you speak of. Just because I am a web designer/programmer everyone assumes I can fix there problems. Family, friends, and friends of family and friends. I guess I am the dumb one because I usually don't refuse to help out, and almost never get paid for my help. I wish everyone would just google there problem first and follow the steps. Hell there's almost always something to fix your problem on google. It just gets really annoying when I am trying to code and explain something at the same time when someone calls. Thanx for the post at least I know someone else feels my pain.
-------------------- All of my posts are purely fictional and for hypothetical purposes.
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BrAiN
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The MOST annoying one is when my coimputer-illiterate parents get some really DIFFICULT spyware shit installed like an IE hijacker... something that's new enough for the antivirus software not to be able to find.
and they call me from 2000 miles away and want me to help them on the phone through something that would take me probably 2 HOURS MYSELF sitting there in person.
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BrAiN
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: BrAiN]
#8110011 - 03/06/08 07:21 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Actualyl no no no no
The worst are projects where ppl are just throwing ideas at you after youu've already started working and some people expect you to code AND keep track of all these lame ass buzzwords and shit that are going on now
Can you put a user contributed blog with videos and bla bla bla
I don't FUCKING KNOW! The word BLOG and the idea itself is just retarded. Call it what it is.. a message board.
Everyone tries to tweak some technology that's been there and give it some stupid ass name then all these non IT people are throwing these retarded names at you asking you stuff that you know.. but you're confused because it's all in a different nomenclature.
... GaH!!
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BrAiN
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: BrAiN]
#8126756 - 03/10/08 09:05 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Here's another example of what I have to deal with. Remember .. I do web sites.. THis one company got another third party company to handle their emails and they gave me access to set them up with new email addresses. I'm a WEB GUY and I hate doing systems/email stuff but sometimes I end up doing it anyways... so look at this email I get from someone working for my client:
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"Brian, I am getting a different cell phone so that I can have access to my emails . . . are there specific parameters I need to know or a certain phone I have to use? I have Sprint service. I don’t want to get a new phone and then not be able to access my emails. Thanks for your help
WTF is this bullshit? Now I'm supposed to be an expert on phones? jesus fucking christ!
For the person who drew the parallel to digging holes and saying that an IT guy would be like your friends all asking you to dig holes for them.. that's not entirely accurate..
Being an IT guy is more like being a guy that digs holes... and someone asks you to dig a simple hole for them and you do it, but it turns out the guy really wanted a tunnel that goes t4 miles underground to a lake and provides and irrigation system, but then gets mad at you when you just dug the fucker a hole because that's what he asked you for.. and then gets pissed when you tell hiim you need another contractors to do the irrigation system because... "YOU're the HOLE DIGGER... AREN't YOU SUPPOSED TO KNOW ALL THIS SHIT???"
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Irradiated_Feces
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: BrAiN]
#8127258 - 03/10/08 12:15 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I get that shit all the time for being the "video guy".
Usually I say I will do stuff and then never get around to it, make them pester me constantly until they give up. Or I will shoot some shitty handy cam footage and never get around to editing it.
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BrAiN
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that sounds like me with web shit.
And guess what.. I'm teaching myself flash, premiere, after effects right now.
HAH!
I'll trade u jobs
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slackophage
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: BrAiN]
#8127445 - 03/10/08 01:13 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I too am the "IT Guy" at work. Except I'm the only one, so I do all the sysadmin work, help desk, in house programming, everything relating to our internet presence, etc. Though I quit doing work on friends' computers unless they provide a home cooked meal.
Luckily most problems at work are simple enough that they can be fixed within minutes, usually eliciting a response like "Wow, that seemed easy, how'd you do that?" Usually I'll explain, but once I see their eyes start to glaze over and lose attention, I just tell them "Because I'm the fucking man, that's why I was hired. "
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Irradiated_Feces
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: BrAiN]
#8130870 - 03/11/08 08:11 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I like my job, but I would trade services. I'm trying to figure out php and mysql shit, I know basic web page design and html but that's about it.
Premiere? ewww
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BrAiN
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whats wrong with premiere?
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Irradiated_Feces
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: BrAiN]
#8131329 - 03/11/08 11:06 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I personally don't like it and its not all that commonplace in the professional film/tv post world, IMO you'd be better off learning FCP or Avid.
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BrAiN
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What's FCP got over Premiere?
The reason I'm getting into premiere is just because I'm already learning shit like Flash and After Effects... figure I might as well stick with the same company.
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Irradiated_Feces
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: BrAiN]
#8131899 - 03/11/08 01:33 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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There really isn't a huge difference between the two, if you already have it and it works well for you then I wouldn't worry about it but like I said FCP/Avid is more pro standard.
This page has a general comparison between the two: http://www.mediacollege.com/video/editing/software/comparison/premiere-fcp.html
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BrAiN
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Premiere is easier for me to pirate 
Plus I'm just getting into editing so I doubt I'll have enough skills for a while to really notice the difference..
Thanks for the advice though.. I may bug you later
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Irradiated_Feces
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: BrAiN]
#8132080 - 03/11/08 02:21 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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No worries. Are you close to LA? lot's of editing work down there but highly competitive.
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BrAiN
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Naaa... I used to live there a few years ago but moved back to the east coast here.
I'm not really looking for a job in it... just doing some stuff for fun right now for a few buddies that produce drum n bass... and then we'll just see where it leads.
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Re: The curse of being the "IT Guy" [Re: DrCamacho89]
#8141526 - 03/13/08 01:39 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I hear that giving up on hardcore computing, I have been programming since I was 7 years old in BASIC and TI Calculator Basic, at 10 I was memory managing in C++.
Anymore at age 20 all I want to do is program some neat crap in java, use my computer to look up information, and find a new career choice.
-------------------- Shrowded in an angelic white veil of darkness ~Frosty Storm~
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