Comments on: A little, white lie.

By: vicki

vicki — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:23:00 +0000

Did i say 1 ghz? I think i meant to say 1 gigawatt…

I just can’t keep all that hightechno language straight!

Shooting for the moon but still landing among the stars,

Vicki Helmholz
Dental Office Receptionist

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:09:00 +0000

Hard to say, Mr. Walker. It’s not really a superpower used for good, but for evil, so typically people don’t go out of there way to use special methods of communications to summon it.

Why is it evil, and not good? Because the Magic Touch effect usually results in whatever perceived computer problem the person had… to not get fixed. Can’t fix a problem you can’t see. Sucks for them!

By: Adam J.

Adam J. — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:33:00 +0000

If this is your self proclaimed “super power” I would like to know how you are summoned? I mean, batman was summoned by the spotlight shaped like a bat, how are you sommoned? By an email? An IM maybe? Possibly a text message for better mobility? Or maybe something low tech like a cow bell outside your bedroom window with a string attached to it. And in thinking of that, can a low tech device to used to summon a high tech super hero? These are the things that concern me…

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 21:10:00 +0000

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Vicki,

I’m not sure the Magic Touch is going to be effective in this case. Sometimes, we must use empathy in computer troubleshooting. What is the computer saying to us? Is it crying out for help? Is it upset?

I hope this helps.

Eric

By: Vicki

Vicki — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 20:59:00 +0000

Eric,

Maybe you can help me out.

I’m having problems with my Dell Dimension 4100 1 ghz p3. Here’s whati have open and the thing LIKE TOTALLY freezes on me. RealPlayer, AOL Instant Messager, Microsoft Word, ACT! 2000, WinAmp, McAfee First Aid, and the sound- and video-card software all open. When i try to open Excel, I could like eat several blueberry muffins while it loads.

Maybe you should “magic touch” my computer, because IT TOTALLY HATES ME.

By the way, I have a very nifty inspirational message screensaver – all the girls dig it!

Any advice? I just unplug it and plug it back in whenever it happens.

Vicki Helmholz
Dental Office Receptionist