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| Thread ID: 38145 | 2003-09-28 23:48:00 | What tools are really needed?? | dipstick01 (445) | Press F1 |
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| 178738 | 2003-09-29 04:02:00 | > a min 2 slow there buddy :P LOL,i saw your post before i posted my amendment ]:) |
metla (154) | ||
| 178739 | 2003-09-29 04:02:00 | yeah that sucks that they do that..but at least they are honest :D but i wasnt recommending dicks smith... was more looking at the "item" required when fiddling with a computer |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 178740 | 2003-09-29 06:32:00 | I think you'll find that the acerage household has all that it needs to build up a PC. If it doesn't there is something seriously wrong with that house hold. One philips head and one ordinary was all I needed. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 178741 | 2003-09-29 07:03:00 | You forgot a pair of tweezers which I have found better than long nosed pliers for changing jumpers on motherboards and hard disks. :-) If your eyesight isn't all that good a magnifying glass helps as well to find Pin1 on the Motherboard. :-) |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 178742 | 2003-09-29 07:08:00 | I wasn't going to admit to using tweezers (nurled plastic) and a magnifying glass but, seen as you've brocken the ice Elephant, yes they are very handy to have ;) Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 178743 | 2003-09-29 07:17:00 | OK people, looks good so far . I'm actually taking my idea one step further and looking at starting a business aimed at the first time buyers and low knowledge users . The service I'd offer would be to get a new PC BEFORE the customer from the shop and set it up . . . . updated, Anti Virus, Firewall, Various help websites added to favourites, Internet connection etc and give the machine a full soak test before they even get it in their house . I would also offer a virus removal and system service/clean up, reformatting and other general things . Backup and basic tuition plus the million and one other little things that people discover they can do to their computers . Lately in my area I have come across many beginner users who have been taken to the cleaners for "software" servicing and the job has not even been done correctly . Any opinions?? |
dipstick01 (445) | ||
| 178744 | 2003-09-29 07:57:00 | Yeah, tweezers are really handy :D. Also, you can get a set of 6 tiny screw drivers - philips and flathead - for less than $5. They come in handy for the delicate stuff. Also, DSE sell packs of mixed screw types which come in handy when you misplace them. | Jen C (20) | ||
| 178745 | 2003-09-29 08:30:00 | Gee, maybe I'm a bit retentive here, but I would have thought a cheap meter for checking fuses, batteries, connections, powersupply volts etc would be useful in the toolkit. Swapping bits is all very well but if you are in business, diagnosis is better and makes you look a whole lot smarter in front of the camera (oops, I meant customer :D). Cheers Billy 8-{) :| |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 178746 | 2003-09-29 08:31:00 | dipstick01, I agree sauch an opportunity exists and has merit. The barrier is in getting a purchaser to recognise the importance before the purchase. I have no doubts that they will realise what a good idea it would be, after the event. Then its too late. If you could get the referral from the shop it would be great, but that may be against their policies in many cases. People updating their PC would be the best target, they already know how much they don't know, and how daunting these things can be. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 178747 | 2003-09-29 09:57:00 | whats a Ziptie? not that im planning on making my own putr just sounds a little weird? beetle |
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