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Thread ID: 107697	2010-02-26 07:39:00	Job available: Part time casual computer tech in Wellington	george12 (7)	PC World Chat

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861835	2010-03-01 23:18:00	I've never met anyone who's used Win7 and not loved it. Obviously you've never had a girlfriend.	Greg (193)
861836	2010-03-02 01:26:00	Car Insurance: you may loose it if the insurance co finds out(or you just wont be covered in a claim). Not a good look when you turn up at Clients Sites in a 20 year old clunker. How? I crashed at XX Rd. Never ever had one ask me why was in in XX rd. Only how the accident happened. Thanks. My car was born in 1989. I'm supposed to turn up in a Porsche or something am I? Sometimes, actually, most times my car isn't even clean. Especially after going up to the cow farm this morning. No-one has ever commented on the car, they do on my work though. Quite a few come back to me too, so they must care more about my computer skills than whether or not I can afford new cars.	pctek (84)
861837	2010-03-02 01:30:00	Originally Posted by george12 I've never met anyone who's used Win7 and not loved it.. That can be very easily changed next time you are in Auckland.:banana ;)	R2x1 (4628)
861838	2010-03-02 01:32:00	Lady who does my computer work drives an old car. She is a brill computer trouble shooter, best around should I change to a twat with a flash car? Got windoze 7 on laptop goes good but I wouldnt write home about it its just an os after all.	prefect (6291)
861839	2010-03-02 02:22:00	Interesting thread here. A few issues with IT Techs(and others) forced to use there own cars for Work.. Car Insurance: you may loose it if the insurance co finds out(or you just wont be covered in a claim). I had my existing Insurance Co refuse to cover me if car was used for IT work, other insurance companies would Insure ONLY under more expensive Business Cover plan. Your car gets a much harder life. You have to pay for any damage etc incurred using the car for your job. The mileage racks up quickly. The techs here soon realised this & ended up buying $500 - $1000 cars to use for work. Not a good look when you turn up at Clients Sites in a 20 year old clunker. Also, techs get put under undue pressure if the car is off the road for a week for repairs. Very true. Thats why the IRD rate is around 60cent per km. You are best to have an old car, because if you are driving a new one, and get a ding, it could cost you more than a weeks income to repair. ONe good thing about turning up in an old car, rather than a new BMW(which is what my plumber drives) is that it indicates that you aren't making huge money from the jobs, so you are probably charging a cheap fee.	robbyp (2751)
861840	2010-03-02 03:02:00	That can be very easily changed next time you are in Auckland.:banana ;) The key word is "tried" ;)	pcuser42 (130)
861841	2010-03-02 03:16:00	All Win versions are very trying ;)	R2x1 (4628)
861842	2010-03-02 03:53:00	Interesting thread here. A few issues with IT Techs(and others) forced to use there own cars for Work.. Car Insurance: you may loose it if the insurance co finds out(or you just wont be covered in a claim). I had my existing Insurance Co refuse to cover me if car was used for IT work, other insurance companies would Insure ONLY under more expensive Business Cover plan. Your car gets a much harder life. You have to pay for any damage etc incurred using the car for your job. The mileage racks up quickly. The techs here soon realised this & ended up buying $500 - $1000 cars to use for work. Not a good look when you turn up at Clients Sites in a 20 year old clunker. Also, techs get put under undue pressure if the car is off the road for a week for repairs. My insurance company (AMI) says it's not an issue as I only do "a few" jobs a day. You have a good point about damage though. Obviously even if you're a great driver there are many ways you can get your car damaged. However I would say few people accumulate an average of more than say $600 per year worth of damage to their car (not including mechanical issues), so it would be easy enough to include this in a mileage reimbursement rate. If I was to eventually hire a full time tech, however, I would just provide a company car. However I only have two more years of uni, then I will likely either sell or wind up this business. Reaching a stage where I can use the services of a full time tech by then is unlikely, though perhaps not impossible. Obviously you've never had a girlfriend. She hasn't used it. But another friend of mine (female) uses and likes it. The point isn't to use it because you like it, but that if you like Windows the best (rather than Mac or Linux), you should use a reasonably up to date version if you have the hardware to make use of it. Anything else is a waste of good hardware and/or an invitation for security threats. Chill - thanks for the comments :) And pctek - I could never pay you only $20/hr. I'm sure anywhere in the country would (whether they know it or not) be very lucky to have you as an employee, and for a good wage.	george12 (7)
861843	2010-03-02 03:55:00	The point isn't to use it because you like it, but that if you like Windows the best (rather than Mac or Linux), you should use a reasonably up to date version if you have the hardware to make use of it. Anything else is a waste of good hardware and/or an invitation for security threats. Then there's the idiots who run XP on a Core i5 and 6GB of RAM and think it's great...	pcuser42 (130)
861844	2010-03-02 04:26:00	All Win versions are very trying ;) Sounds like some of my school reports. Sweep is trying...................... Sweep is still trying................. Sweep is still very trying.	Sweep (90)
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