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Thread ID: 84300	2007-10-31 18:36:00	IDE issues!	Damz (10942)	Press F1

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607095	2007-11-04 00:55:00	I agree with PCTek i don't think you should be building computer for other people Damz if your making such basic mistakes Ah, mistake. Not multiple, just one. I cant believe it? I admitted 3 times that I made that mistake, and still your all going on about it. I asked a simple question, to which I got great, and simple answers. And now the thread turns into a debate over whether im capable of building computers?? One mistake, and you kill a guy. Would hate to live with you..	Damz (10942)
607096	2007-11-04 01:16:00	One mistake, and you kill a guy. Would hate to live with you.. Things do appear to get out of hand here sometimes, but thats no excuse for people jumping on you for asking a question. I think what some of the answers were referring to is build PC's for others that you then charge for. Now while every one has to learn some how, pctek also put in a very good suggestion. Try asking for unpaid work experience first. Doesn't have to be full time. Its all good for your CV. At the end of the day if you want to get into this business you do need to get some experiance from someplace and it is hard to find a firm that takes on Beginners (no Offence meant). Practical experiance will usually win hands down over paper Qualifications any day. While having Qualifications is good, if you want to fix PC's then having a bit of paper saying you can means nothing- actually being able to do it is what counts. I have had people with impressive Qualifications approach me and ask for a job, I gave them a simple fault to fix in a PC - didn't know where to start- no use to me as I dont have time to teach. My own personal advice ( and someones bound to disagree:p ) is this. By all means practice on PC's - only way to learn, but what you can do is ask friends, neighbours, friends of friends, people in the business ( you get the picture) if they know anyone who has old PC's you can "Play with". Meaning when people replace the PC's for what ever reason, see if you can get hold of them and then fix them. If its software - look on the net or ask here, if its hardware- the same. That way you learn and soon you will have more knowledge. One important thing many people seem to forget - they once knew very little, and experiance over time makes them better. No Need to jump on people for asking a question in a help Forum - thats what its for. All the best for you Damz. :thumbs:	wainuitech (129)
607097	2007-11-04 01:30:00	By all means practice on PC's - only way to learn, but what you can do is ask friends, neighbours, friends of friends, people in the business ( you get the picture) if they know anyone who has old PC's you can "Play with". Most of my ex workmates USED to ring me, (mostly from Manukau / Sth Auckland, and Nth Shore), some more often than others. One of them (being on BB, used to get spyware / malware often). And she would ring me often to fix it. BUT one time she couldnt afford to pay me, so didnt ring me lol. That was fine. So instead of ringing me, to see if I could fix it, she decided to BUY another computer, (because the old PC was riddled with malware). And you guessed it, less than a mth after, the new PC was riddled with malware. I dont think thats been fixed either yet. So, I dont know whats she's doing now, or whether she's on the net. BUT if she is, she's most probably getting hacked.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
607098	2007-11-04 02:19:00	Sorry, I didnt mean to offend anybody. But the bad attitudes got me going.. And for the record, Im doing this for nothing, theyre paying for parts and thats it. Experience is all Im getting out of the deal.	Damz (10942)
607099	2007-11-04 02:37:00	Sorry, I didnt mean to offend anybody. But the bad attitudes got me going.. And for the record, Im doing this for nothing, theyre paying for parts and thats it. Experience is all Im getting out of the deal. Don't think you actually offended any one, all you did was ask a question to something you didn't know - thats what the help forums are for. Where you say you're getting Experience - good on ya! you now know the answer if it ever comes your way again. Keep up the learning :thumbs: Just remember NO ONE knows every thing, some think they might but they don't. The amount of customers who I have been to that say " I got a friend who knows every thing about computers but he cant fix it" --- I would love to reply - "and Why are you calling me then"?:D	wainuitech (129)
607100	2007-11-04 04:05:00	And on a different subject entirely... Perhaps this is a good time to point out some confusion about your forum name, Damian? (Well, I've been confused, anyway. Don't know about other members) You wouldn't have known when you joined 6 weeks ago that we already have a Dannz here - and the computerised enrolment system obviously isn't geared to cope with single-letter variations. He is Daniel (Napier) and has been a member since before this incarnation of PF1. Since December 2004, he's made 1925 posts and is currently active. He also repairs PCs, according to his profile. I may not be the only one who finds your name so similar to his that I have to stop & think: "which one is this..?" Dannz or Damz? A change of name - even after 72 posts - might be worth considering? Thoughts on this?	Laura (43)
607101	2007-11-04 04:29:00	:lol: That is one of the funniest things iv read in a while! I dont mind? But is it that much of a big deal?	Damz (10942)
607102	2007-11-04 04:42:00	I may not be the only one who finds your name so similar to his that I have to stop & think: "which one is this..?" Dannz or Damz? Ha ha ha, you are not, I do as well and then I think but Dannz would not ask that :p	The_End_Of_Reality (334)
607103	2007-11-04 04:50:00	then I think but Dannz would not ask that :p :blush: Haha How do i change my name? I dont mind at all . . But would rather not have to go through the sign up rigmarole (sp?) again :rolleyes:	Damz (10942)
607104	2007-11-04 04:58:00	:blush: Haha How do i change my name? I dont mind at all.. But would rather not have to go through the sign up rigmarole (sp?) again :rolleyes: PM Jan Birkeland, he should be able to change it for you.	The_End_Of_Reality (334)
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