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| Thread ID: 77836 | 2007-03-24 08:43:00 | Any advise for a Noob Technician? | PedalSlammer (8511) | Press F1 |
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| 535567 | 2007-03-26 06:24:00 | Huh, allowance? They all went to my bus fare. :( But it's not lucky some dudes got $200 per week. If my memory of your early posts is correct, you are 13 years old..? I suggest you still have plenty of time to learn how to fix other people's computers before having to earn your own living. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 535568 | 2007-03-26 06:28:00 | I wouldn't recommend you go out and do ANYTHING with public PC's unless you have indemnity insurance I second that. While "friends and family" will not take action if they think you lost their unbacked valuable up data, others may not. Even though you may be completely innocent of the act, the cost of defending would be thousands, to not defend means you could lose a civil claim and face damages. At minimum set up a limited liability company, but that has compliance costs also. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 535569 | 2007-03-26 06:41:00 | If my memory of your early posts is correct, you are 13 years old..? PedalSlammer, if you are only 13 years old then you still have another 4 years of high school ahead of you plus 2-3 years or how ever long to do a B Comp Sci or similar at uni before you need to worry about how to get work and experience "fixing PCs" I would imagine that your will have expanded your horizons from just becoming a fully fledged network tech or developer by the time you come out. In the meantime enjoy being a teenager (assuming you are 13?) and keep building on your experience. It might also pay to get a bit of experience with other systems and hardware as well since a lot can happen in the computing world in 4 years. ;) Good luck. :) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 535570 | 2007-03-26 06:54:00 | PedalSlammer if your wanting to be really forward thinking, instead of looking for friends and family members PCs that are in need of fixing - why not custom build and sell (maybe even design) a few decent machines that DON'T break down (now there's something new!)and earn yourself some cash and get experience from both sides of the fence. Not sure if it is still going but you could check out this article. www.extremetech.com |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 535571 | 2007-03-26 07:17:00 | I suggest you do better english. learn more skills of the native langauge. this help will you in new future This will help when asking for an ass and end up getting an arse |
plod (107) | ||
| 535572 | 2007-03-26 08:17:00 | Ooops... I now realise I was thinking of a different poster when I suggested he's aged 13. So how old are you, PedalSlammer? |
Laura (43) | ||
| 535573 | 2007-03-26 08:31:00 | I now realise I was thinking of a different poster when I suggested he's aged 13. So how old are you, PedalSlammer?No, you are correct (13 or maybe 14 now). PedalSlammer used to have his age in his public profile, so it was public knowledge ... A lot of good advice has been given and I agree, you can hardly charge people to *learn* on their computers. Learn from PressF1, it is completely free and a great resource :thumbs: . Help out others with their problems (both here and with friends) and gain experience that way. Good on you from wanting to learn more and gain some qualifications to help you along your way. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 535574 | 2007-03-26 08:34:00 | I suggest you do better english . learn more skills of the native langauge . this help will you in new future This will help when asking for an ass and end up getting an arseCrikey, cried the pot calling the kettle black . . . :lol: Anyway, this is not the local spelling bee competition nor the grammar police forum so lighten up . |
Jen (38) | ||
| 535575 | 2007-03-26 08:36:00 | Another good couple of sites for picking stuff up are OSNews.com and the one for all sys admins and knowledgeable techs is slashdot.org, both have RSS feeds for your chosen topic. Slashdot (/.) tends to be the more tech orientated of the two. Hope that helps. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 535576 | 2007-03-26 09:28:00 | why not custom build and sell (maybe even design) a few decent machines that DON'T break down I don't think so . There is supposed to be after sales support offered with a PC . And he hasn't the knowledge or suppliers to build with qulaity parts, nor the experience to troubleshoot if it doesn't go smoothly . 13? Grow up first . |
pctek (84) | ||
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