Your diligent PCTechTalk Mods have been working around the clock to find ways to better serve you. Versed in Six Sigma, we've developed a process improvement that we think will greatly improve our ability to respond to queries. In the future, please complete the attached form and send it along with your questions to PCTechTalk. We humbly thank you for taking the time to fill the form out prior to writing us. The form is posted below so you can cut and paste it efficiently. Regards from the "Keyboard Cowboy", Master NetLord ,,,,,,,, Ô¿Ô¬ Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona «:»¤«:»¤¤¤«:»¤«:» Wednesday 07/31/2002 9:14:03 AM «:»¤«:»¤¤¤«:»¤«:» Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them. _______________________________________________________________________ PCTechTalk Computer Problem Report Form 1. Describe your problem:________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 2. Now, describe the problem accurately: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 3. Speculate wildly about the cause of the problem: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 4. Problem Severity: a. Minor__ b. Minor__ c. Minor__ d. Trivial__ 5. Nature of the problem: a. locked-up__ b. frozen__ c. hung__ d. strange smell__ 6. Is your computer plugged in? Yes__ No__ 7. Is it turned on? Yes__ No__ 8. Have you tried to fix it yourself? Yes__ No__ 9. Have you made it worse? Yes__ 10. Have you had "a friend" who "Knows all about computers" try to fix it for you? Yes__ No__ 11. Did they make it even worse? Yes__ 12. Have you read the manual? Yes__ No__ 13. Are you SURE you've read the manual? Maybe__ No__ 14. Are you ABSOLUTELY SURE you've read the manual? No__ 15. If you read the manual, do you think you understood it? Yes__ No__ 16. If "Yes", explain why you can't fix the problem yourself. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 17. What were you doing with the computer at the time the problem occurred? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 18. If you answered, "Nothing", then explain why you were logged in: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 19. Are you sure you're not imagining the problem? Yes__ No__ 20. Does the clock on your home VCR blink 12:00? Yes__ No__ 21. Do you have a copy of "PC's For Dummies"? Yes__ No__ 22. Do you have any independent witnesses to the problem? Yes__ No__ 23. Do you have ANY electronic products that DO work? Yes__ No__ 24. Is there anyone else you can blame this problem on? Yes__ No__ 25. Have you given the machine a good whack on the top? Yes__ No__ 26. Is the machine on fire? Yes__ No__ 27. Can you do something else, instead of bothering me? Yes__ ___________________________________________________ (Thank Ruth for this bit of humor -- I couldn't resist passing it on) To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/