George... you are a Scot!!! Lets swap, you come take a holiday here in sunny Brazil and I go stay in Scotland which is my favourite country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lil ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Imrie" <g.imrie@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 4:43 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: First Experience With The Geek Squad > Ann > > Just be careful, girl--you might just GET what you wish for!!! (VBG) I > could > do with a holiday outta this place.......... > > For the record, we are located in southwest Scotland (not exactly handy > for > all you US based residents, I know), about 120 miles north of the > Scotland/England border. For those of you who have GoogleEarth, try > dialling > in 55:21'09:66N 4:38'33.93W and you should be looking right at our humble > abode. We were gifted this place not long after our marriage from the old > farmer who I'd been working for when he retired. I've since had a fair bit > of work done to this place to get it converted for my use (given that I'm > now in a chair). > > As to the suggestion of putting together a list of active techs on the > list, > I'm up for it. In fact, I reckon it would be a good idea: it's a fair bet > that we have a wide range of speciality disciplines among the membership, > and it could be useful to have such a list to hand. Information like that > is > NEVER wasted--it's only a matter of time before someone somewhere needs > something esoteric, and having this sort of resource on hand would be a > great idea. > > Best as Ever > -----Original Message----- > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Roberts > Sent: 03 May 2008 11:43 > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: First Experience With The Geek Squad > > Where do you live, George? I surely never get any kind of help like that > from anyone on service calls...want to move next door to me? > > As an aside to Gman...we got all my files safely off the drive, I ordered > a > external hard case, they had the power supply in wrong and I blew the ding > busted thing when I put the drive in it...whoop de doo...It was not the > one > you suggested as the man who helped me get the files off picked out one > from > geeks.com. It slipped right in with no problem so had no reason to > believe > it was not meant to go in that way...Today, I will take the hard drive out > of an old computer and try it again....I keep them for spare parts. > > Good morning to all. > Ann > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Imrie" <g.imrie@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:29 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: First Experience With The Geek Squad > > >> Gman/SirT >> >> I couldn't agree more. Back in the day (when I was fit and able to do so) > I >> ran a small software-based IT Consultancy. The number of times I was able > to >> rescue folks systems and get them back up and working at no cost (simply > by >> recycling and reusing material they already had) was unbelievable--but > you'd >> have thought that I was performing some sort of miracle. As to the >> licensing, I found that most of the bigger companies were perfectly > willing >> to relicence already existing customers on new equipment without any >> problem, so long as they could understand exactly WHY the licence was > being >> relifed. >> In one particularly notable incident, I travelled about 250 miles in >> response to a panic midnight phone call. When I got there, I found that > the >> client's three year old son had been "helping" daddy and had >> inadvertantly >> wiped the licence details for a particularly sensitive database. I >> reinstalled the application and then phoned the company concerned to >> reinstate his licence details. The company not only relifed his >> installation, but then in the course of the conversation asked me how > often >> this sort of work was necessary. When I replied that I had never been >> busier, I was placed onto their "preferred" retailer lists and rec'd > install >> discs for their complete range of software through the post. When the >> client's company heard what had been done, I was then also put on >> contract >> with them as their company troubleshooter. >> If I tell you that, some 18 years later, I'm still in contact with both >> companies and now get any/all problems referred to me for actioning (even >> tho through illhealth I can no longer do the job myself), it shows what >> is >> possible. And by the way, the software company placed me on monthly > retainer >> at that time, and have continued the contract by default ever since. One > of >> the best telephone calls I've ever received!!! >> So yes, sometimes working for no perceieved reward can have unintentional >> consequences. >> >> Geo. 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