ouch! ;-) -Ed- Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tech Repair CD support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:24 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Network Neighborhood > > Wolfe, > Didn't they teach you in computer school, allot is not a word? > It should be "a lot". > If you wish to criticize others for helping out, you should really use your spell > checker > > Jeff > FAX 717-564-4952 > Intrepid Video & Electronics > 501 Luther Rd > Harrisburg PA 17111-2055 > Be careful of your thoughts. > They may become your words any moment. > Order your tip CD today. 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They can give you all the details > about something in the field they work in, but they do not understand the > underlying principals, mechanics, or fundamentals that applies to the > information in question. > > A titter (TITR) is a Thinking Intelligent Tape Recorder. These are people > with allot of common sense, and not only can recite the principals of their > work back to you, they also understand them as well. These are the movers, > and shakers in their workplace when it comes to items in their area of > specialization. > > Titters tend to excel, and expand their knowledge in their profession, and > they receive good pay for being dedicated to their work. Though, they are > often shunned off by utters because they are scared about their own job > security with people like this around. > > During Y2K, I was gracious, and nice to my clients, and did not charge an > exhorbant amount for developing Y2K solutions to custom written software. I > was only charging $42.50 per hour, rather than over $100 per hour for > programming in a computer programming language that very few people knew. > > An utter on the other hand would have charged as much as they could get, and > then some during this crisis BECAUSE they are only in the field for the > money. The problem is they tend to take longer to complete a task than > necessary, and when a problem comes up, if they have not left, they do not > know where to start to fix it, and have to call in the titters to fix it. > > I am a professional, but I excel at what I do, and expect nothing less than > perfection of myself. I expect the same from others who want me to pay them > for work they do for me. I work for my money, and to expect anything less > from them degrades the value of my work. > > > Wolfe > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of leon abbey > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:36 AM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Network Neighborhood > > > > Getting off the subject, and honestly NOT trying to start a fight: > I once heard the definition of an amateur as being one who does > something because they love to do it, a proffessional on the other > hand was somebody who does what they do for the money. > > Using these observations, I think I'd label Wolfe a paid amatuer. > He seems to love his work AND he gets paid to do it. Me? I'm a > proffessional :o > > Leon > Deluxe Business Machines, Co. > Pine City, NY 14871-9626 > > P.S. The bennies are that I can work on what I want, When I want, > as I see fit. 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