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The Computer Guy

 

The "computer guy" is a term that I hear alot when people refer to people like me. While this can feel good, that people look at you as an authority on technology, it also can get requests that are outside of your field of expertise. For example, I get a lot of requests for people that are having computer problems. While I was a computer technician many years ago, I have not been an active technician for at least 6 years now. Which in the technology world is forever.

Here are some examples of the seperation of "computer guys" that will help you find the right person to help you.

Internet Marketing: This person is someone you want to talk to when it comes to improving your search engine rank, improve website traffic, putting ads online, and things of this nature. There are many services and technologies that can be utilized in internet marketing and not every internet marketing person or company will be an expert at all of them, but these group is where you are going to want to start.

SEO or Search Engine Optimization: You will generally find this group in an amongst internet marketers and website design people. SEO is more specific to the crafting of a website to improve indexing by search engines and also page and content structure to improve conversion of site visitors.

Website Designers: This description is fairly straightforward, but does leave a little bit of room for error. A website designer is someone who handles the creation of the style of a website. In modern times, they generally can handle many features and integration of features, but they do not develop features from scratch.

Website Developers: These are those that develop applications for the internet. They tend to lack style and creativity, but all the cool things we now enjoy, were at some point created by developers. This group will overlap with application developers.

End User Support: While this is a vary general term for people who help you use your computer and applications, there is also a very wide variety of support providers. It will heavily depend on what you need help with on which type of support person you will need. To help with definition, if you need training on software you have installed, this group will be the most helpful. PC or computer maintenance will fall under this category.

Computer Technicians: A computer technician will help you with virus issues, computer optimization, data migration, and general computer issues. The biggest differences in this field are Mac or PC and virus experienced or not. Mac and PC are very different platforms from a technician standpoint, plus virus removal can be very tricky and it is best to have someone that specializes or regularly and successfully deals with virus issues.

Network Technician: For making computers talk or setting up a home or business network is where this class of computer guy is best to contact.

Application Developer/Programer: This is also very dependant on what you need to accomplish, but when it comes to integrating programs and making databases talk, then you are looking for a developer or programmer.

Graphic Designer: Graphic designers are for graphics, logos, marketing layouts, and things that are generally graphics oriented. Some graphic designers can also do video or motion based items, but not always.

I hope this has helped give a bit more insight to the "computer guy" tag, so you can find the right person for your needs.

Truths For Mature Humans

 

1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.


11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection…again.

13. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this – ever.

15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? **** it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

17. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

20. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.

21. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

22. I would rather try to carry 10 over-loaded plastic bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

25. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said?

26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year?

29. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate bicyclists.

31. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

32. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet my *** everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

Send Texts via Email

 

If you were unaware, you can send a text to a cell phone through your e-mail. You will want to be carefull to read the character limits, as this is easy to go over when using a traditional computer keyboard versus your cell phones.

"number" = 10 digit cell number you are wanting to reach

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Fun Links

Check out these sites with caution. While many things are very funny, some material can be offensive. Just warning! :)

Failbook.com
Too much info in social media.
 
Lamebook.com
Like Failbook, this site has some great netcomedy.
 
People of Walmart
You will feel better or worse about you. Very funny.
 
FML
Thought you had a bad day? Some of these stories will make you feel better about your life.
JibJab
This is a fun site, if you have headshots of friends, you can put them in pre-canned videos.

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