51 Yr old Woman turns Geek!!!!....Argh!!
Guess it had to happen. In the last 12 months my wife has turned from someone who did accounts and a bit of office type work, into a Geek. LOL.
Lately she has learned to re-format, re-install, tweak, turn a network nightmare into a piece of cake, setup adsl on usb and ethernet modems, started making animated graphics with PSP8 and who knows what else.:type:
Cruizin around on the net last night i showed her a thermaltake case, just so she knows what other people have out there. Well, that was it. She had to have it. Then our 300w psu was not good enough. No, MUST have more power. Get me a 480w psu. Wants coloured lights, needs more fans.
Get on the phone tomorrow and organise it for me.
Managed to get what she wants. 1x Thermaltake Xaser III V1000A. Had to be that one because of the colour, etc. 1x Thermaltake 480w psu. Waiting on a phone call so we can go and pick it up. She also now wants round cabling, so the cooling is better and it looks nicer as the V1000A has a window.
I've created a monster. She is no spring chicken. 51 yrs old, self taught with computers. Also has a bad back so when leaving the house she is in a wheel-chair.
Though she does not go onto forums, bit shy, i do tell her about my exploits and this is how she got to know about modding and overclocking/tweaking.
Told her, as we are getting a new case etc, need someone to put it all together.
NO WAY.....I want to do it myself. Can't be that hard. We'll do it together.
Who to blame????????????? in short: "Short-Media". Why? Because they have an article on cases. There is also an article on how to build a computer.
SEE........It's all YOUR fault!!!!!!!! LOL.
Lately she has learned to re-format, re-install, tweak, turn a network nightmare into a piece of cake, setup adsl on usb and ethernet modems, started making animated graphics with PSP8 and who knows what else.:type:
Cruizin around on the net last night i showed her a thermaltake case, just so she knows what other people have out there. Well, that was it. She had to have it. Then our 300w psu was not good enough. No, MUST have more power. Get me a 480w psu. Wants coloured lights, needs more fans.
Get on the phone tomorrow and organise it for me.
Managed to get what she wants. 1x Thermaltake Xaser III V1000A. Had to be that one because of the colour, etc. 1x Thermaltake 480w psu. Waiting on a phone call so we can go and pick it up. She also now wants round cabling, so the cooling is better and it looks nicer as the V1000A has a window.
I've created a monster. She is no spring chicken. 51 yrs old, self taught with computers. Also has a bad back so when leaving the house she is in a wheel-chair.
Though she does not go onto forums, bit shy, i do tell her about my exploits and this is how she got to know about modding and overclocking/tweaking.
Told her, as we are getting a new case etc, need someone to put it all together.
NO WAY.....I want to do it myself. Can't be that hard. We'll do it together.Who to blame????????????? in short: "Short-Media". Why? Because they have an article on cases. There is also an article on how to build a computer.
SEE........It's all YOUR fault!!!!!!!! LOL.
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after 5 years of having a mouse ....
Besides, we don't bite. (But watch out for Teh WuGgaRoO...)
Great story!
"51 Yr old Woman turns Greek!!!!....Argh!!"
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Of course, it could refer to something else...
It's really that simple
I wish my wife was as intuitive with computers as yours is. She's surrounded by them at work but still calls me regularly to ask me how to Unzip a zip file, open an e-mail attachment or play an mp3. LOL
Oh come on guys! I am not that bad!!! Plus my G/F would hunt me down if I flew to australia without her!
And i know how it is! Short-media has that influence on me too! Someone gets something cool gotta get it! Thats the way it is!
Interesting person. We could talk practical IT, and she was smart.
Still wonder where Bluelight Special is today.... She was about 9 years older than me then, would be 60-something now.... I still have her Time Mangement book, not that she needed it (I did, though). AND still have a book about not forgetting dreams in the goal\aspirations\wishes sense and do have a business down here as that was my dream-- an IT business. She was doing what I wanted to do then.
The extreme end, though, is the current HP president.... So, you folks that have wives that are willing to learn with you are lucky. Be happy you do not have the relationship where the lady is teaching you, that's humbling stuff.
John.
Have you tried that name through Google......Surprising what turns up.
In my case my wife has surpassed me by quite a bit when it comes to software issues. Also network and modem settings. Told her i'm going to get her a job as consultant, so i can retire. LOL.
Jon
Right, but you're due to dump this one in about 11 days or so....., so....
Have tried, she must be using a different handle now. I also get a lot of KMART website hits....
Use her as teacher also for you, wives like showing off....
Can you have your "handbrake" come talk to my "handbrake" and see if she can teach her to love computers?
Actually guys on Feb 15th it will be 3months for me and my current girlfirend. We worked things out and BTW she isnt putting out SHORTY!
You next on the list bub! Better watchout or ill post your head back on the guy humping his truck!
BTW when thinking about most of this thread it seems pretty