You're damn right.
I was on the phone with a client (while readin'/. HAHA) and read your last paragraph to them as though it was my response to their question (WAY off topic for their argument) and they flipped. In a good way.
A department (the most profitable one) where I work still uses 6+ beige Macs with SCSI and (semi) automated CDR backup as it's backbone; where the rest of the place relies on a huge Sun server which isn't the godsend they expected. Mostly, the users don't know how to use "the new server."
Note: "users using it"
It's not hardware or software, it's the solution to the problem. What do you need, IT can help facilitate it...
Spare me the talk of "call the police." The police can't or won't do anything in these cases. Where I went to school (suburb outside large metro area) the bullies weren't "jocks."
Kicking their ass is the LAST thing you should (or will) do. Playing (key phrase) friendly is often the best bet - even in cases like mine.
In 3rd-5th grade => fight back. Maybe.
pre/high school => don't fight - run, unless you're a Charles Bronsen wannabe...
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You're damn right. I was on the phone with a client (while readin' /. HAHA) and read your last paragraph to them as though it was my response to their question (WAY off topic for their argument) and they flipped. In a good way.
Double Absolutely Agreed.
A department (the most profitable one) where I work still uses 6+ beige Macs with SCSI and (semi) automated CDR backup as it's backbone; where the rest of the place relies on a huge Sun server which isn't the godsend they expected. Mostly, the users don't know how to use "the new server."
Note: "users using it"
It's not hardware or software, it's the solution to the problem. What do you need, IT can help facilitate it...
Also Note: I am not IT (IANIT?)
Spare me the talk of "call the police." The police can't or won't do anything in these cases. Where I went to school (suburb outside large metro area) the bullies weren't "jocks." Kicking their ass is the LAST thing you should (or will) do. Playing (key phrase) friendly is often the best bet - even in cases like mine. In 3rd-5th grade => fight back. Maybe. pre/high school => don't fight - run, unless you're a Charles Bronsen wannabe...