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I'm always quite proud of myself for taking care of problems of my own computer. I try to learn how to use certain programs that might be useful for me, learn to identify what the problem I've got, and learn to solve problems myself.
One of my previous graduate school classmates introduced me to her boyfriend as "the person who came to help fix my computer up until midnight." (Although I didn't remember it at all.)
Of course the "modern technological web" in my family was set up and maintained by me. But unfortunately after I went abroad, no one could take care of it. So my dad and my sister always call the PC company for their services, which I often see as "waste of money."
Today, after I installed a software my Internet connection died. I tried to fix it for hours with every possible way that I could think of, but I thought there was something unknown that kept me from solving the problem. So I asked our senior resident, a very kind and interesting person, for help.
I kind of sensed the "Oh come on, not again" in his expressions when I described my problem to him. I mean, the "computer idiot asking for help" thing. I didn't blame him at all, because I totally understood that sometime these requests could be very annoying for CS students like him.
He tried several steps and said, "Maybe there's something wrong with this."
"No, it worked before that happened."
"Then probably the Internet setting has been changed," he said.
"No, I've checked."
"Did you reboot and disable this and that functions?"
"Yes, I did. not working."
I felt his tone and attitude changed.
"Um." He stared at the screen and tried a lot of things. Repeatedly. Which, I thought, showed that he didn't know what to do with it, either.
Then we worked together and tried our way out.
I learned something new today. Probably so did he.
One of my previous graduate school classmates introduced me to her boyfriend as "the person who came to help fix my computer up until midnight." (Although I didn't remember it at all.)
Of course the "modern technological web" in my family was set up and maintained by me. But unfortunately after I went abroad, no one could take care of it. So my dad and my sister always call the PC company for their services, which I often see as "waste of money."
Today, after I installed a software my Internet connection died. I tried to fix it for hours with every possible way that I could think of, but I thought there was something unknown that kept me from solving the problem. So I asked our senior resident, a very kind and interesting person, for help.
I kind of sensed the "Oh come on, not again" in his expressions when I described my problem to him. I mean, the "computer idiot asking for help" thing. I didn't blame him at all, because I totally understood that sometime these requests could be very annoying for CS students like him.
He tried several steps and said, "Maybe there's something wrong with this."
"No, it worked before that happened."
"Then probably the Internet setting has been changed," he said.
"No, I've checked."
"Did you reboot and disable this and that functions?"
"Yes, I did. not working."
I felt his tone and attitude changed.
"Um." He stared at the screen and tried a lot of things. Repeatedly. Which, I thought, showed that he didn't know what to do with it, either.
Then we worked together and tried our way out.
I learned something new today. Probably so did he.
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