Here's a dime, kid. Get yourself a real computer.

[zotz]

Today's tasks involve persuading somebody's old W98 laptop to talk to one of the XP boxes to the extent of using a networked printer. This would be a real chore even if the thing moved faster than a badger which is both pregnant and constipated, which it doesn't. Changing a setting takes about five minutes, and then it demands a reboot, which takes about another ten. Admittedly the machine is overloaded with toolbars and background programs, but still. This is why I never wanted to be a sysad, frankly.

Hmm.

Comments

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Rah! http://www.cowpunk.org.uk/index.php?M=3&S=12

[mr-tom.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry, that printer is too new for your computer to work with it."

[zotz]

It won't talk to the XP boxes. Given that we're apparently moving from Novell to MS for the main file and print sharing, I think he might be facing a more significant problem in fairly short order.

[gingiber.livejournal.com]

Meep

karmicnull is evil.

I had almost forgotten about the beast :-D