I used to quite like being the guy people asked about tech. Over the last few years though it’s become a real pain in the ass.
I had my first ‘support’ call from a family member at 8:33 am one morning last week. It’s no exaggeration to say I get hundreds of individual questions a week on this stuff. On top of that people seem to like to vent to me about their tech failures too. I’ve had enough.
I’m sure a lot of you reading this are in the same position – the designated ‘techie’ amongst your pals and family. While the tech has got better in one way, the irony is the more simple something supposedly gets to operate the more complexity there is going on behind the scenes to give that illusion.
That in turn means nearly everything in modern tech life – tablets, PCs, mobile phones, cordless phones, printers, routers, wifi extenders – will disappoint at some stage. and that’s just the hardware. then there’s the browsers, software updates, malware and virus too.
It’s easy to see how this can all be a mystery for users once it goes outside their experience. But please, if you’re one of the ones badgering your techie friend then try and help yourself first. Switch it off and on again first (really). If that doesn’t sort it then try Google. We don’t mind helping when you’re really stuck, but it’s time to take advantages of all the terrific resources out there and help yourself first.
Oh, and don’t forget to thank your poor techie this Christmas
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