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The problem with computer books is that they’re obsolete as soon as they’re published.

Comment by Hirudinea — May 10, 2011 @ 6:47 pm
I don’t really miss the local computer store. The guys who ran them were always assholes with delusions of grandeur and who thought they were complete geniuses because they could keep 386SX and 386DX straight and knew that you had to pair off SIMMs and whatever (not that they knew WHY, just that they had to). The last time I went into a local mom-and-pop computer store, I asked if they had the new 1GHz Athlons and the guy ranted at me for half an hour about how 1GHz processors were a scam and how they were just a big number that would never be reliable and that even Michael Dell (the absolute lowest of the low, as far as he was concerned) would never ever put a GHz CPU into a computer because blah blah blah.

I am glad that CompUSA and Best Buy killed off the local computer store, and then the Internet killed off CompUSA.

Comment by fluffy — May 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm
(obviously it was a LITTLE different back in 1978 but still)

Comment by fluffy — May 10, 2011 @ 9:56 pm
It all depends on who runs your local computer store. There’s a local (independent) computer store around here that is doing decently well, and has a pretty bustling online business besides their two brick-and-mortar stores. They treat their customers well, sponsor various community services from time to time, and even put a couple of cute little plastic toy dogs in with your order (for real!).

Comment by DrewE — May 11, 2011 @ 6:53 am
@Fluffy – I agree with DrewE, it all depends on who is running the palce. BestBuy and FutureShop have Techs that are about as smart as trained monkeys, without the training, and on the Internet you sometimes have to wait months to get parts that AREN’T what you ordered and then have to deal with someone in China who dosn’t speak English and if he did still wouldn’t give a s–t! So I guess what I’m saying is that everything sucks … no I’m saying there are good and bad everywhere, its just the luck of the draw I guess.

Comment by Hirudinea — May 11, 2011 @ 7:36 am
Well, there’s a reason good shops are still in business! They are by far the exception, though, not the norm. In general, the mom-and-pop computer shops that went out of business did so because they were crap that were just as bad as the someone-in-China places.

These days computer parts are so common and commoditized that it seems unlikely that you’d need a reason to order from a specialty supplier, though, when there’s things like Amazon or NewEgg. Depends on the country, though, of course.

Comment by fluffy — May 11, 2011 @ 7:48 am
It sad though that all the the neighborhood stores in small towns are gone. Not much community feeling or know your neighbor when you’re plowing through Wal-Mart, Home-Depot, or Best Buy; even less when online with Amazone or E-Bay.

Comment by tom — May 11, 2011 @ 8:30 am

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The problem with computer books is that they’re obsolete as soon as they’re published.

Comment by Hirudinea — May 10, 2011 @ 6:47 pm
I don’t really miss the local computer store. The guys who ran them were always assholes with delusions of grandeur and who thought they were complete geniuses because they could keep 386SX and 386DX straight and knew that you had to pair off SIMMs and whatever (not that they knew WHY, just that they had to). The last time I went into a local mom-and-pop computer store, I asked if they had the new 1GHz Athlons and the guy ranted at me for half an hour about how 1GHz processors were a scam and how they were just a big number that would never be reliable and that even Michael Dell (the absolute lowest of the low, as far as he was concerned) would never ever put a GHz CPU into a computer because blah blah blah.

I am glad that CompUSA and Best Buy killed off the local computer store, and then the Internet killed off CompUSA.

Comment by fluffy — May 10, 2011 @ 9:55 pm
(obviously it was a LITTLE different back in 1978 but still)

Comment by fluffy — May 10, 2011 @ 9:56 pm
It all depends on who runs your local computer store. There’s a local (independent) computer store around here that is doing decently well, and has a pretty bustling online business besides their two brick-and-mortar stores. They treat their customers well, sponsor various community services from time to time, and even put a couple of cute little plastic toy dogs in with your order (for real!).

Comment by DrewE — May 11, 2011 @ 6:53 am
@Fluffy – I agree with DrewE, it all depends on who is running the palce. BestBuy and FutureShop have Techs that are about as smart as trained monkeys, without the training, and on the Internet you sometimes have to wait months to get parts that AREN’T what you ordered and then have to deal with someone in China who dosn’t speak English and if he did still wouldn’t give a s–t! So I guess what I’m saying is that everything sucks … no I’m saying there are good and bad everywhere, its just the luck of the draw I guess.

Comment by Hirudinea — May 11, 2011 @ 7:36 am
Well, there’s a reason good shops are still in business! They are by far the exception, though, not the norm. In general, the mom-and-pop computer shops that went out of business did so because they were crap that were just as bad as the someone-in-China places.

These days computer parts are so common and commoditized that it seems unlikely that you’d need a reason to order from a specialty supplier, though, when there’s things like Amazon or NewEgg. Depends on the country, though, of course.

Comment by fluffy — May 11, 2011 @ 7:48 am
It sad though that all the the neighborhood stores in small towns are gone. Not much community feeling or know your neighbor when you’re plowing through Wal-Mart, Home-Depot, or Best Buy; even less when online with Amazone or E-Bay.

Comment by tom — May 11, 2011 @ 8:30 am