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Christina Websell wrote:
"Adrian" wrote: I think sales people expect too much, things that are obvious to them are seldom obvious to their customers. They need more training then. Never assume that anyone knows what you do. The understanding that other people might not know everything you know is called "theory of mind". Human beings develop this in childhood, and even some non-human primates have this capability. If you don't have it, you can't imagine that someone else might not know something that you know. Unfortunately, there seem to be a number of human adults around who didn't develop this ability properly. You ask them a question and they just dump a big blob-o-information on you, as though *of course* you know everything they do. It's so childish and self-centered. Joyce -- A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead. -- Leo Rosten |
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hopitus wrote:
On Oct 14, 4:22*pm, wrote: Christina Websell wrote: * "Adrian" wrote: * I think sales people expect too much, things that are obvious to them are * seldom obvious to their customers. * They need more training then. *Never assume that anyone knows what you do. The understanding that other people might not know everything you know is called "theory of mind". Human beings develop this in childhood, and even some non-human primates have this capability. If you don't have it, you can't imagine that someone else might not know something that you know. Unfortunately, there seem to be a number of human adults around who didn't develop this ability properly. You ask them a question and they just dump a big blob-o-information on you, as though *of course* you know everything they do. It's so childish and self-centered. Joyce ROFL Sounds like Cricket tech support outsourced to Manila. I am fast learnng Tagalog, LOL much easier than how my cell works. In my experience, one doesn't need to go to Manila to encounter such people. They've been my colleagues for decades! -- May the great galactic kitten always purr you to sleep. |
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"Adrian" wrote in message You must be quite a long way from the exchange, like my father, his speed just reaches 1Mb/s. Last year when I was there after visiting my sister the difference was very noticeable, she gets 10Mb/s via cable. It wasn't that long ago that broadband was not available up here near the fields and I was on dial-up so I mustn't complain although I do object to paying more for up to 7mb which there is no way they can deliver. Max I get is 1.3. Tweed |
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Adrian wrote:
Most of the wireless routers also have 4 wired ports and it's easy to turn the wireless off. I bought a Wi-Fi router before I got my laptop so for a while the wireless was off. I've looked at a couple of US sites and what is available there is very different to what is available in Europe, so I can't recommend anything you could buy. Adrian, are you saying that there are routers that can be used as both wired and wireless? Can you have some devices hooked up via wireless and others via cable? That would be ideal. I'd connect the computer via the ethernet cable, and connect the Roku via wireless, if this is possible. Thanks, Joyce -- I'm in favor of animal liberation. Why? Because I'm an animal. -- Edward Abbey |
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Adrian wrote:
wrote: Adrian wrote: Most of the wireless routers also have 4 wired ports and it's easy to turn the wireless off. I bought a Wi-Fi router before I got my laptop so for a while the wireless was off. I've looked at a couple of US sites and what is available there is very different to what is available in Europe, so I can't recommend anything you could buy. Adrian, are you saying that there are routers that can be used as both wired and wireless? Can you have some devices hooked up via wireless and others via cable? That would be ideal. I'd connect the computer via the ethernet cable, and connect the Roku via wireless, if this is possible. Thanks, Joyce Yes, I have two desktop machines connected by Ethernet and usually use Wi-Fi for the laptop. Awesome, thank you! Joyce -- Whenever you feel anger, you should say, "May I be free of this anger!" This rarely works, but talking to yourself in public will encourage others to leave you alone. |
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Adrian wrote: Most of the wireless routers also have 4 wired ports and it's easy to turn the wireless off. I bought a Wi-Fi router before I got my laptop so for a while the wireless was off. I've looked at a couple of US sites and what is available there is very different to what is available in Europe, so I can't recommend anything you could buy. Adrian, are you saying that there are routers that can be used as both wired and wireless? Can you have some devices hooked up via wireless and others via cable? That would be ideal. I'd connect the computer via the ethernet cable, and connect the Roku via wireless, if this is possible. Absolutely. Mine is wireless with also 4 ethernet ports. |
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