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Well, this is my first thread I have started, and boy, is it a topic I would rather not have! I don't know if I'm after advice or mainly just ranting about this. I know there are bigger problems in the world, it just wasn't a great start to the day.
Got up for work this morning, my Dad (who takes me to work in the mornings sometimes because he is a lovely man, just a bit daft) tells me he has a virus on his laptop. *sigh, this is like the 3rd one in 3 months* I tell him to boot up his laptop and I will have a quick look.
I turn it on and I hear "Warning, Warning, you have a virus" coming out of the speakers and lots of windows popping up telling him to download a new anti virus program (he currently has Avast!). I did not have time to deal with this before I'd even had my breakfast, so I dutifully warned my boyfriend (we both live at my Mum and Dad's for now) as he was on his way out the door to work that we have another problem with my Dads laptop.
Side Note: My Dad appears to be cursed with technology, he manages to break everything he touches/walks past/talks about. It's everything from computers, to microwaves (he just 'closed the door' and somehow it broke so we have to jam a wooden spoon in it to keep it closed) to mobile phones to paper shredders.
Anyways, boyfriend sighs with despair and leaves for work. I tell Dad to not use his computer until we (boyfriend and I) have had a chance to boot it into safe mode and get it sorted. I should point out here, I don't have a huge knowledge about computers, but I'm learning. My boyfriend on the other hand, is the computer whisperer, he's a programming, a legally hacking, computer building, technology loving genious, which unfortunately for him means we now have my Mum and Dad coming to him for every technological piece of equipment (for chrissakes Mum, learn how to use Google!).
It's just one more thing for my boyfriend to fix tonight, I don't think he's too happy about it.
Any way, in relation to the title of this thread, I have a feeling I know exactly what has caused the problem....my Dad's uneducated use of the internet for Pr0n. Most people of the technological age know that there are safe Pr0n sites out there that will not infect your computer at every opportunity and are just there for enjoyment. My Dad however, is not one of those people. We had to have a 'talk' last time his computer went kablooey and I outright told him his dodgy Pr0n sites were the cause of his problems, and gave him a list of legitimate sites (now THAT was a weird conversation between father and daughter!). He had the decency to go bright red and look suitably chastised. Personally, I feel Pr0n is fine, I don't care who uses it, as long as the people in it are consenting adults. But I will not go into the morals of Pr0n as this isn't the place. I mention it because I wasn't bothered that he was accessing the weird and wonderful things available on the interweb, just that he has made the same mistakes AGAIN after I've tried to educate him.
Looks like there will be another 'talk' and another list of 'appropriate' sites for him to go on. Even though it is his own personal laptop, no body else uses it, it was bought (completely paid for by him, so not using company money) for work purposes. I have told him we may have to jack up the security on the laptop which will make it run slower (he has NO patiences whatsoever!) or he can ONLY access work related sites. His response? "I really like my MSN messenger and websites..."
Hopefully my boyfriend will manage to get it fixed tonight, I feel bad for asking him to do this again though.
Grrrrrrr. I do find all this a little funny though...
Got up for work this morning, my Dad (who takes me to work in the mornings sometimes because he is a lovely man, just a bit daft) tells me he has a virus on his laptop. *sigh, this is like the 3rd one in 3 months* I tell him to boot up his laptop and I will have a quick look.
I turn it on and I hear "Warning, Warning, you have a virus" coming out of the speakers and lots of windows popping up telling him to download a new anti virus program (he currently has Avast!). I did not have time to deal with this before I'd even had my breakfast, so I dutifully warned my boyfriend (we both live at my Mum and Dad's for now) as he was on his way out the door to work that we have another problem with my Dads laptop.
Side Note: My Dad appears to be cursed with technology, he manages to break everything he touches/walks past/talks about. It's everything from computers, to microwaves (he just 'closed the door' and somehow it broke so we have to jam a wooden spoon in it to keep it closed) to mobile phones to paper shredders.
Anyways, boyfriend sighs with despair and leaves for work. I tell Dad to not use his computer until we (boyfriend and I) have had a chance to boot it into safe mode and get it sorted. I should point out here, I don't have a huge knowledge about computers, but I'm learning. My boyfriend on the other hand, is the computer whisperer, he's a programming, a legally hacking, computer building, technology loving genious, which unfortunately for him means we now have my Mum and Dad coming to him for every technological piece of equipment (for chrissakes Mum, learn how to use Google!).
It's just one more thing for my boyfriend to fix tonight, I don't think he's too happy about it.
Any way, in relation to the title of this thread, I have a feeling I know exactly what has caused the problem....my Dad's uneducated use of the internet for Pr0n. Most people of the technological age know that there are safe Pr0n sites out there that will not infect your computer at every opportunity and are just there for enjoyment. My Dad however, is not one of those people. We had to have a 'talk' last time his computer went kablooey and I outright told him his dodgy Pr0n sites were the cause of his problems, and gave him a list of legitimate sites (now THAT was a weird conversation between father and daughter!). He had the decency to go bright red and look suitably chastised. Personally, I feel Pr0n is fine, I don't care who uses it, as long as the people in it are consenting adults. But I will not go into the morals of Pr0n as this isn't the place. I mention it because I wasn't bothered that he was accessing the weird and wonderful things available on the interweb, just that he has made the same mistakes AGAIN after I've tried to educate him.
Looks like there will be another 'talk' and another list of 'appropriate' sites for him to go on. Even though it is his own personal laptop, no body else uses it, it was bought (completely paid for by him, so not using company money) for work purposes. I have told him we may have to jack up the security on the laptop which will make it run slower (he has NO patiences whatsoever!) or he can ONLY access work related sites. His response? "I really like my MSN messenger and websites..."
Hopefully my boyfriend will manage to get it fixed tonight, I feel bad for asking him to do this again though.
Grrrrrrr. I do find all this a little funny though...
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