It was a bright and sunny morning. Doc and I were sitting around doing our work when BRT appeared. BRT calls us every day to see if his movies have come in. Mind you, we have a system that calls patrons once books have been checked in for them and he can check online to see if they have been received at the library. This particular day he shows up with nothing specific to do so he decides to wait for our driver to bring his beloved items.
While waiting he showed us his Blackberry and told us how wonderful it was for sending text messages and how much better texting is than talking on the phone in case you get into an arguement. The following conversation then follows...
BRT - You should get one of these.
Doc & me (not very interested) - Oh, yeah, maybe....
BRT - It might be too complicated for you.
Doc and I exchange glances and start to laugh.
Us - Yep. That's it. It's probably too hard for us.
BRT - It comes with a book. I figured it out in about 10 minutes.
Us - Well, we probably aren't that smart.
In a previous discussion we heard one of his friends tell him that he was so smart. And he probably really is. Maybe smarter than the rest of us. Who knows....I'm just a girl.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Lost in Translation
Today I had a patron who wanted to type something in MS Words. When she asked what our computers used I informed her that they have Word on them.
Her: "Is that Words?"
Me: It's Word.
Her: "Is that what I need?" (shows me the paper where she has written MS Words)
Me: "I'm not sure. It will probably work if you save it as a rich text file (.rtf)."
Her: "Would I have it on my computer at home?"
Me: "I'm not sure. Works is pretty basic and would probably work."
Her: "But you don't have Words?"
Her: "Is that Words?"
Me: It's Word.
Her: "Is that what I need?" (shows me the paper where she has written MS Words)
Me: "I'm not sure. It will probably work if you save it as a rich text file (.rtf)."
Her: "Would I have it on my computer at home?"
Me: "I'm not sure. Works is pretty basic and would probably work."
Her: "But you don't have Words?"
Friday, January 18, 2008
Lowdown Dirty Dog Theif
A mouse has been stolen from our computer. What kind of person steals a computer mouse???? A mean one, that's who. We are now down to three computers for public use.
On another note, we just had a man come in to see if we had any computers available for use. No, they were all in use. He just decided he'd go to library X because they have more computers anyway. Duh, of course they do. Library X is part of a very large system and is one of the larger libraries in that system. They have a lot more money to spend on computers. I wonder sometimes if people think they are insulting us by telling us about how other libraries have more stuff.
We know. Remember, we's the ghetto library.
On another note, we just had a man come in to see if we had any computers available for use. No, they were all in use. He just decided he'd go to library X because they have more computers anyway. Duh, of course they do. Library X is part of a very large system and is one of the larger libraries in that system. They have a lot more money to spend on computers. I wonder sometimes if people think they are insulting us by telling us about how other libraries have more stuff.
We know. Remember, we's the ghetto library.
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