This toon is not really making fun of my sister Genda, it just seems that way. It was inspired by a phone call from her about her home computer. I was able to walk her through the fix in maybe 5 minutes. It was easy because she is a good listener and followed my instructions exactly. I was rather surprised how easy it was. If only all support calls were so easy. My sister is a very funny person so even this support call had it’s laughs. She is no computer expert but she is savvy. Her one weakness is she does not know any computer terms. So there is a bit of a challenge trying to find a common “language”. So instead of calling her router a router I had to call it the blinky light box under the desk. That was what she calls it and probably always will.
I had a little trouble getting to your funny stuff because my pointy thingy would not click on the thingamajigs that take me to your whatchacallit.
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I DO to know computer terms!! I had no trouble at all understanding what Bo was talking about! And…if I ever knew the real terms, I would forget them by the next day anyway!! Good job on the toon, even if it was at my expense.
Great strip!
This is a banner day in my life. It is so great to find someone who finally understands me, and I owe it all to your comic, Barry.
this reminds me of some support calls with the bobster a few years ago, although he’s come a long way I must say….