You will quickly learn why they charge $99/hour.

There are many things that factor into the "correct" hourly rate for a business.

Starting a business and being successful at it is a much simpler then it sounds.

However, that being said, if it is something that interests you and you have an aptitude for, then give it a shot.

Failing is sometimes better then sitting back and never trying.

failure is not an option... but in this case, i get what your saying... math is a major point in computers , and im not that good at it.... i can read the sh!t out of a tape, and know how to add subtract and divide, but i know zero about Algebra, and Calculus (my gf aced both of those classes)... but when i was in HS, and then left, and got my GED, my Science grades are upper 90 percentile...

its my math.... and i dont know why i cant get it... and they will make you take those courses in some schools... for coding and stuff... main reason i havent pursued it.... im just a yard ape/carpenter that knows how to fix stuff sometimes... and probably wont ever be much more than that... who knows..

Wwjd? Lock this retarded thread.....

Abby, what was your math SAT score?

I think it's pretty funny that Abby can slam a carpenter that can fix a computer, all the while dreaming of being a deckhand on a tuna boat.

About 3/4 of a mile from my house there is a minimall. There are
two computer repair facilities there now. T'he two storefronts
alternate in going out of business and then pulling a Phoeniz and
reopening under new management.
I believe our throw away society doesn't much care for repairing
things. There are exceptions of course. Yourself and others make
a labor of love out of fixing the almost economically unfixable.
Or out of sheer need.
Old times folks darned the holes in their socks. Now they just toss
'em and buy new. Hell I learned to darn my socks at the 7 year old
level.

Good luck pursuing that first million via computer repair.
More useful and challenging, develope a bit of software that flushes
MS bits and pieces and things like Facebook, Twitter and assorted
moles from computer systems.

I have no idea what anyone's SAT scores are/were but sure can't fault a young man's choice of wanting to be a hand on a big game boat out of Hawaii. Sounds like living the dream to me.

How do you feel about someone wanting to be a carpenter who can fix computers?

There are lots of unemployed people.

Hank's just a burned-out old goat who can't imagine anyone not wanting to be a cog in the machine.

I'm sure working on a big game boat would be awful. Certainly not a cool job like taking x-rays or something.

Some people dream of being a deckhand...others dream of owning the boat.

Just to refresh memories, I changed careers when I was in my 40's. X-ray school was a short path to a job I like and it's in an industry that continues to grow. If you want to make in excess of 100K after two years of school, it wouldn't be a bad idea to take that route.

Do x-ray techs really make 6 figures? I only ask because that's about double what I found for average wage rate for x-ray technicians.

Or is that just in the bay area where sh!t-dump houses sell for 1.35 million?



I find it best not to clown anyone's career choice. If you're working and being productive, then it's no place of mine to tell you what you should be doing.

I only clown on the x-ray technician field to dig at Hank once in a while.

Oh yeah..........some dream of being x-ray techs, and some dream of owning the company that built the x-ray machine.

Some dream of posting on the internet all the time too....................

I negotiated my wage based on what a union tech makes at S.F. General and upped it a skosh for productivity.

I don't generally clown on people for their career choice either; I was only clowning on Abby for doing it to redhook.

Dan, how's being a cog in the machine working out for you?

Hmmm, I was surprised that Dan didn't declare that a solid ZING.

While there's nothing inherently wrong with Abu's low horizon dream, Hank is on point in dissing Abu for ragging on what appears to be Redhook's demonstrated ability. Face it, Redhook the idiot actually fixed a computer, something most of us haven't done and wouldn't even attempt. Way over 90% of Abu's posts are nothing more than dissing somebody about something. Obviously his mother never taught him that if he can't say something nice, then STFU. OTOH, Abu's only demonstrated talents are curing salmon eggs and photographing his GF's snatch, NTTAWWT.

+many.

im not an idiot Salmo, and i would appreciate it if you refrained from calling me it...

some day ill get better at the damn math part to make it even an option to go into the computer field....

Redhook,

True, it's unlikely that you're an idiot, but there is something about your posting style that definitely isn't very smart. And it doesn't have anything to do with math. But good on ya' for fixing the computer.

Sg

could it be the way you interpret it?

working on computers for me isnt hard at all... working ON computers, is a little more difficult, but i can still do it with help, like that of DD... what most people dont realize, is that even computer techs at shops have to learn how to do things off the internet, because their computer science degree from 2001 wont show them anything on computers that come out 6 months from now..... which is why they really piss me off thinking they are some genius that has the net world in their hands... because i can learn the same thing they learned, in the same classroom, as in the world wide web...

computer shops charge what they charge to be competetive... someone started the whole 99 an hour rate, well, then the other joe schmoe comes along and says, im going to do it for 79 an hour...

the reason noone charges 50 an hour, is because they can get 79 an hour, or 99, why only charge 50? its called MONEY, and basically greed... and im not greedy... unless you are full on building gaming computers with 1k dollar video cards in them, 50 dollars an hour is a very good wage... a regular work week would gross 2000 dollars a week, and at 8k a month, lets make it 6k due to taxes, you are still doing fairly well for yourself...

i like helping people, and if i can fix their computer, and save them some money, im helping quite a bit... i cant stand people in general that just take take take and never give.... large corporations such as the Geek Squad do exactly that.... but the are backed by Best Buy so they really dont have to worry about tanking as a small buisiness would really have to worry about usually...

my problem is, is that i like to help TOO much.. and people then say im a "knowitall" or just an asshole in general, because they take what i say out of context... one day they will see past that.... hopefully..

Fvck computers.
If you've dabbled in the carpentero thing, then why not go legitmate ?

http://www.carpenterspnwrc.org/?page_id=79

If you can get your hands and brain workin' together and can hustle, you'll be making about $40 an hour after you complete the program.
You will also get a pension when you finish your career.

Not for weaners, but if you can think on your feet and haul a$$, you'll do well.


Bottom line is this....
You have to be able to do or provide something that not every garden variety schmoe can.
That's it.
Find that "something".