rubinville

First off, let me apologize for the late post today. You pay good money for this, umm, uhh, I mean for your internet access, and the least I can do is post while you are at work. I'm normally able to do that, but today I was sidetracked with some computer problems. It seems that my printer won't print, so I spent most of the day on the phone with "Mike" and "Angela" from HP technical support.

I use quotes around their names because they both had very heavy indian accents which leads me to believe that HP outsources their technical support people. I don't have a problem with that, all is fair in capitalism, but why do they then feel the need to then change their name? It's not like if they had said their names were Sanjay and Manjip I would've hungup the phone. I needed their expertise, regardless of their name. Be proud of who you are, thats my point.

That being said, I have to admit that Dave Rubin isn't my real name. It's Apu Shamalyan.

God, I feel so free.

After four hours on the phone with my Indian friends, we were unable to solve the problem. So, for you tech people out there, I have a HP Pavillion notebook with a HP 1210 printer, and for some reason the printer isn't being recognized when I plug it in the USB port. I already re-installed the software for the printer, but Device Manager refuses to show that I have a printer.

If you can solve this USB mystery, you will get some sort of prize. I'm not sure what, but something, I promise.

Ironic that I'm having a problem with my USB port the day after making a parallel port joke, isn't it?

I bet the United Arab Emirates has something to do with this port problem, too.

Speaking of this port sale fiasco, it seems to me that Bush is absolutely, positively trying to piss off every last person in the country. Today, he said we shouldn't hold Arab countries to a different standard than other countries, such as England, that own ports here. This coming from a man who can't say two consecutive sentences without the phase, "September the 11th" in one of them. I'm thinking that it was GWB that Dick Cheney shot and the other dude was just used to cover-up Bush's brain damage.

If you can help me prove that theory, you will get some sort of prize. I'm not sure what, but something, I promise.