Comments on: Never Trust a Geek https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/ Ian Bell's opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Ian Bell Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:19:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Steve Nordquist https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:19:29 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-373 And, having solved all the world’s problems, the attorneys turn their attentions to the Zweiback machine.

Corrections are corrections, (see also: butthead astronomer) but; Geeks on Call, you all look the same and your corporate policy is (or hey, was) anti-intellectual.

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Thanks for the correction. Some of us are trying to make a living with the Geeks On Call brand so it is in our interest to protect the company’s name. If you find a GOC tech or franchisee not doing a reputable job, let us know. We’ll take care of them.

BTW, I was on Millionaire a second time – actually made the Hot Seat with Meredith(!) – but didn’t win so much that I could retire. Good luck if you try to google up that.

Jack

]]> By: Matt "SUPAFLY" DFW Kid https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:07:22 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-162 Ian is “write”… whoever did call this guy a journalist?

Kind of makes you ponder the point doesn’t it?

Better yet, who ever called him a (GEEK)… except himself?

Gotta love the self proclaimed guys LOL…

Just jibbing ya Ian, good writeup :)!

Matt in DFW…

]]> By: JJ https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:01:37 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-161 Hi Ian,

One does not really need to be a Journalist or Lawyer to understand slander. Lets just say that you are the founder and owner of over 200 “Ian’s Prime Burger’ restaurants. Lets just say, that after numerous complaints, 60 Minutes investigates and finds that “Bill’s Prime Burgers” restaurants are serving burgers infected with “Mad Cow Disease”

Then, on one Sunday, 60 Minutes reports, that “Bill’s Prime Burger” restaurants are all infected. However, instead of “Bill’s Prime Burgers” they mistakenly stated “Ian’s Prime Burgers”. Well, what would you do??? My guess is that you would file some kind of “Wacky” lawsuit and win a lot of $$$$$. Just plain “Wacky”, isn’t it?

Anyway, I would not call anyone protecting his or her reputation and livelihood “Wacky” However, thank you (for what it is worth) for the minor correction.

1800905GEEK (A “Geeks On Call” company) is not, in anyway, affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in the video/article. They just take pride in their work and drive “Chrysler PT-Cruisers”

]]> By: Ian https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:03:48 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-160 Who said I was a journalist?

]]> By: TB https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:29:02 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-159 Your attitude on correcting your own “typo”, “My bad” astounds me for the lack of resposibitility you as a journalist should have. Have you EVER heard of proof reading, checking your sources or knowing who your own sting includes, well, apparently not. Perhaps you should consider a career change.

]]> By: Ian https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:13:32 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-157 Hmm.. well, he who lives in a glass house shall not throw stones, DCGEEK. The broadcast in question is called “Marketplace”. I’m the author of this article which sources the Marketplace piece. And as for “hurting the innocent” I suspect the video argues otherwise.

I’m not interested in whether or not you trust further articles from this web site .. don’t like ’em, don’t read it.

Furthermore, it looks like the Geeks on Call guys have their feathers ruffled by my little typo: Jack Jackson, former Millionaire contestant, seems to be one of the Geeks on Call army. Wacky.

]]> By: DCGEEK https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:42:25 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-154 Clearly the author is bashing person or company who have GEEK in their name. This kind of sloppy (yellow) journalism gives the 5th estate a bad name as well as hurting the innocent. If the author is a credible professional, the story to be re-written to eliminate errors and inaccuracies.

Can I trust the other articles his written since this one is clearly full of errors and biased to the extreme? I don’t think so…….

]]> By: My2cents https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:21:51 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-153 I was very surprised to hear that Geeks On Call was “busted”. I have known several of the Geeks On Call, now 1 800 905 GEEK, technicians and have found them to be very knowledgeable. From what I understand, these guys must go through not only certification from a third-party but also must pass several test and go through training before they are even allowed to work on computers. I have even seen them work “up close” and have never seen or heard of them trying to “hussle” anyone. I found that their advice is sound and true (I’ve checked). I realize that it is hard to trust just about any repair person now-a-days (plumbers, contractors {anyone see Holmes on Homes?}, auto mechanics), but don’t you think you should scritinize your reports before posting them for the world to read and then get the wrong idea? If you state that the “Nerds On Site” give bad and incorrect advice… aren’t you doing the same thing by bashing everyone as a whole and not reliably stating your comments? Until I have “real” proof, I will continue to stand behind the 1 800 905 GEEK guys, I have seen their work and know a lot of people that I have recommended their service who are completely satisfied with them. My 1 800 905 GEEK technician has always been straight forward with the diagnosis. He has been accurate and fast and always within the quoted estimate. Unlike Best Buy’s Geek Squad who took four days shy of two months to fix my wife’s laptop. “Fix”? I should say “Mail”. I found out that they didn’t fix anything, they sent my laptop out to Toshiba for repair and then they lost the thing…AArghhh… Don’t get me started on that conversation… Anyway, as a favor to these guys, would you mind terribly changing the content of your post? Everyone reads what you post, and not necessarily that you have posted a “My Bad” apology in the comments section. Do the honorable thing and make it right.

]]> By: JJ https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:42:33 +0000 https://ianbell.com/2007/10/06/never-trust-a-geek/#comment-152 Ian,

Would you please correct the slandering statement located in the second paragraph, “In this video they busted Geeks On Call, Geek Squad, and the nerds in volkswagens from a number of other smaller organizations making all kinds of wacky diagnoses of the planted problem (albeit a persnickety one) of a damaged RAM DIMM.”

I am reqesting this because “Geeks On Call” was not busted and “My Bad” does not cut it unless people are going to read all the replies. It’s called responsible reporting.

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