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| 10 NOV 2004 at 4:53pm |
DJ SouzaJourneyman
Posts : 1452
Joined: 19 OCT 2002
Status : Online | At my house, we only have 1 working computer at the moment. Everybody uses it.
My father, my mother and one of my brothers rarely uses it. They have their own files and folders, and they are mostly well organized, they usually delete their own files when they stop using them. I also try to be organized, and I am the only one who remembers to frequently scan for viruses and spyware, and I am also the only one worried about the "virtual cleaning" of the harddrive.
My other brother, on the other hand, is responsible for more than half of all the uselles files, junk and programs that no one uses (not even him).
He's very messy in real life, and his computer files are no different. He likes to download old movies and old radio plays for example. He is also a musician, so there's lots of different utilities to edit his musics. He also likes to create animations. So there's always a new animation studio utilitie and photo editing program installed.
The problem is that after he stops using this files, he doesn't delete them. This is too bad because we only have 40 GB of hard disk space as a whole.
Today I found the ultimate trash file. A 4GB movie file of the oldie "George Melies" movie, Voyage dans La Lune (great short movie, by the way). The problem? The file does NOT work, it is probably a fake, and, even worse, he alreay had, in the SAME folder, another smaller file (57 MB) that DID work, but he didn't delete the other file.
I asked him about the huge useless file, but he had no idea when he downloaded that. I also asked why he didn't delete the file since it doesn't wokr, but he had nothing to say (probably because he knows I already know the answer: because he's too messy and unorganized to care about it).
This is certainly the largest trash file I ever found in my computer (I was the only one with enough cash to buy this computer, by the way. Computers are really expensive around here). We share everything here at my home. But he usually has nothing to share himself, and often he messes with my books, my cd's, my comics, my DVD's, etc.
On a positive note, trying to live with him has certainly improved my patience over the years.
What about you? Do you also have to share your computer with messy relatives/friends?
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| 10 NOV 2004 at 5:14pm |
karemanSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 321
Joined: 10 JAN 2003
Status : Online | If you are using Win xp or Macintosh OS X, you should create separate user accounts for each user. I did on my parents new computer, and its so much easier than everyone sharing the same desktop and settings.
And BTW, we don't share a computer, but I share a house with two very messy friends so I know what you are talking about, though in a different way.
Feel free to ignore this post.
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| 10 NOV 2004 at 5:45pm |
EvaGuild Master
Posts : 3247
Joined: 5 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Everytime my brother's been home for a visit, I find yet another flying/golf simulator or strategy game on my computer....
But the worst was before he moved and spent more time than me at my PC, especially late at night when I wanted to go to bed/play my own games. And he complained that I used it for silly old games(like the early Sierra/LucasArts games)....he laughed at King Graham >
And don't make me mention the time he took my Play Station with him to Copenhagen, broke it at and left it at some friends of his..grrr ...mumble..grumble.... >
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| 10 NOV 2004 at 5:58pm |
SarahJourneyman
Posts : 913
Joined: 13 JUL 2004
Status : Offline | I told my brother do NOT bother my games. And a couple of days after that, 2 of my games was uninstalled! He said it was an accident. I Was so mad > I felt like punching him but he was of course bigger than me so I couldn't punch him.
Still busy being a mom &&
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| 10 NOV 2004 at 6:00pm |
EvaGuild Master
Posts : 3247
Joined: 5 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Sarah (10 NOV 2004 5:57pm)
I felt like punching him but he was of course bigger than me so I couldn't punch him.
That never stopped me...
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| 10 NOV 2004 at 6:11pm |
MissBSchattenjger
Posts : 2217
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Sarah (10 NOV 2004 5:57pm)
I felt like punching him but he was of course bigger than me so I couldn't punch him.
It's where you punch him that counts! (and then run! )
My name is Bethany and I'm the daughter of Gamergal/Michelle.
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| 10 NOV 2004 at 6:40pm |
dombrewerGuild Master
Posts : 3103
Joined: 19 JAN 2003
Status : Offline | Like Kareman says - we use different accounts on this shared computer, it works on win2k as well as XP - very handy as you can have your own desktop and screen savers and all that, and also have your personal files password protected if you like.
Failing that try electrocuting the keyboard DJ - that'll put them off using your computer when you're not there.
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| 10 NOV 2004 at 9:45pm |
Lurker01Private Detective
Posts : 411
Joined: 23 JUN 2004
Location: US
Status : Offline | I share a couple of computers with relatives but I don't tend to use them often. I used to have a problem with my brother monopolising the PC's here but mostly now I just use a laptop with the sole user being me.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Albert Einstein
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 12:05am |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | If there's a "messy relative" that uses the computer, then it would be me. But only because I use it 99% of the time. I'm pretty neat with it, though.
We have XP, but only one user account is setup. This is partially because I'm the main user and partially because another one is not needed. This way everything can be found or used by whoever is on the computer at the moment. I also check the "family" e-mail account and alert my mom or dad when they have e-mail from a friend or relative.
The only time it's not me using the computer is when one of my parents is replying to an e-mail they received, or my dad needs it to do something.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 1:11am |
bdeckedSchattenjger
Posts : 1620
Joined: 14 OCT 2011
Status : Online | i share with my husband, who is a photographer... he's very neat and clean about his THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS upong THOUSANDS of photos that he stores on the hard drive.
it's not messy relatives i'm suffuring from... it's hoarding ones...
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 2:58am |
DJ SouzaJourneyman
Posts : 1452
Joined: 19 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By kareman (10 NOV 2004 5:14pm)
If you are using Win xp or Macintosh OS X, you should create separate user accounts for each user.
Originally Posted By dombrewer (10 NOV 2004 6:40pm)
Like Kareman says - we use different accounts on this shared computer, it works on win2k as well as XP - very handy as you can have your own desktop and screen savers and all that, and also have your personal files password protected if you like. Thanks Kareman and Dom, I think I might try that. I never used different accounts before.
In any case, I still have to clean after my older brother's "virtual mess"...
Originally Posted By kareman (10 NOV 2004 5:14pm)
And BTW, we don't share a computer, but I share a house with two very messy friends so I know what you are talking about, though in a different way. Heh, my brother is also messy in real life, and we do share a room...so I know what you're talking about as well.
Originally Posted By dombrewer (10 NOV 2004 6:40pm)
Failing that try electrocuting the keyboard DJ - that'll put them off using your computer when you're not there. [smiley=laughing.gif]I'll think about it...
Originally Posted By Eva (10 NOV 2004 5:45pm)
And he complained that I used it for silly old games(like the early Sierra/LucasArts games)....he laughed at King Graham > SACRILEGE!
Originally Posted By Eva (10 NOV 2004 5:45pm)
And don't make me mention the time he took my Play Station with him to Copenhagen, broke it at and left it at some friends of his..grrr ...mumble..grumble.... > Heheh, that happened to me too! In this case, my younger brother owns a Playstation. My older (and messy) brother lend the videogame to his friends (WITHOUT asking for permission). I end up learning, by a friend's friend, that they broken the console, that's why they took so long to bring it back.
Good thing though they at least paid for the fixing. My younger brother never learned about this incident. And I am not going to tell him just yet...he got really angry JUST BECAUSE my older brother lended the videogame in the first place...
Originally Posted By Sarah (10 NOV 2004 5:57pm)
I told my brother do NOT bother my games. And a couple of days after that, 2 of my games was uninstalled! He said it was an accident. How have he managed to uninstall TWO games by ACCIDENT? That's so odd...[smiley=raise_eyebrow.gif]
Originally Posted By Susan (11 NOV 2004 12:04am)
If there's a "messy relative" that uses the computer, then it would be me. But only because I use it 99% of the time. I'm pretty neat with it, though. I wouldn't have a problem with all the downloaded files if only he was as neat as you, Susan.
I bet you never left a 4GB useless junk file at your computer...
Originally Posted By Lurker01 (10 NOV 2004 9:44pm)
I share a couple of computers with relatives but I don't tend to use them often. I used to have a problem with my brother monopolising the PC's here but mostly now I just use a laptop with the sole user being me. Buying a laptop would certainly come in handy. Now if only I had the money...
Originally Posted By Avatar (11 NOV 2004 1:10am)
i share with my husband, who is a photographer... he's very neat and clean about his THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS upong THOUSANDS of photos that he stores on the hard drive. THOUSANDS, eh? He seems to be very organized, too. I'm certainly I wouldn't mind sharing a computer with a person like him.
it's not messy relatives i'm suffuring from... it's hoarding ones... I'm not sure I got that... do you mean you have too many relatives living near you?
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 3:55am |
| Deleted User | I am chuckling to myself because this reminds me of my older brother stealing my Beatles "Help" album when he was left alone in the house while the rest of us went on vacation.
He obviously had a big party while we were gone because my "Help" album was replaced with the "Seeds", a minor band that wasn't very good.
Same thing. Siblings taking things. 
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 7:07am |
gailSchattenjger
Posts : 1659
Joined: 19 JAN 2004
Status : Offline | Unfortunately (at times anyway) I share my PC with my family.
My first clue last week were pop-ups suddenly apearing. Then a virtual woman starts to strut across the forum screen. My son has struck my PC again. :
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!!!
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 8:47pm |
MissBSchattenjger
Posts : 2217
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By kareman (10 NOV 2004 5:14pm)
If you are using Win xp or Macintosh OS X, you should create separate user accounts
That is what we do, but it doesn't solve the problem of the hard drive being cluttered. Unfortunately, you will probably have to continue what you're doing and be responsible for the "housekeeping" on your pc. I am currently only sharing my pc with my daughter, but I received word that Santa Claus is bringing her a new one for Christmas!
Don't worry, though. When you one day get your own pc and don't have to share, you'll appreciate it so much more!
My name is Bethany and I'm the daughter of Gamergal/Michelle.
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 9:22pm |
DJ SouzaJourneyman
Posts : 1452
Joined: 19 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By SeaSwim (11 NOV 2004 3:55am)
I am chuckling to myself because this reminds me of my older brother stealing my Beatles "Help" album when he was left alone in the house while the rest of us went on vacation.
He obviously had a big party while we were gone because my "Help" album was replaced with the "Seeds", a minor band that wasn't very good. This happens here all the time... :
But it's my younger brother who owns most of the music cds... So he is the one who needs to worry the most
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 9:45pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
Posts : 4038
Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | A friend of ours was having crashes because of memory problems. His two sons were great at installing but never uninstalling games.
My husband and I started out by sharing a Mac laptop that I would carry back and forth to work every day. When I discovered adventure games, he knew he'd never get to use the machine unless he begged, so we got a blueberry iMac. When my sister, who lives with us, discovered games, we upgraded, and she got the blueberry. When a dear friend of ours died, my husband inherited a year-old 17" screen iMac. Now we all have our own computers, and it's simply heavenly. [smiley=angel_smiley.gif]
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 9:49pm |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
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Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | DJ - consider partitioning the HD memory space between each user, giving each one a specific quota of space. That way, he'll HAVE to keep it neat and tidy, or he'll run out of space real fast
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| 11 NOV 2004 at 11:14pm |
MissBSchattenjger
Posts : 2217
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Wolfboy (11 NOV 2004 9:49pm)
DJ - consider partitioning the HD memory space between each user, giving each one a specific quota of space. That way, he'll HAVE to keep it neat and tidy, or he'll run out of space real fast
Ohhhh, that is deliciously evil and brilliant! Be sure to password protect your allotted amount! Wolfie, you are a genius! [smiley=bowdown.gif]
My name is Bethany and I'm the daughter of Gamergal/Michelle.
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 6:42am |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By DJ Souza (11 NOV 2004 2:57am)
I wouldn't have a problem with all the downloaded files if only he was as neat as you, Susan. :-*
I bet you never left a 4GB useless junk file at your computer... I don't think so. oes The Sims [1] and all its expansions count? :
J/K - I love The Sims!
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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