Biggfoot44
Ultimate Member
- Aug 2, 2009
- 33,297
Serious , not a joke .
I an a mostly computer illiterate Luddite . Seriously , beyond posting on Gun Boards I'm stumped. It's been coming on for a couple years , but as so called progress marches on , the gap has now become a total disconnect . And in recent years " thinking " I could do it , and it actually was screwed up has Seriously bit me on the butt .
In society's downward spiral , too many important/ mandatory things are computer only , with no physical reality alternatives. After one more even worse occurrence of seemingly following supposedly simple and intuitive direction and process , no matter what I do , crap just vaporizes into the nether , disappearing without doing anything or going anywhere . Like twilight zone s*** .
I know my Limitations. I wouldn't try to rebuild my own automatic transmission, or perform vascular surgery on myself . I'd engage a Pro , for whom it's simple with hardly a thought .
But I don't know the terminology to describe what I seek .
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I need guaranteed once a year important stuff , plus maybe a couple more randomly throughout the year .
Asking people just gets me blank looks . I'm beyond my tolerance of begging friends . I'm thru with groveling to superiors. I just want an on call consultant/ administrative aide / technician/ whatever they would be called pro . Perform a service without showing pity on the stupid backwards client .
Retainer / flat rate for service / hourly / combination , whatever is semi customary.
When I contact established outfits of suitable field, and ask " Do you offer ( something something services ) what do I ask for , that they would comprehend ?
If I initiate an open request for freelancer , how do I describe what I need . I know that " Do computer S*** for me " is not helpful or constructive.
Are there any industry standard descriptions of phrases ? Logically there had to be .
I an a mostly computer illiterate Luddite . Seriously , beyond posting on Gun Boards I'm stumped. It's been coming on for a couple years , but as so called progress marches on , the gap has now become a total disconnect . And in recent years " thinking " I could do it , and it actually was screwed up has Seriously bit me on the butt .
In society's downward spiral , too many important/ mandatory things are computer only , with no physical reality alternatives. After one more even worse occurrence of seemingly following supposedly simple and intuitive direction and process , no matter what I do , crap just vaporizes into the nether , disappearing without doing anything or going anywhere . Like twilight zone s*** .
I know my Limitations. I wouldn't try to rebuild my own automatic transmission, or perform vascular surgery on myself . I'd engage a Pro , for whom it's simple with hardly a thought .
But I don't know the terminology to describe what I seek .
***************************>
I need guaranteed once a year important stuff , plus maybe a couple more randomly throughout the year .
Asking people just gets me blank looks . I'm beyond my tolerance of begging friends . I'm thru with groveling to superiors. I just want an on call consultant/ administrative aide / technician/ whatever they would be called pro . Perform a service without showing pity on the stupid backwards client .
Retainer / flat rate for service / hourly / combination , whatever is semi customary.
When I contact established outfits of suitable field, and ask " Do you offer ( something something services ) what do I ask for , that they would comprehend ?
If I initiate an open request for freelancer , how do I describe what I need . I know that " Do computer S*** for me " is not helpful or constructive.
Are there any industry standard descriptions of phrases ? Logically there had to be .