Would this bother you?

[DJFyrewolf36]

I voted yes only because I have a phobia of idgets touching my computer. I've had a DSL install guy go to a site so adware infested it took me two weeks of constant diging and fiddling to fix it. Being a software troubleshooter (dealing with windows installs, virus/spyware removal etc) I've come to know what sites have the worst problems...and 9 times out of 10 the installers (I'm only speaking of installers in this area) pick THEM to test out the internet.

Every internet installer I've ever had deal with my machines screws something up. What they fail to realize is that usually the vanilla settings don't work, even when I tell them they are dealing with a custom OS (I've tweaked with my windows install so much not many people can cope lol) they still say their way is the correct way. I have college coursework and work experence under my belt, most of the installers here (Especially the cable morons) only have what experence they've gained installing regular cable. One cable install guy told me that he had NO prior computer/internet experence before he started installing internet, and that the only training he got was a book that tells ya slightly more than the self install guide.

That makes me feel REAL comfortable.

I have a distrust of installers in general, hence why I never leave them alone lol. I guess it goes under the same principle of doctors making the worst patients.

Oh and I'd also get a little sispicious (sp?) when the QC guy became unhappy with the guys work.

[G535]

I'm really surprised at the number of people who don't seem to care what others do on their computers.

[K9soul]

I'm really surprised at the number of people who don't seem to care what others do on their computers.

Well to clarify for myself, the poll was if it would bother me that an internet installer went to different sites on my computer while installing my internet. No that wouldn't bother me. It certainly doesn't mean that I just don't care what anyone does on my computer. As I said MY concern would be that the installer would look at my e-mail etc., which is why I wouldn't leave him alone with my computer .

Anyway, as far as pop-ups and spyware etc.. I've had no problem with this since I changed my browser to Firefox so I wouldn't really be worried about that either.

Bottom line is I'd be in there watching him, but no I wouldn't care if he went to a few sites to check on the connection or even if he looked at something while he waited.

[Cataholic]

I'm really surprised at the number of people who don't seem to care what others do on their computers.

Funny, I am surprised by the number of people that care! Really. I have such bigger issues in my life to be concerned with. So what if he was playing around on my computer? As long as he didn't harm anything, why would I care? Maybe he had something on his mind, and wanted to be distracted? Maybe he was killing time, as his next appointment wasn't for 45 minutes? Maybe he WAS trying to check his concert tickets? I just can't muster up the energy to care about something as seemingly innocuous as this.

Use my bathroom and snoop through my medicine cabinet, snoop through the magazines in the living room, and open the fridge to see if I have any beer or wine in there. You know what? Look through my mail box! I couldn't care.

I can't STAND being in the house when someone does a service call. I tell them where the key is, warn them I have cats, and go on with my business. Wait for someone to repair my toilet? To put up a ceiling fan? To paint a room? I have better things to do with my time. In the 17 years I have lived on my own, I have not been "violated" by a stranger. Now, the kid down the street that did some yard work for me stole some jewelry (something he could have done easily enough if I were at home 'watching' him).

No harm, no foul.