Archive for April, 2009
Idiot’s Guide to Digital Cameras
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009Tomorrow, I embark on an important, secret mission. What is it, you may ask? Well, if I told you, it wouldn’t be a secret, now would it? Suffice to say that it’s important enough that today, I bought a brand new digital camera. And so tomorrow night, when it’s all over, I hope to have pictures and video to share with you about the results of said mission. Try to stay glued to your seats…
In the meantime, some idiocy from the folks who brought you the Quick Start Guide for the Nikon Coolpix L20:
So, let’s review, shall we? The second step in the quick start guide is entitled “First Steps.” The first step is, and I’m quoting directly from the text here, “Take the Camera Out of the Box.”
So here’s what I’m thinking: the true idiocy here doesn’t reside with the authors of the manual. The true idiocy belongs to the dozens of people who called the help desk and said, “Hello? Yes….I just purchased your camera – the Coolpix L20? I’m sitting here with the box on my desk, and I’m not sure what to do next. Can you help me?”
Makes me think of these guys:
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