I guess you could say that some people consider me this computer guru. Granted, I think nothing could be further from the truth, because I see myself as someone who knows some things, but there is so much more that I don’t know. Some people get that impression from my parents, who tend to tell everyone that I know it all when it comes to computers. Again, that isn’t exactly true. When they have a friend who needs computer information they send them to me, so I wasn’t surprised yesterday when I got an email from a friend of theirs about web hosting.
Luckily this is one thing that I do know something about and they wanted to know what I thought about linux web hosting and if it was a good option for the hosting for their upcoming site. We talked via email for a while and I finally decided to call them because that’s much faster and easier. After a little chat, I could tell that they knew what they wanted and basically wanted to know which was the best for their money. I gave them my opinion based on the reviews I’d read and suggested that before they made a choice that they read the reviews for themselves. After all, what I may personally need for a site may not be what they need.
This morning I had an e-card from them thanking me for my time and help. I was happy to be able to steer them in the right direction, even though I didn’t really feel as though I’d done anything major.