“Hey, How do I do [insert enquiry here]?” The Answer, in 6 letters LMGTFY

I’m sure this has happened to many of us out there, friends or family members come to you with a question about how to do something.  It can be something fairly straight forward, but usually is worded in a way much like this

“Hey, Buddy, I’ve looked everywhere and I can’t figure out how to do [whatever it is they can’t work out], can you Help me out?

And, if you are like Myself, these usually come in any time of the day, but a good time for them to arrive is around 2 or 3 in the morning.  So, armed with the very question they asked, especially if it’s asked by Text or Instant Message as many tend to be, you manage to look like you know everything simply by doing what they could have done themselves (unless of course their Internet is the problem they are asking about), Go to Google (or Bing, or your search engine of choice) and have them the answer in 5 minutes or less.  

Your Friends and Family, as you hand them the answer respond with “Oh Thank You, I owe you one” or, my personal favourite to hear, “Wow, how did you know where to find the answer, and so Quickly?”

Honestly, the answer is simple LMGTFY, or Let Me Google That For You!  Do any of you have your own stories of troubleshooting things for others that they could have troubleshooted for themselves with a short search online? If so leave them in the comments