[xpaulbettsx]

Usually I just fix it, because I think of it this way: the amount of time I'll spend fixing this is (usually) trivial compared to the amount of time they'll waste trying to fix it - if I'm someone's friend, and I can take 10 minutes out of my day to fix something that they would struggle with for an hour or two and make their life a little better, shouldn't I do it? Today you, tomorrow me.

That being said, I'm not particularly bombarded by these kinds of requests and I could definitely see it wearing on me if people were constantly asking me to fix their machines.

[joebadmo]

It depends, though. I've found that sometimes people can use me as a crutch and don't even try to fix it themselves before coming to me. And other times it's better to teach them how to find the solution to that type of problem than to just fix it for them.

So, yeah, I sort of agree with you, but the math can get more complicated. If it's me fixing it for them x 10 vs. them taking an hour to figure it out, then the first option might be more efficient and more gratifying.