Oldies vs ComputersAs someone who is "good with computers" I get a lot of calls from people who've got problems. Some of them even have problems with their computers.
Back many years ago working for a telecoms company, I was called to a senior secretary who "had put a disk into the drive and couldn't get it out". She had one of the first Mac II machines with two drive slots. But only one drive.
Opening up the case revealed stacks of floppy disks that she'd been posting through the hole in the case for weeks. She'd only decided there was a problem when her boss wanted one of them back...
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chthonic, Fri 22 Sep 2006, 13:58)
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Tales from the HelpDesk...Like a lot of people on here, I've done my stint in IT support.
My all-time favourite act of computer-related stupidity came from a lady who called the company helpdesk one morning last year.
Have a (VERY rough) transcript...
Sylia: Good monring! You're through to your friendly local techmonkey. What manner of jackassery must we put up with today?
Stupid Bint: Hi. I am highly incompetent, & cannot switch on my PC, which I need to play solitaire all day so my boss thinks I actually do some work around here...
Sylia: Righto! We'll soon have you back to full slacking capacity! First off, could you please check the computer is plugged in for me?
The Dumb One: Do you think I'm some sort of idiot?! Of course it's plugged in!
Sylia: And it still won't power up?
Molecule Mind: Nope. I just don't understand it. It was working just fine when I was emailing my friend with all the latest gossip about Victoria Beckham's pet chihuaha's new Gucci merkin last night.
Sylia: I see. That does indeed sound like you have some serious computer trouble there. But before I call Bill Gates over here to fix this in person, could you be a dear & check the power is switched ON at the wallsocket please?
Queen Fucktard: ... ... ... Oh... Bollocks.
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Sylia Stingray is pilfering the biscuits on, Wed 27 Sep 2006, 21:54,
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