“THIS IS A MALICIOUS ATTACK” [Humor]
A story of arrogant developer vs patient system admin.
Tag Archives: Tech Support
“We’re engineers, we can do anything” [Humor]
Company orders $300,000 computer. To save $4,000 on that order, VP of engineering does not order critical parts like cables.
“Just do your damn job, already!” [Humor]
Angry mom wants tech to reset her daughter's account password.
What a secure password [Humor]
Woman wants to use a password on her Windows account because without a password "it won't be secure". However, she wants Windows to remember her password so she doesn't have to type it when every time. Dot, dot, dot.
“Doesn’t matter if the system isn’t vulnerable, make it vulnerable so you can patch it!” [Humor]
Government auditor wants contractor to make a secure server vulnerable so that it can be patched.
“What is a password H I N T?” [Humor]
Sometimes I wonder if people prank tech support on purpose.
Just another case of worthless tech support who know nothing and can’t speak proper English [Humor]
Don't get me wrong; I'm not against people who can't speak proper English. After all, there are more languages than English in the world. But when your company is based in California and you sell to English-speaking customers... y...
“I don’t feel my emails are going out” [Humor]
So emails aren't going out? Nope, they are going out -- this person just can't feel them going out.
Porn-addicted Pete and his malware-infected laptop [Humor]
Pete likes to watch a lot of porn. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to watch porn safely.
How to deal with a rude customer [Humor]
Tech is asked for help by a rude customer. Tech indirectly tells the customer he is a jerk. Customer asks to talk to supervisor. Uh-oh?
What would you do in a situation like this? [Humor]
Man dies. Dad wants to know what is inside encrypted files on man's laptop. Tech opens files and finds gay porn. What does tech do -- tell the dad the truth or hide the fact? Read on to find out!
User removes laptop battery, wonders why “laptop turns off immediately” [Humor]
As the tech from support said: computers run on electricity, not magic -- removing the battery without plugging in AC power will force the computer to turn off.
User places cardboard CD inside drive, wonders why computer “makes a funny noise and does nothing” [Humor]
Moral of this story: just because it is in the shape of a CD does not necessarily mean it will work inside a computer.
How to turn 300KB of Excel files into a 40MB ZIP file [Humor]
Company continually "compresses" 300KB worth of Excel files until the ZIP is 40MB large.
USB microphone comes unplugged, lady calls tech support for help plugging it back in [Humor]
"Plug it back into a USB slot." "How can I tell which slot that is?"