True tales of IT life: useless users, hapless bosses, clueless vendors and adventures in the IT trenches. Compiled over the years from the frontlines.
Some unforeseen hazards with old tech.
Will that be cash or credit?
Sometimes being on the scene is the easiest way to solve a mystery.
Pain for me, or pain for you.
Oh, don’t worry; we’ll get back to you.
The shortest distance between two points is …
Hey, everyone, it will be fun, like doing a jigsaw puzzle together!
Things didn’t happen in the right order there.
Every possible rookie mistake?
Some people just hate being proved wrong.
These are not the Apple computers you are looking for.
But what was the guy planning to do with all those ‘reports’?
Throwback, but not so far back.
Sure, but isn’t the monitor extra blurry?
Printers and computers always want us to be specific.
Maybe he should recall the last thing he said.
Impatience is its own reward?
Dying under the radar.
Welcome to Basics of Computing 101.
Do you believe everything you read?
Troubleshooting can cause uncontrollable laughter.
Location, location, location.
Is this thing on?
Brrrracing!
Really, there’s no problem.
A little can be a lot.
Maybe some bugs wouldn’t have been so bad.
Headhunter plays hardball.
The case of the disappearing PDF.
Mouse bites hand that saved it.
I’m going to take my laptop and go home.
Pilot fish makes a house call.
The painful road to get what you need.
Let us eat cake.
Some things just don’t get covered in tech training.
Or you could just go next door and tell them.
I shot a print command in the air …
A truly useless feature bollixes things up.
A not-so-good idea.
Cabling job is a hair-raising experience.
If you need me, I’ll be at ‘my’ desk.
We’ve all been young and foolish.
When a bean counter has ‘a better idea.’
In which a safety auditor turns a blind eye to that thing stuck in the ceiling.
OK, there was a reason the programmer didn’t just call back.
Sometimes you just have to go with whatever works.
Was the manager stifling a slight limp?
But it’s so much easier this way!
Unhelpful vendor isn’t embarrassed to ask for help.
Seems as if someone is unclear on a concept.
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