Mindless IT questions

[ajetrumpet]

Mindless IT questions / statements

Any good ones out there that you've experienced? Here's one:

IT: Make sure your CAPS LOCK is on.
USER: My "CAPS LOCK"?
IT: Yes, it is located on the left side of your keyboard.
USER: I don't see it.
IT: Do you see the "long" key directly to the left of the letter "A" on your computer's keyboard?
USER: Yes, I see it.
IT: Push it.
USER: You mean the one that says "Caps Lock" on top of it?
IT: YES.

Wow....

 

[David Eagar]

Them : I can't access my email!! (the end of civilisation as we know it)
IT : The whole suburub has been hit by a blackout & the servers are down
Them : But I need my email!!!!
IT : Click

 

[statsman]

Similar
Actually heard in traffic court.

Clerk - take the bible in your right hand
Witness takes bible in left hand
Clerk - your right hand
Witness puts down bible and takes it in left hand again.
Clerk - your other right hand.

 

[ajetrumpet]

Them : I can't access my email!! (the end of civilisation as we know it)
IT : The whole suburub has been hit by a blackout & the servers are down
Them : But I need my email!!!!
IT : Click

Now why in the world would IT people ever say "click" to a person asking a technical question? What good does that do them?? (although the movie wasn't too bad, I guess.)

 

[David Eagar]

Now why in the world would IT people ever say "click" to a person asking a technical question? What good does that do them?? (although the movie wasn't too bad, I guess.)

The mindless thrill of hanging up on a moron!

 

[ajetrumpet]

Here's another goody...

IT: Have you downloaded the installation file from the website?
USER: Yes, I've installed the file.
IT: No no, I asked if you've downloaded the installation file that runs the installation shield.
USER: What do you mean?
IT: Did you download the software package from the website or not?
USER: Yes, I installed the software on my desktop.
IT: Oh boy...

Hmmm....

 

[Brianwarnock]

We should all remember

"Nothing is obvious to those who do not know"


Brian

 

[EmmaJane]

Okay I had this just before I left.

User: I can’t print

Me: Could you elaborate?

User: It just won’t print
(Passed experience has told I won’t get any more than this)

Me: okay I’ll come down and take a look
Down three flights of stair and go to the printer which is right next to the user

Me: Helps if you put paper in it
Back up three flights of stairs

 

[GaryPanic]

Heres one for you

we have a new laser black and white printer ..
need a extra tray , tray delivered !
boss ..
"so we can print in colour now ??...."
Me.. wetting myself laughing.... (still makes me chuckle - 2 years on...)

 

[Fifty2One]

Heres one for you

we have a new laser black and white printer ..
need a extra tray , tray delivered !
boss ..
"so we can print in colour now ??...."
Me.. wetting myself laughing.... (still makes me chuckle - 2 years on...)

But you can print both black and white

 

[GaryPanic]

Well no - but this is how I spelt it out to him when we order the printer in the first palce --

 

[Rabbie]

SPELT???????

I guess you are an IT guy. Hopefully not an English teacher too.

According to the Oxford Dictionary

spelt

past and past participle of [SIZE=-1]SPELL[/SIZE]1.

So I guess you owe Gary an apology

 

[Fifty2One]

Well no - but this is how I spelt it out to him when we order the printer in the first palce --

So you should have recommended a colour printer so that they can print on coloured paper!

 

[Rabbie]

we don't use the oxford dictionary language here. we use slang. There is no spelt in slang.

This is a .co.uk site. Gary is English so why mock his english spelling. Neither he nor I mock our american friends when they spell words like color and neighbor differently than we do. If slang doesn't have spelt then that just highlights its shortcomings.

 

[Alc]

User [in Sweden]: I can't run the application
Me [in the UK]: Do you get an error message?
User: A what?
Me: A message on the screen saying that something is wrong. Or does the application just not run?
User: There is a message
Me: What does it say?
User: It says that the disk is full
Me: (pause) And is the disk full?
User: (pause) Yes
- Silence -
User: Shall I delete something?
Me: It might be an idea
User: What shall I delete?
Me: I don't know. It's your PC.
- Silence -
Me: Are there any files you're sure you don't need?
User: Yes. Some games.
Me: Okay, delete those.
- Brief wait -
User: Okay, it's working now. Thanks.

 

[ajetrumpet]

"Nothing is obvious to those who do not know"

"Those who are retired have known for a long time, and therefore should be more synical than we are".

 

[Rabbie]

"Those who are retired have known for a long time, and therefore should be more synical than we are".

I am sure it is spelt cynical

 

[Brianwarnock]

I am sure it is spelt cynical

Its slang

Brian

 

[TessB]

Its slang

Brian

ROTFLMAOPIMP

That was a PRICELESS thread.
You just made me snort-laugh in my cube.....
Thank you all for your participation.

 

[Sum Guy]

we don't use the oxford dictionary language here. we use slang. There is no spelt in slang.

I'm pretty sure the word you're search for is spelled.

It's spelled exactly as it's pronouced.

My favourite missused word is drunk.
Drunk is what happens after you have drank too much.