Computer Stupidities

[SitFlyer]

Stupid Tech Support Stories

[bsdgeek]

This reminds me of a local ISP I used to have. I was unable to connect anymore, so I called them. They told me they had changed the access number without even telling me. I asked them how I was supposed to know this, and they responded: "We sent you an email right after we changed the number, sir."

[Technoid]

Have read that site for over three years now

ARGHHH.......
Just found this:

My boyfriend and I were shopping for computers and mistakenly wandered into a chain store. While we were looking at a system, a salesman raced over.

* Salesman: "So, you're looking for a computer, eh? Well, this is your CPU, which is to say, your hard disk...."

I hate when stupid people says that a Computer is a harddrive

[SpiralDragon]

yeh i remember reading some of this stuf....

[High_Jumbllama]

When I was in college, I needed to connect to the school's network from my own computer in my dorm room. I knew there was a dial-up number that would allow me to log in and run limited commands. All I needed to know was the number. So I called the help desk.


Me: "I'm trying to access the University's network from my computer in my dorm room. Can you help me?"
Help Desk: "Which lab are you in?"
Me: "I'm not in a lab. I'm in my room."
Help Desk: "Then you're not on the network."
Me: "But I want to connect over the phone line. What number do I need to dial?"
Help Desk: "You need to call [phone number of help desk]."
Me: "No, that's your phone number. I need a dial-up number for the computer."
Help Desk: "I don't understand. What are you trying to do?"
Me: "I want to connect my computer to the school's network through the dial-up."
Help Desk: "Why don't you use a computer in the lab?"
Me: "That would defeat the purpose of having a computer in my room."
Help Desk: "Well, your computer is not connected to the school network."
Me: "I know! I want to use my modem to connect."
Help Desk: "What's a modem?"
Me: "Never mind."

I use to work with people this stupid. Having just started I kept getting calls from the main lab for basic questions. Once I was on the bad side of this though. Someone came in and asked me how to get onto the Internet. At the time, all I had known about was Gopher and email.