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Author Archives: Rob
Why do people think technology is immune against external forces?
I received a call in my office during a storm which knocked out our power; the woman asked me to check her PC because when she pushed the power button…It was not turning on! I was dumbstruck…the woman in question had a corner office with huge windows, so I had to ask the question “Have [...]
Oh hey, on your way out, can I have the root password please?
This story takes place while I was a consultant working for a firm out of Texas. For this gig I was sent to a training facility to be their SysAdmin. I arrive on site at the correct time, and am let into the building. The staff member asks why I’ve shown up, and I respond [...]
Supporting non-users. Awesome.
via: [Spiceworks Community]
My Dearest Amy…
Republished with permission from the Daily WTF: I wouldn’t want to abuse our relationship with the Daily WTF, but this one was too good to pass up. It seems that these posts regarding trolling gets a lot of laughs, so here goes. At the Faildesk, we get emails like this all the time, but we [...]
Darth Vader and cell phones
Looks like this may have played before a movie (I assume all licensing rights were acquired?) – I can’t believe I’ve not seen this until today (or perhaps I forgot…my memory is TERRIBLE).
You know what, Microsoft? You can be a real a$$hole sometimes.
via: [Reddit\TechSupportGore]
“You’re the computer guy. Isn’t this stuff what they’re paying you for?”
We have a new manager who insists on everything being done her way. And only her way. Without going into too much detail…..we use a particular piece of software that is used by over 2000 companies in the country. Of course, not every company has the same needs, so the software company develops the software that will meet the [...]
Spiceworld 2012 video: Zombies II
Posts have been sparse this week as I am at Spiceworld 2012, an annual user conference put on by Spiceworks…so, I apologize for that. Scott has been super busy at work, so I have to put together these posts when I have time (i.e. when I’m done with the various post-session activities…eh, you know what [...]
You underestimate the power of pissed off Union workers
About 12 years ago I worked for a shipping company as sysadmin. As such, it was my responsibility to make suggestions on how to protect, improve, etc. all IT equipment. We were coming up on labor union contract talks and I had given the C-level a lot of things IT needed before the talks began. [...]