A few years ago I was hired as sysadmin of a school. The guy who had the job before me had no experience whatsoever so I basically had to rebuild the whole system (except the wiring). A few weeks after I finished setting up everything I saw something odd in the DHCP logfiles. Line after [...]
Really? I unwrap most thing prior to use. via: [Reddit\techsupportgore]
It was 0 score and 12 years ago, Went in to work (was asked to do a few bits on a Saturday as no one was there) after a heavy night of clubbing and drinking and noticed a drive was out on the Exchange box – so I calmly took the bad disk out and [...]
Being an IT professional the day after major overnight storms. Or as I call it, yesterday. via: [Fail Blog M-F]
Seems legit. via: [gadetsteria]
The article says it even still booted! via: [osxdaily.com]
My poor dad is as computer illiterate as a 50-year old Mexican immigrant can get. Growing up poor in Mexico, he didn’t have access to much technology. When I started college I bought a PC and he was amazed at what we could do with it. Well, when I got married and moved out, I [...]
You can recognize the make and model of a tablet just from a glimpse of its charred remains. PSA: Keep your tablets off the stove. via: [Reddit]
Back in the old days of Windows 3.1 and 3.11, I worked for a mom & pop computer store. We built custom computers, sold them with our own name, etc. I worked in the Quality Control area where we would test out the computers before they were to be boxed up and picked up by [...]
Sorry, couldn’t resist the pun We sent two techs to a new remote office location to install the phone system/networking gear. When they were trying to hang the rack on the wall in the closet, the stud finder just kept going crazy. So they drilled anyways. Was a nice first impression with the new neighbors [...]