We (IT people) are allowed to, after all, its going to be us fixing it anyway :)
Jean-Paul Natola > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Monday humor (truth) > Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:48:00 +0000 > > I'll be honest, I'm reading this with my feet on my Optiplex right now - lol. > > Gavin Wilby > IT Support Engineer > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of James Button > Sent: 23 June 2015 14:44 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Monday humor (truth) > > Na! > Kick them into the corner of the cubical under the desk - with the > ventilation holes tight against the partitions! > Get a new PC every 6 months that way. > > JimB > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2:21 PM > To: ntsysadm > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Monday humor (truth) > > I read, a long time ago, so don't have a reference for it, that for every six > inches off the floor, the amount of dust ingested by fans is halved. I have > seen PCs destroyed by dust on the motherboard. This might be less of a > problem now, with fanless PCs, but we also need to consider rogue janitors > with vacuum cleaners (ESD) and carpet cleaners (water and cleaning fluid). I > have seen PC destruction from both. > > PCs do not belong on floors. They belong at or above desk level. > > Kurt > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 5:23 AM, Melvin Backus <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This is actually the exact reason we started systems back on the > > desktop instead of on the floor. That space in the corner of a cubical > > behind a couple of monitors does a good job of protecting the system > > from physical abuse at least. J > > > > > > > > -- > > There are 10 kinds of people in the world... > > those who understand binary and those who don't. > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of David McSpadden > > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 8:01 AM > > To: '[email protected]' > > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Monday humor (truth) > > > > > > > > Admin: Please reboot your computer and let me know what you see when > > it comes back up. > > > > (Constant ping to pc with no breaks.) > > > > User: Ok, it’s back up. > > > > Admin: You sure your rebooted? > > > > User: Yes, I pushed the on off button right here on my desk. > > > > Admin: hmmm, I never saw it go down. > > > > User: Yes I push the button a yellow light comes on my screen thingy > > and then I push it a second time and the work ACER appears and the > > light thingy turns blue. > > > > Admin: hmmm, I think you have just rebooted your monitor, the screen > > you look at. > > > > User: Yeah, my computer. > > > > Admin: (Facepalm), How about we try and power of the thing below your desk. > > > > User: You mean my spaceheater? > > > > Admin: Yes please turn that off but turn of and back on the other > > thing that says HP on it. > > > > User: Ok, I will turn of my foot rest and the space heater, then turn > > my foot rest back on. > > > > Admin: Ok let me know when your ‘footrest’ is back on. And when you > > get a chance have your Manager give me a call. Need to talk to them > > about your ‘footrest’. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Jack Kramer > > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 7:53 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Monday humor (truth) > > > > > > > > I mean, let's be honest--if you haven't seen a user try to do exactly > > that, you haven't been in this business long enough. > > > > > > On Jun 23, 2015, at 7:45 AM, Melvin Backus <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Come on, they obviously tried to “Go to the server” via RDP and > > misspelled the name. J Either that or “The Server” isn’t a valid name on > > your network. > > > > > > > > -- > > There are 10 kinds of people in the world... > > those who understand binary and those who don't. > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of J- P > > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 6:40 PM > > To: NT > > Subject: [NTSysADM] Monday humor (truth) > > > > > > > > So a server goes down in one of our overseas offices, I ask them > > please go to the server (emphasis on GO TO THE SERVER) and tell me > > what you see on the screen (power issues are a battle ) they have > > inverters and car batteries in the office, its pretty scary. > > > > Anyhow 3 hours later i get this photo > > > > > > > > <image001.png> > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes it was the end users screen :) ( i guess they missed the "GO TO > > THE SERVER" part lol) > > > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana > > Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for > > the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. > > If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason > > to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify > > the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. 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