So I get a call one day, with a manager bitching me out because none of the systems at his location are working. They can't connect to our ERP system, their files, print, etc. I'm trying to troubleshoot the problem and ask him to reboot the Netscreen because I can't connect to it either. He asks which box that is...and then tells me to hang on while he finds a flashlight. Now, I know the location and the network gear isn't hidden away in some dark closet somewhere....so I ask him why he needs a flashlight. He tells me that they are suffering from a block wide power failure. I ask him.....ummmm....if there is a power failure, how are all of your PC's and printers up and running. His answer....well, we just grabbed a couple of generators from the back and hooked everything up to them......thank goodness he didn't remember the networking gear!
"How stupid are they?"........LOL.... On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Roger Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > I can hear it coming: > > "My users are so stupid!" > > "How stupid are they?" > > > > Roger Wright > ___ > > Life isn't like a box of chocolates. It's more like a jar of jalapenos: > what you do today might burn your butt tomorrow. > > > > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Lee Douglas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I can top that. Boss's wife has a net book she regularly moves around the >> house. Calls me one day with no sound, so I remote into the machine and it's >> not muted. Since I can't see the machine, I couldn't tell that she had >> plugged a spare charger into the speaker port on the netbook. Good thing she >> didn't have the power plug for the charger plugged into the wall, I suppose. >> Sigh. >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:02 PM, John Aldrich < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Nahh...no big deal. I just thought it was kinda funny how it was >>> something >>> that easy. :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Steve Ens [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 2:37 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: Stupid User Tricks >>> >>> That's crazy! Can't stand those guys... >>> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 1:32 PM, John Aldrich < >>> [email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> Got a call from a user across town who was having trouble with sounds on >>> his >>> PC, so I knew there was an extra set of speakers at his building and told >>> him to try those. 10 minutes later, he calls me back saying those don’t >>> work >>> either, so I log into his computer using VNC so I can see what he’s >>> seeing >>> and check his sound config… turns out he’d clicked on “mute all”. Duh! No >>> wonder his sound wasn’t working. :D >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >>> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
