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True tales of IT life: useless users, hapless bosses, clueless vendors and adventures in the IT trenches. Compiled over the years from the frontlines.

Flashback Friday: You’re welcome
Opinion

Flashback Friday: You’re welcome

There’s no winning this one.

Wayback Wednesday: No good deed goes unpunished
Opinion

Wayback Wednesday: No good deed goes unpunished

Self-serve is not our thing.

Maybe it’s therapeutic
Opinion

Maybe it’s therapeutic

As for pilot fish, very little shocks them.

Memory-Lane Monday: An ounce of prevention is worth a pounding headache
Opinion

Memory-Lane Monday: An ounce of prevention is worth a pounding headache

Not the greatest decision ever made.

Flashback Friday: Let’s review: Step 1 …
Opinion

Flashback Friday: Let’s review: Step 1 …

I guess she was unclear on the concept.

Wayback Wednesday: A little too literal-minded
Opinion

Wayback Wednesday: A little too literal-minded

But you DID demo it that way.

And the motherboard slipped right out
Opinion

And the motherboard slipped right out

It’s a whole new category of PC abuse.

Memory-Lane Monday: Sneakynet
Opinion

Memory-Lane Monday: Sneakynet

The legal mind at work.

Flashback Friday: Comply and die
Opinion

Flashback Friday: Comply and die

No good deed goes unpunished.

Wayback Wednesday: You can’t blame marketing this time
Opinion

Wayback Wednesday: You can’t blame marketing this time

Brute force is rarely a good idea in computing.

Please hold for Nice Barney
Opinion

Please hold for Nice Barney

He always gets up on the wrong side of the bed.

Memory-Lane Monday: OK, so it’s no problem for you, but what about your PC?
Opinion

Memory-Lane Monday: OK, so it’s no problem for you, but what about your PC?

I don’t think you really understand my question.

Flashback Friday: Eh, I guess it could happen to anybody
Opinion

Flashback Friday: Eh, I guess it could happen to anybody

But it’s a good lesson in humility.

Wayback Wednesday: For my next trick …
Opinion

Wayback Wednesday: For my next trick …

I think I fulfilled all the requirements perfectly.

Elementary
Opinion

Elementary

Logic only takes you so far, my dear Watson.

Memory-Lane Monday: While we’re chatting, I should mention about the big red switch …
Opinion

Memory-Lane Monday: While we’re chatting, I should mention about the big red switch …

It’s a whole new world in this place.

Flashback Friday: Just wondering
Opinion

Flashback Friday: Just wondering

Speed is so relative.

Wayback Wednesday: Rush, rush, rush — stop!
Opinion

Wayback Wednesday: Rush, rush, rush — stop!

You might have told us that a week ago.

In search of lost time
Opinion

In search of lost time

Simple math stumps a computer system.

Memory-Lane Monday: An unexpectedly DIY job
Opinion

Memory-Lane Monday: An unexpectedly DIY job

They always say, if you want a job done right …

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