The trouble user I posted about a while back, she’s proven to be just as advertised. The other day, she emails me, saying she can’t get to one particular website, and it’s an emergency because it’s critical to her job. I reply back as soon as I could since I was in the midst of […]
I’ve had a long time client who’s a retired CPA, who’s been doing people’s taxes literally since JFK was in office, and he always seems to call/email/text at the most inconvenient times about largely insignificant things. Full disclosure, he does occasionally have legit issues, but those occur for him perhaps once every 10-12 months, if […]
A few weeks ago, a client I’ve had for years had an employee who was retiring, so they needed to hire a replacement. The lady they hired, I could tell from the jump, she was going to be trouble. Within the first two minutes of trying to set up her laptop, she interrupted me no […]
It was a relatively typical day in the IT department; My fellow admins and I were working on the network, ensuring everything was running smoothly. We had been receiving a high volume of requests from users, so I was glad to have help from some fellow admins on the helpdesk lines. I was especially delighted […]
A user called the IT helpdesk in a panic, complaining that their headphones weren’t working. I sighed. This was, after all, a very… ummmm… ‘sharp’ user we were talking about. After a few minutes of troubleshooting, I finally realized I would have to walk over to their desk and put eyes on the problem. As […]
Got a voicemail from my Dad today whilst logged in remotely for $work. He said the internet connection was down and asked if it was because the contractors were digging to install the new fiber optic cable for the neighborhood he lives in, in advance of them switching over to the fiber optic carrier, and […]
Went to a user’s house earlier today because she said she was having issues with $ISP, and being unable to get into her email. After about ten seconds, I quickly realized her problem. She had no borking clue what she was doing. Instead of typing in her password, she was literally putting in her email […]
Many long-timers here might recall that while my dad is amazing in certain subjects, such as math and engineering (especially HVAC and related subfields), in other areas, he leaves much to be desired. Case in point. We live in a part of Florida that is now on the outer edge of the threat zone of […]
For several years, I’ve worked with a psychologist on her computer issues, as her previous IT support person left a lot to be desired. She’s very good in her field, but as far as computers, and sometimes even the laws of physics apparently, she could use a little polish. She emailed me this morning because […]
Just got assigned a ticket by my (apparently) evil boss. Thought nothing of it until I read the ticket: ” My “v” key on the Microsoft Keyboard thingy is not working. all the other keys work and I wanted to ask if it would be possible to replace just the one key? ” Wow. Just. […]