There was a recent question on here about what stupid things have you done to your computer. Well most of us here are pretty on top of things and just make stupid mistakes. But what about the users. What stupid things have you seen users do. Here are a few to start you off.
I had one user whos "screen went blank" I went over there saw her monitor was dark. I hit the space bar. BANG. It came back. I explained her screen saver turned off the monitor. She didn't try that. A week later I go back to the same person for the same problem. And it still baffeled her.
Another was on the internet and saw a box that said "Danger your internet isn't as fast at it could be" and freaked out. She was somewhere on the net she shouldn't have been so she didn't call right away, but she couldn't figure it out. I go there and it was a banner ad for some broadband company.
Another. I goto a client site because this laptop won't send e-mail. I get there and someone tried putting the PCMCIA card in sideways!!! The damn thing was sticking out the side like a inch and they couldn't figure it out. And whoever put it in there really jammed it in too thinking maybe if I push harder it will send it.
I could go on an on. But I'd rather hear your stories.
Alpha
I had one user whos "screen went blank" I went over there saw her monitor was dark. I hit the space bar. BANG. It came back. I explained her screen saver turned off the monitor. She didn't try that. A week later I go back to the same person for the same problem. And it still baffeled her.
Another was on the internet and saw a box that said "Danger your internet isn't as fast at it could be" and freaked out. She was somewhere on the net she shouldn't have been so she didn't call right away, but she couldn't figure it out. I go there and it was a banner ad for some broadband company.
Another. I goto a client site because this laptop won't send e-mail. I get there and someone tried putting the PCMCIA card in sideways!!! The damn thing was sticking out the side like a inch and they couldn't figure it out. And whoever put it in there really jammed it in too thinking maybe if I push harder it will send it.
I could go on an on. But I'd rather hear your stories.
Alpha