Published August 17th, 2007
Computer Stupidities
I work in Tech Suport for a major DSL provider and we always get calls from people that are shall we say less than proficient on there computers. I recently found a website called Computer Stupidites and below are some of the better ones. Anyone that has ever done some kind of tech support can relate to these.
- Me: “DSL is a lot faster. It–”
- Friend’s Father: “Yeah, but if you have DSL, there are a lot of threats.”
- Me: “Yes, that’s true to a degree, but there are firewalls that–”
- Friend’s Father: “No, but they can hack into your computer even when it’s off and steal your electricity.”
- Me: “Umm…I’m pretty sure that won’t happen.”
- Friend’s Father: “It’s all over the news. You mean to tell me they’re wrong?”
- Me: “…I guess so.” (more…)

