Once, years ago, I went to my mother's house to check on her computer, which she said had become very slow. When I asked her on the phone if she had ever cleaned it, she said yes. Who could have known that by "clean" she actually meant "wipe the dust off the top and sides" only?
Then, having unscrewed the side panel, I saw that the computer was almost half filled with dust and dog hair. However, as it turns out, the IT guys fixing customers' computers sometimes come across much more unexpected and strange finds.
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#21
I find it disturbing how gross some people let their computers get. Sticky crumbs, goop, gunk, just nastiness. Recently found some strange goop smoking in an hdmi port. I think it was coffee.
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16points
#23
Not in IT, but I used to help with PC issues at a company I worked for yrs ago & came across a folder of lactating p**n (naked women breastfeeding).
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15points
#24
Craigslist hooker ads and their associated pics were always fun.
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12points
#25
First off: The American Federal government computer had five languages installed, including Greek and Russian.
Secondly: I didn't know there was even a shortcut to trigger a language input change. FYI, it's Alt+Left Shift. And in never in my 10 years of IT have I've seen anyone accidentally trigger a shortcut that's basically coming up a little short on Alt+Tab.
Third: The guy on the team doing Help Desk for the first time immediately knew what had happened.
I've never felt so bewildered, by something so harmless.
Secondly: I didn't know there was even a shortcut to trigger a language input change. FYI, it's Alt+Left Shift. And in never in my 10 years of IT have I've seen anyone accidentally trigger a shortcut that's basically coming up a little short on Alt+Tab.
Third: The guy on the team doing Help Desk for the first time immediately knew what had happened.
I've never felt so bewildered, by something so harmless.
9points