Ring! Ring! Me: “Hello, IT Department, this is Daniel.” Caller: “I need an exorcism done on my computer.” Me: “I’m sorry. I’m not Catholic. Can you tell me what it is doing?” Caller: “Sorry. I really need this christened and the demons run off. And I need a Catholic IT person for that. Bye.” Whiskey […]
Vintage Laptop
Ring! Ring! Me: IT Department, this is Daniel. Caller: Hey, Dan! This is Steve, over at the pawn shop. Have you got a minute? I have a customer here, wanting to sell what he is calling a ‘Vintage’ laptop. Are 30 year old laptops actually worth anything? Me: Steve, It’s not worth anything to you. […]
Not Busy Enough?
Ring! Ring! Me: IT Department, this Daniel. How can I help you, today? Caller: Can you come out, today, to fix my computer? Me: Actually, yes, I can come out, today. Another customer just postponed our appointment for this afternoon, because a needed part has been delayed in shipping. Can you tell me what the […]
Lights Out
Ring! Ring! Me: I.T. Department, this is Daniel. Caller: Uh .. hi. We lost power and this big box under the server is beeping. Is there anyway to turn off the beeping? Me: That is normal. That is an alarm to let you know that the server is running only on battery backup. It […]