Lolx...in my recent assignment one of the tasks is too sign up for a Stumbleupon account so taht we can search for more info....And before i actually signed up with my assignment e-mail ( newly made e-mail to prevent spams juz for assg) i tried it wif my actual e-mail...n randomly tried out the application...This is WHAT I FOUND~!! XD This one is mainly on operating systems there are other topics as well...-> XD
COMPUTER STUPIDITIES: Operating Systems
Most computer users understand that you need an operating system to use a computer practically, even if it is not clear why. But many users don't.
- Tech Support: "May I ask what operating system you are running today?"
- Customer: "A computer."
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- Tech Support: "What version of Windows are you running?"
- Customer: "I got the computer in 2003, so I think it's a Windows 2003. Or maybe it's a Windows 2004? I got it late in the year."
- Tech Support: "Um, ok."
- Customer: "Is that wrong?"
- Tech Support: "No, no, that sounds about right. Tell me, would you know what service pack you have for that?"
- Customer: "Well, when I got to the register, the young man who rang me up said was about the 5th person to buy it. So it might be service pack 5."
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Customer: "I don't use DOS. What would happen if I deleted that directory?"
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- My Friend: "I just installed Windows 98."
- Me: "Cool. But...it's 2001. Why not Windows 2000 or wait for XP to come out?"
- My Friend: "Oh, 98 is more easily hacked, so I want it."
- Me: "You want to get hacked?"
- My Friend: "Yes! Wouldn't you?"
- Me: "No...."
- My Friend: "When you get hacked you get a lot of money! That's a good thing!"
- Me: "???"
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- Friend: "I heard about this thing called 'Linux'."
- Me: "Oh, I use Linux."
- Friend: "What is it?"
- Me: "An operating system."
- Friend: "Like Firefox?"
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Friend: "Does Windows 98 support Linux?"
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Customer: "Do you sell Mac OS X for Windows?"
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Overheard in a classroom:
- Student: "How much do Windows cost, and do you have to buy each one separately?"
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- Customer: "How much do Windows cost?"
- Tech Support: "Windows costs about $100."
- Customer: "Oh, that's kind of expensive. Can I buy just one window?"
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- Friend: "Hey, cool Mac! Does it have Windows!?"
- Me: (incredulous stare)
- Friend: "Oh, wait, that was stupid. All Macs have Windows."
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- Tech Support: "What version of Windows do you have installed?"
- Customer: "... Double glazed."
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A customer called in with modem problems.
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Overheard in a software shop:
- Tech Support: "Ok, we're going to check your modem settings. First thing we need to do is make sure all programs are closed."
- Customer: "How do I know if everything is closed?"
- Me: "Make sure all windows are closed."
- Customer: "But...I'm in the basement. I don't have any windows here."
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Overheard in a software shop:
- Woman #1: "What this Linux thing?"
- Woman #2: "It's a program that if you have it on your computer, you can't turn the computer off."
- Woman #1: "Oh."
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I saw two older looking ladies trying to figure out the computers at a local store. I knew one of them would say something that I could send to Computer Stupidities, so I tried to listen in.
- Woman 1: "What is that little trash can on the screen?"
- Woman 2: "My son says that is call the 'recycle bin'. He tells me when I don't want a Word document anymore and I delete it, it really goes in there."
- Woman 1: "Why in the recycle thingy? Can't you just erase it?"
- Woman 2: "Oh no, Word wouldn't work for very long if I did that, I would run out of blank pages."
- Woman 1: "Why?"
- Woman 2: "Because it cleans the words off the pages, then sends the blank sheets back to Word so they can be used again. That's why it's called the recycle bin."
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These are part of the funny situations....XD LOLX.....
All the above is obtained from -> Computer Stupidities
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