Funny things Technophobes say.

[IsaacJDean]

You must have had some funny, and frustrating, things said to you while using your computer!

First example, when browsers with tabs got really popular and everyone was using them, my mum would berate me for having more than one open at a time. "You're going to break it you know!", "Stop opening new ones, they use more electricity".

#2 With my mum again, helping her to get a word document sorted out. I was using various keyboard shortcuts and working reasonably quickly when she says to me, "Would you slow down! The machine won't be able to keep up and it will get a virus"

So, tell all of your funny misunderstood tech anecdotes!

 

[jamesriley94]

My mums useless on computers. She's asked me why the computer isnt turning on, when the screen is already on the desktop.

Also has asked me why the printer isnt working, when there's no paper in it, and has popped up on the screen saying that.

One more from my mates mum, not totally about computers, but she was having difficulties with ebay. She could understand why she couldnt set the Buy it Now to £120, with the auction reserve also at £120...

 

[IsaacJDean]

that's great! The worst part is trying to explain their mistake without making them feel stupid, and then them shouting at you.

The one about the printer happens daily at college.

 

[cerbrus2]

Built a computer for someone, once. 3 days later I get a Phone call. went like this.

(Phone rings)

Me: Hello.

Customer: Hi, I have a problem with the Computer you built me.

Me: Oh, whats the matter with it.

Customer: It wont turn on.

Me: Is everything still plugged in, Has the power lead been knocked out or anything.

Customer: I don't know.

Me: have a look at the back of the computer and just check.

Customer: I cant see under the desk at the moment, Because we have had a Power cut and with no lights on it really dark in the office.

Me: Well do you still have the box I gave you the PC in?

Customer: Yes Why?

Me: Pack the PC back up in the box, and i will come and get in an hour.

Customer: why do you think it is totally dead.

Me: No you are just to bloody stupid to own a Computer.

 

[IsaacJDean]

Haha, that's excellent. How did that person even get to where he is in life?

 

[SieB]

I have a friend who thinks you can get viruses from just Google searches, he is really paranoid about viruses for some reason he will even scan his PC with Malwarebytes and his AV up to three times a day, "just to make sure"

I give up trying to explain to him....

 

[PetrolHead247]

HAHA cerbrus that's hilarious!

Herp a derp power cut, computer y u no turn on herp derp

 

[IsaacJDean]

SieB, I think that guy might end up in an institution!

 

[cerbrus2]

One more, And I really don't let him live it down like ever.

I built a friend a PC, well i made him build it and told him what to do basically. sort of taken him under my wing, comes to are lans etc etc. Anyway. Me and this guy where at work. (we are both carpenters) and he had some films on his Laptop that he wanted to give to the Site manager. So wist I am sat their drinking my Coffee at lunchtime, My m8 comes in with his laptop. and connects it up to the site agents laptop. Not by a crossover cable, oh no. he pulls out a VGA cable. and connects the laptops together.

When i started to chuckle to my self hiding my head in a mug of Coffee, he looks and says this will work wont it, I shook my head and said no. He then says it must work i can transfer films to my TV with this cable. At this point I spat my coffee out, and began to actually ROFL.

Since then I always bring it up, Went fishing the other night with him. and wile he was attaching his rig to his mainline, I pulled out a VGA cable with a hook sellotaped to it to attach to my main line. He will never live it down.

 

[IsaacJDean]

Genius use of a VGA cable!