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Posted on: Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 in: Stupid Tech Support

A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. The tech asked her if she was “running it under Windows.” The woman then responded, “No, my desk is next to the door. But that’s a good point… The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and [...]

After the call ends

Posted on: Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 in: Stupid Tech Support

Dear Diary,
Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with the expensive double-pane energy-efficient kind.
Then this week I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was complaining that the work had been completed a whole year ago and I still hadn’t paid for them.
Now just because I’m blonde doesn’t [...]

Verizon tech support

Posted on: Monday, June 18th, 2007 in: Stupid Tech Support

I was on vacation and didn’t have access to wi-fi or a landline. This meant my only option to get online was to use my cell phone as a modem.
I had purchased Verizon’s rip-off “music kit” a while back. Basically a USB cable to connect your phone to your PC, and a CD that tries [...]