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Tech Support Employee Tried To Troubleshoot A Computer Audio Issue, But The Hostile Customer Kept Interrupting And Yelling At Him
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (545+ words) Customer service can test anyone's patience. The following story involves a tech support employee who took a call from a hostile customer. The customer refused to cooperate and demanded immediate solutions. The situation escalated further into endless yelling and requests…...
IT Support Employee Spent Days Troubleshooting New Printers That Kept Spitting Out Raw Code, But When The Repair Technician Showed Up, He Changed The Motherboard And Admitted The Firmware Couldn’t Be Updated
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (632+ words) Printers can seem like pretty simple tech until something goes wrong. So, what would you do if five brand new printers all started having the same problem? Would you assume they just needed driver updates? Or would you think the…...
Optical Media Such As CDs, DVDs, And Blu-Ray Is Still Very Impressive And Used In Certain Environments. Here’s How It Works.
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (540+ words) When people today want to listen to their favorite music or watch their favorite movie, they generally simply turn on their device of choice, find what they are looking for, and hit play. Whether that means going to YouTube or…...
Tech Support Guy Got A Call About One Monitor That Wouldn’t Display While The Other Had A Blue Screen, But When He Arrived, He Saw What The Issue Was Right Away
1+ week, 3+ day ago (397+ words) Everyone makes mistakes, but some are sillier than others. In this case, a tech support employee shares how he solved an issue in about 3 seconds. Let's read the whole story. So, I get a ticket this morning. "New second monitor…...
Tech Support Employee Was Asked By His Friend To Fix Her Netflix TV Box, But When He Couldn’t Make It In Time, She Called Google And Someone From Their Tech Support Department Fixed The Issue For Her
1+ week, 6+ day ago (321+ words) Every so often, something happens that's so unexpected that you can only shake your head in disbelief. So, what would you say if a friend told you that she called Google to fix her Netflix TV box? Would you believe…...
Tech Support Guy Travels To A Client And Is Flabbergasted By The Mistake They’ve Made. Then, He Makes A Similar Mistake Of His Own
2+ week, 1+ day ago (572+ words) Sometimes you just have to shake your head and utter the words, "It's just one of those days." We all have them. Days when nothing seems to work, no matter what you try, and you're at your wit's end. Then…...
‘I did nothing to it. It just looked like that one day.’ – An iPad Owner Said That Her Device Partially Exploded On Her
2+ week, 4+ day ago (190+ words) You gotta be careful with your devices, folks! We've seen stories about peoples' phones, laptops, and other things blowing up or catching fire out of nowhere. And now, it's happened again. A woman posted a video on TikTok and explained…...
Woman Left Her Bag With Her Friend, But Her Friend Got Curious And Plugged In A USB Stick That Completely Destroyed Her Gaming PC
3+ week, 2+ day ago (426+ words) Too much curiosity can damage personal stuff. The following story involves a woman who asked her friend to watch her backpack for a moment. It contained a USB hack disguised as a regular drive. Out of curiosity, her friend plugged…...
Thoughtful Son Keeps Trying To Show His Parents How To Turn Off Their Tablet, But They Keep Locking It Instead
3+ week, 6+ day ago (344+ words) There is a steep learning curve for the iPad if you're used to using other devices. Some parents struggle with it more than others. Check out this son trying to help them conquer logging out. So many times my parents…...
New I.T. Worker Gets Involved With A Customer Who Tinkered With A Server So Badly It Needed Serious Work, And He Is Aghast At The Extent Of It
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (478+ words) There are some things you can figure out on your own without much knowledge. Like Ikea furniture. Building servers is not one of those things. Check out why this tech worker was stunned early on in his role. I currently…...