tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post114239457148433435..comments2023-09-15T08:25:52.494-07:00Comments on In My Humble Opinion... (IMHO): Harmless Computer Practical JokesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-21202357921361779092010-02-18T10:26:34.300-08:002010-02-18T10:26:34.300-08:00You can also change the Autocorrect on someone'...You can also change the Autocorrect on someone's Word. I did this to one of my old bosses. I added his name to the Autocorrect and made it say "I like to drink beer way too much". The beauty of this one is that one does not frequently type their own name in a document. It was probably a few days before he was trying to do a .doc web form for the H.R. office. He put in his name and it changed to the above. He kept trying and finally called the HR office to come down and fix it. They couldn't figure it out and called IT. Everyone had a really really good laugh at the person.linguameccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146100410951364042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-75984587318512947092009-11-20T22:05:18.717-08:002009-11-20T22:05:18.717-08:00Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? ...Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? <br />Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1150125518566681592006-06-12T08:18:00.000-07:002006-06-12T08:18:00.000-07:00We have a few Strong Bad fans in our office. One e...We have a few Strong Bad fans in our office. One evening I took a few minutes to change the logon script so that a half dozen of these fans browser start pages pointed to the following URL...<BR/>http://www.homestarrunner.com/systemisdown.html<BR/><BR/>My favorite 404 error. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1150110482607732672006-06-12T04:08:00.000-07:002006-06-12T04:08:00.000-07:00I wish I worked for youI wish I worked for youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1150033759335477442006-06-11T06:49:00.000-07:002006-06-11T06:49:00.000-07:00ivi gues you must be the dork most certainly not n...ivi gues you must be the dork most certainly not nerd<BR/><BR/>in my office after one joke like this you would get the rise of my boot up your arse<BR/>and onto the bread line.<BR/>------------------------------<BR/><BR/>Spelling isn't your a priority in your office i see. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1149909507583663402006-06-09T20:18:00.000-07:002006-06-09T20:18:00.000-07:00ivi gues you must be the dork most certainly not n...ivi gues you must be the dork most certainly not nerd<BR/><BR/>in my office after one joke like this you would get the rise of my boot up your arse<BR/>and onto the bread line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1149783264379658952006-06-08T09:14:00.000-07:002006-06-08T09:14:00.000-07:00On some video cards, a keypress ofCTRL-ALT-DOWNARR...On some video cards, a keypress of<BR/>CTRL-ALT-DOWNARROW<BR/>or UPARROW<BR/>will flip the display upside down.<BR/>Not obvious how to reset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1149774563744719202006-06-08T06:49:00.000-07:002006-06-08T06:49:00.000-07:00Here's a trick I did :Compose a short email messag...Here's a trick I did :<BR/>Compose a short email message saying thst you have a strange computer problem in that everything displays upside down. Then screen capture that message and save as a jpg graphic. Use a graphic editor to rotate the graphic 180 degrees. Then send only that inverted graphic inserted in a rich text, (html), email to a few friends.<BR/>I did that and got many suggestions to check the registry, replace graphics board, etc., to solve problem. Only 2 guys 'cottoned on' to my little trick, 7 others were baffled until I explained what I did. A couple were not amused.<BR/><BR/>Have fun !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1149768040902730722006-06-08T05:00:00.000-07:002006-06-08T05:00:00.000-07:00One of my tech's bought a new Alienware laptop and...One of my tech's bought a new Alienware laptop and had it sitting on the bench running graphics tests. another tech came in, but a small bowl of water and dry ice behind the corner of the laptop, when the first tech came in and saw smoke comming from his laptop, well, I wish I had a picture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1149767361571663032006-06-08T04:49:00.000-07:002006-06-08T04:49:00.000-07:00I'm a programmer (for 22 years now) so I work with...I'm a programmer (for 22 years now) so I work with people who have computers all day long. I've done this many times over the years: remove all of the lettered keys and put them back on the keyboard in alphabetical order. Drives them nuts. One person didn't notice for a couple of days since they truly touch-typed! I've also bought one of those fart machines and put it behind people's CPUs. Off and on I'd click the remote to have it make noise. They were so certain that either they had a virus or someone put a joke piece of software in their computer, it takes a while for them to look for the obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1149763298597803252006-06-08T03:41:00.000-07:002006-06-08T03:41:00.000-07:00A good joke is to put the sysinternals BSOD screen...A good joke is to put the sysinternals BSOD screen saver (http://www.sysinternals.com/Files/BlueScreen.zip)<BR/>which can be stopped only by hitting ESC (no mouse mouvement will do it)<BR/><BR/>EnjoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1149736833039956502006-06-07T20:20:00.000-07:002006-06-07T20:20:00.000-07:00Story I heard was about a student in a computer cl...Story I heard was about a student in a computer class switching monitor cables from his computer and the computer of the student sitting across from him. When they attempted to work, they saw nothing happening. When the called the teacher, the prankster had typed "Ouch! you are hitting my keyboard too hard. That hurts!" or some such. Such a simple silly trick, but easily done in a classroom where the computers are back to back on the tables.<BR/>And good troubleshooting practice for the victim(s)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1142417627153516802006-03-15T02:13:00.000-08:002006-03-15T02:13:00.000-08:00Send ing this "game" to a friend works as well. It...Send ing this "game" to a friend works as well. It's even better if you can somehow hook up a webcam or other camera to capture their reaction to the "surprise."<BR/><BR/>http://www.winterrowd.com/maze.swf<BR/><BR/>Warning...it's freaky deaky.<BR/><BR/>I've had lots of fun with that at the office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1142407215176622652006-03-14T23:20:00.000-08:002006-03-14T23:20:00.000-08:00Last year I used an options setting available thro...Last year I used an options setting available through the graphics card we have in all the office computers to rotate the display 180 degrees, making everyones displays upside down. <BR/><BR/>Lots of of calls to the tech guy (me) ensued. The funny part was the woman we all sort of consider "the dumb one" didn't ask for help... she just turned the monitor upside down, used a couple stacks of folders to ballance it steady, and went to work. <BR/><BR/>Pretty smart in it's own way, actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536490.post-1142403164655936402006-03-14T22:12:00.000-08:002006-03-14T22:12:00.000-08:00Once, I witnessed a particularly gruesome trick o...Once, I witnessed a particularly gruesome trick on another at our office.<BR/><BR/>A coworker hooked up his PC audio OUT to the line IN on this other guys PC. That way, he could pipe audio to his PC. First, the guy thought it was some rogue program doing funky stuff and just dug into his machine looking for it. Then, he deleted all audio files from his hard drive. finaly, the guy went so far as to reboot to stop the noises and when the machine was sitting in POST (or so) and he was hearing the audio, he knew something was afoot.<BR/><BR/>Gosh did we giggle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com