The ID10T Error

While I have personally never used ID10T to describe a user and convey my annoyance over been dragged from my desk because they felt their FaceBook picture albums wasn't displaying their recently uploaded pictures, seriously how does that affect your work? But I have seen and encountered my own share of clueless computer users, like the user who at the first sign of problem with a recently launched application start screaming like chicken little that the application was bad, that it wouldn't work and they needed to revert back to their manual processes, and am like REALLY, Just the at the first sign of problem?

So this is my first post although I had set up this blog like 8 months ago, wow been that long?  Well I figured I might as well just write something, more like anything so my first few post would most probably have no organisation or structure but regardless I’ll get you to laugh and most probably piss you off, but hey that’s a good thing right?

And like the long rant above says am that IT guy in your office that you keep screaming at, the student doing his Industrial Training with your office whom you think is useless, that application or website designer that you like to shout at, at the smallest sign of a hiccup, well just to let you know this is how we see your sorry asses, ID10T.

So let me explain what ID10T is, according to the Urban Dictionary

1. n. A computer error that was actually caused by the computer user.

2. n. The user of a computer who is too moronic to actually use a computer.

3. n. An alpha-numeric spelling of the word idiot.

And you get these impressive examples;

1. "You say your floppy disk won't fit in the CD-ROM drive? It looks like we have another ID10T problem.

2. "I can't keep dealing with all these ID10T's! Yesterday, Jimmy tried to open his database by uttering, 'Open Sesame.'"

3. If you couldn't tell that ID10T is an alpha-numeric way of spelling idiot, you truly are an idiot. 

Boy I hope I never come across such.

But this response I love

Mr Johnson, I think your system is having an I-D-10-T conflict. I'm not sure if we can fix it...

According to Wiktionary

1. Leet spelling of idiot Used humorously to refer to computer errors (pronounced ID ten T) to indicate that the error is the result of the user's stupidity.

Bottom line STUPID USERS = ID10T

So here are a few I scourged up online have fun and next time I’ll hopefully have something fun for y'all:

Help Desk

DNS User: Hi, this is Rekha. I can't get my CD out.

DNS Help Desk: Have you tried pushing the Button?

DNS User: Yes, sure, it's really stuck.

DNS Help Desk: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.

DNS User: No, wait a minute... I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk... sorry....

DNS Help Desk: Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen.

DNS User: Your left or my left?

DNS Help Desk: Good day. How may I help you?

Male DNS User: Hello... I can't print.

DNS Help Desk: Would you click on "start" for me and...

DNS User: Listen buddy; don't start getting technical on me! I'm not Bill Gates.

DNS User: Hi, good afternoon, this is Gita, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. 

I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...

DNS User: I have problems printing in red...

DNS Help Desk: Do you have a colour printer?

DNS User: Aaaah....................thank you.

DNS Help Desk: What's on your monitor now, ma'am?

Female DNS User: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me at the mall.

DNS User: My keyboard is not working anymore.

DNS Help Desk: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?

DNS User: No. I can't get behind the computer.

DNS Help Desk: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back

DNS User:! OK

DNS Help Desk: Did the keyboard come with you?

DNS User: Yes

DNS Help Desk: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?

DNS User: Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does work...

DNS Help Desk: Your password is the small letter "a" as in apple, a capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7.

DNS User: Is that 7 in capital letters?

DNS User: I can't get on the Internet.

DNS Help Desk: Are you sure you used the right password?

DNS User: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.

DNS Help Desk: Can you tell me what the password was?

DNS User: Five stars.

DNS Help Desk: What anti-virus program do you use?

DNS User: Netscape.

DNS Help Desk: That's not an anti-virus program.

DNS User: Oh, sorry...Internet Explorer.

DNS User: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.

DNS Help Desk: How may I help you?

DNS User: I'm writing my first e-mail.

DNS Help Desk: OK, and what seems to be the problem?

DNS User: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?

Any Key

A man calls technical support for his computer.

(M = Man)

(T = Technical support)

M: OK, the screen is blue and it says windows has been shut down because an error has been detected.

T: All right, press ctrl alt delete.

M: Now what?

T: Does it say press any key to continue?

M: Yeah, why?

T: Well, let’s see, hmm.....PRESS IT!!!!

M: Wait let me find it first.

T: Just Press Any Key!!!

M: I'M TRYING TO FIND IT...!

T: When it says any key it means to press ANY key...

M: Oh wait. I found it he he...

T: What does it say now?

M: Sorry the 'Any' key you have pressed does not exist, please click any key.

T: Well, what are you waiting for?

M: I'm still looking for it.

T: I though you found it?

M: Yeah I did but the 'any' it was spelt 'enee' now it’s spelt 'any'

T: ..."

So next time when your think about opening your mouth to spew your ignorance, think twice as you just might be the next ID10T.