This is actually Version 4 of my blog.
Enjoy!
There are some series of posts that go together. You can access them directly with the links below.
Every so often I like to dip my toe into the world of IT Support, to remind myself how glad I am that I do not work in that field. I recently checked the support departments ticketing system and spotted someone with email issues. I checked into the...
I can now officially announce the news that I am now the New Webmaster for the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Wales. The previous Webmaster reached out to me a short while ago to test the waters on if I was interested in taking over the role from...
Dear Constant Reader, I got into the Insane Asylum this morning to find the following email on your support system, and it was too amusing not to share 😉 Enjoy! F*cking iPhones. His iPad has exactly the same settings as his iPhone. iPad connects...
This morning as I was in the Support Office attempting to dismantle a multimeter using a Swiss Army Key (Long story and totally Irrelevant here) the following conversation happened between OfficeBitch1 and myself. I should point out OfficeBitch1 (A...
My father got my mother a Kindle Paperwhite for Christmas since she loves to read at night. I was there when she opened it, I watched as she excitedly opened the box, took out her new kindle and powered it on for the first time, touched the screen,...
Well technically I guess that should be “Customers are Stupid“. You do not believe me? Well here are two examples that happened this week. Example 1: I was being nice and answered the phone to help out the support guys, and the conversation went a...
The guys over at Buzby have been busy again. This time they have been considering “SECURITY” which I think is a very Important & Valid thing to be considering (Especially these days) Only I think they need to do some more work on it. For...
Its been a while since I have vented my spleen on here about the things that go on at the Asylum. So I thought I would take some time out and have a little “Vent“. I was originally hired at the Asylum as a Developer, and advanced my way up the...
I know “Red Tape” is often required, and there are sometimes valid reasons for having it, but the people with the tape should have the sense to spot when they fall into a recursive loop and have the ability to produce “The Scissors of Doom” to sort...
I recently installed an application on my Phone called “System”, It's a handy little app that gives you information on you phones memory, processes, disk, batter, and general info. It’s a handy Application for checking your phone, or getting info...