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.
When its a Bully. The Internet is full of terms and names that date way back into the mists of Internet-Time, when all these sites were tree’s and the Internet Denizens roamed and grazed in peace. A Time when you could use a term like “Hacker” or...
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...
I thought I would take a minute out of my busy hectic day to give a shout out to all my fellow under-appreciated systems administrators out there in their dark offices on this the 16th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day.Consider all the...
*Phone rungs* Me: “Good afternoon, Insane Asylum!” Caller: “Hi. can I speak to Joan Crawshore please.” Me: “Who? Sorry no one of that name here.” Caller: “Sorry it’s who I have down as a contact there, well who can I talk to about changing your...
Wayne Owens: “Hello!” Customer: “Hi, I am on holiday…..” WO: *interrupting* “You phoned up to tell us you’re on holiday? that’s a bit of a Dick move isn’t it?” C: “What?? No I’m on Holiday at the minute……” WO: *Interrupting again* “So you thought...
So the other day the Support Guys were a bit confused over a request in the Ticketing system. Subject: Website URL’s Please could you set the following websites to point to IP 192.168.123.2...
When its a Bully. The Internet is full of terms and names that date way back into the mists of Internet-Time, when all these sites were tree’s and the Internet Denizens roamed and grazed in peace. A Time when you could use a term like “Hacker” or...
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...