Ask an IT guy anything

[eliot]

Ok - might live to regret this...but I'll give it a shot.

Been in IT for 30 years - left school at 16 and started at Olivetti fixing peripherals and motherboards, from the days of msdos to networking, firewalls, ethical hacking, virtualisation and now cloud computing.

[Eyersey1234]

Have you ever had a broken computer brought to you that turned into a pig of a job to sort out?

[MikeGoodwin]

What do you mean by Cloud Computing specifically (question from a network security engineer...)

Also, does cloud computing not bore the living st out of you?

[Spare tyre]

Do you look like a generic IT man

I do

[Ari]

Have you ever spoken to a (real) girl?

[Ari]

Have you ever been told you could be a professional racing driver but turned it down because you’re making st loads in IT?

[HTP99]

Is this you; OP?

[bobbo89]

Have you ever found something on someones computer and had to report them to the Police? Or not reported them but thought you should really have done?

[honest_delboy]

Worst outage ever seen/heard of ?

[g3org3y]

Ari said:

Have you ever been told you could be a professional racing driver but turned it down because you’re making st loads in IT?

[mr_spock]

How many times did you have to "fix" an Olivetti M24 because the reset button was just the right place to be hit by a slim book?

Do you remember what software Alt-9, x, return was the "quit" command for?

[SCEtoAUX]

How much do you earn?

[GOG440]

Why does every IT guy ever say turn it off and on again before you have finished describing the problem?
I am a sensible intelligent person, calling IT is my last resort after I have tried all the obvious stuff, I have already checked all the connections and turned it on and off a few times before I give up and ring you.

[bitchstewie]

GOG440 said:

Why does every IT guy ever say turn it off and on again before you have finished describing the problem?
I am a sensible intelligent person, calling IT is my last resort after I have tried all the obvious stuff, I have already checked all the connections and turned it on and off a few times before I give up and ring you.

Because sometimes it's the quickest option and not everyone is sensible and intelligent.

"Switch it off and on" is the cheapest solution for the business a lot of the time if it's a one-time problem.

[anonymous-user]

Do you wear dedorant and wash your hair as I've never met an it guy who has

[TR4man]

Is there a way I can watch porn on my work computer without being caught?

Thanks in advance

Damian

[vx220]

Spare tyre said:

Do you SOUND like a generic IT man

FTFY

[stuartmmcfc]

TR4man said:

Is there a way I can watch porn on my work computer without being caught?

Thanks in advance

Damian

[Utuba]

The biggest mistake you’ve made?

[sas62]

MikeGoodwin said:

What do you mean by Cloud Computing specifically (question from a network security engineer...)

Also, does cloud computing not bore the living st out of you?

Cloud Computing = Someone Else's Computer