Actually Overheard at College Tech Support
Aug. 9th, 2010 12:31 am![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
This was actually said to me several years ago while I was working at my college IT office during college.
Student: Hi. Um...My computer keeps making this chirping noise and I don't know what it's from. Can you take a look?
Me: Sure
So I poke around the machine a bit and find Weather Bug.
Me: It appears you have Weather Bug installed, you might want to take it off, we've seen it screw up machines before
Student: You mean that noise is a PROGRAM!? Thank GOODNESS! I thought it had a virus.
Me: No, you look ok virus wise
Student: Well, that's the same noise my alarm clock makes and my computer sits next to it. So I just thought that my alarm clock had infected my computer with a virus.
It took all that I had not to laugh in her face and tell her she was a moron.
Student: Hi. Um...My computer keeps making this chirping noise and I don't know what it's from. Can you take a look?
Me: Sure
So I poke around the machine a bit and find Weather Bug.
Me: It appears you have Weather Bug installed, you might want to take it off, we've seen it screw up machines before
Student: You mean that noise is a PROGRAM!? Thank GOODNESS! I thought it had a virus.
Me: No, you look ok virus wise
Student: Well, that's the same noise my alarm clock makes and my computer sits next to it. So I just thought that my alarm clock had infected my computer with a virus.
It took all that I had not to laugh in her face and tell her she was a moron.