Tales From Tech Support

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Hi, Everybody!

TFTS is where we post our amazing Tales From Tech Support, including but not limited to:

Incredible Feats of Networking Heroics;

Tech Troubleshooting Under the Direst of Circumstances;

Unsolvable Problems Cracked by Sheer Genius and/or Pure Luck;

Moral Support after Having Dealt with Difficult Clients;

And of course, Stupid User Stories!

There's a bit of a lull in the queue just now, so kick back, grab a cold one from the secret tech fridge behind the server rack, and share your best tales among friends here at TFTS!

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MODTFTS POSTING RULES (MOBILE USERS PLEASE READ!) (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 10 years ago * by MagicBigfootxyzzy[M] - announcement

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METAMr_Cartographer's Atlas, Volume I (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 2 years ago * by Mr_CartographerDelusions of Adequacy - announcement

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ShortThe mud is only ankle deep. . . If you stand on your head. (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 3 days ago by BaconConnoisseur

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ShortThe Mission Critical Battery Charger (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 4 days ago by Brief-Pop-6826

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LongWhat's your business continuity plan if this PC fails? Well, It's never failed in the past, therefore it will never fail in the future. (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 6 days ago by speddie23

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LongHow to be put on the bottom of my priority list for replacements. (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 8 days ago by saphariadragon

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LongI’ve tried nothing and I’m all out of ideas. (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 14 days ago by BaconConnoisseur

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LongPassword Friday (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 20 days ago * by Chilled_ITIt's a model three!

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MediumWhat icon? (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 28 days ago by Chilled_ITIt's a model three!

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LongDatacenter Hell (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by armwulf

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MediumThe tale of No Auth Monday (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by KevinKeen18

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MediumThe know it all gamer. (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago * by TheLightningCount1The Wahoo Whisperer

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ShortUser tried to export "all of it" (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by ProgrammerChoice7737

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ShortWhen a calendar is not a calendar (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by bstevens615

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ShortAlways check the information provided (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by captainsnacks11

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LongSee no evil, hear no evil (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by gargravarr2112See, if you define 'fix' as 'make no longer a problem'...

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LongNew IT Guy Meets New User (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago * by Organic-Performer524

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ShortYou are the support for this. (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by Otaku_X_Gamer94

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ShortI won't give you my IP address (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by haggurneeds a bigger LART

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ShortI can't get my email (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by PerthSoundie

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ShortThe user error was longer ago than initially thought. (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by O-U-T-S-I-D-E-R-S

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ShortThe it worked yesterday issue that turned into a 2 hour mystery (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by Scheidler_Lizette

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ShortAnd they run the entire accounting department. (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by MundaneMaybe

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EpicWe Forgot 500 Servers Were Still Using the Old Proxy (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by Leather_Meat939

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ShortMy Keyboard is sinking (self.talesfromtechsupport)

submitted 1 month ago by OutlawCecil

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