Tales From Tech Support Archives

September 29, 2026 at 7:55 am

He Suggested A Simple Fix For An IT Failure At His New Job, And The Whole Office Yelled At Him — Until They Realized He Was Right

Man in white shirt working on his laptop

They changed their tune real quick.

September 29, 2026 at 1:35 am

A Big-Box Tech Desk Demanded $300 to “Send Her Flash Drive to a Clean-Room Lab”—Then an Independent Tech Fixed It with a $5 Adapter in 10 Minutes

She really lucked out finding this guy.

September 26, 2026 at 8:45 pm

He Discovered a Secret Off-Books Server Violating Global Data Laws—Then Executed an Automated Compliance Wipe That Froze Corporate Operations

Man wearing headset and working on his laptop

A huge yikes moment.

September 25, 2026 at 10:48 am

She Flew 500 Miles to Install Enterprise Software—Then Clicked “Next” Three Times and Left in Under Four Minutes

Software engineer smiling at someone's stupidity

There wasn’t much else support could do.

September 25, 2026 at 8:55 am

He Almost Gave Up on a Struggling Junior Analyst — Years Later, He’s Watching Him Step Into Leadership

Older man teaching a junior analyst the ropes

What a full-circle moment!

September 25, 2026 at 5:55 am

A Major Funding Boost Let the School Go Wireless — It Wasn’t Smooth at First, But They Worked It Out

A good school can make all the differences in the world to the students.

September 24, 2026 at 3:55 pm

Customer Blamed A Slow Server On Lack Of RAM, But An IT Worker Discovered He Was Using It To Play GTA Vice City

What an idiot!

September 24, 2026 at 7:55 am

Tech Worker Tried To Figure Out What An “Eee-Whoa” Cable Was, Then Realized The Customer Had Been Reading “HDMI” Upside Down

Man trying to read port name on his camera

It can happen to the best of us.

September 22, 2026 at 7:35 pm

Tech Employee Was Given A Problem No One Wanted To Tackle, So He Took It On And Solved It

So much drama.

September 21, 2026 at 2:35 pm

A Tech Worker Was Updating All The Computers, But His Supervisor Refused To Let Him Replace One

Doing your job can be complicated when management disagrees.

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He Suggested A Simple Fix For An IT Failure At His New Job, And The Whole Office Yelled At Him — Until They Realized He Was Right

A Big-Box Tech Desk Demanded $300 to “Send Her Flash Drive to a Clean-Room Lab”—Then an Independent Tech Fixed It with a $5 Adapter in 10 Minutes

He Discovered a Secret Off-Books Server Violating Global Data Laws—Then Executed an Automated Compliance Wipe That Froze Corporate Operations

She Flew 500 Miles to Install Enterprise Software—Then Clicked “Next” Three Times and Left in Under Four Minutes

He Almost Gave Up on a Struggling Junior Analyst — Years Later, He’s Watching Him Step Into Leadership

A Major Funding Boost Let the School Go Wireless — It Wasn’t Smooth at First, But They Worked It Out

Customer Blamed A Slow Server On Lack Of RAM, But An IT Worker Discovered He Was Using It To Play GTA Vice City

Tech Worker Tried To Figure Out What An “Eee-Whoa” Cable Was, Then Realized The Customer Had Been Reading “HDMI” Upside Down

Tech Employee Was Given A Problem No One Wanted To Tackle, So He Took It On And Solved It

A Tech Worker Was Updating All The Computers, But His Supervisor Refused To Let Him Replace One

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