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Bone-Headed IT Mistakes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the throw-yours-into-the-mix dept.

snydeq writes "PCs preconfigured with stone-age malware, backups without recovery, Social Security numbers stored in plain view of high school students — Andy Brandt gives InfoWorld's Stupid Users series a new IT admin twist. Call it fratricide if you will, but getting paid to know better is no guarantee against IT idiocy, as these stories attest."

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  1. Bone-Headed IT Mistakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is "recommending Microsoft Windows" #1 on the list? Because if it's not, the list isn't being truthful.

  2. Important papers on desk, you copy them, you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Important papers on desk, you copy them, you think you're not doing anything wrong? Get a reality check, punk !! You are a fucking used low-life scum-filled douche-bag that needs to be taken out back and limbs removed, slowly, starting with the smallest.

  3. The number 1 story is almost what you want. by twitter · · Score: -1, Troll

    They say, "don't use DOS":

    One, don't let the guy running an old copy of DOS on his computer build your drive images. And two, if you're going to deliberately infect thousands of computers, pick malware that's actually going to do something.

    This is something I can agree with. The machine making images should run free software to prevent these kinds of mistakes. They should load something other than Vista if they want to sell them

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    Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.

  4. You're just as bad, sorry by pandrijeczko · · Score: 1, Troll
    So if you're so clever, how come you didn't warn the guy that might happen at the time?

    It took me to reach my mid-30s (about 10 years ago) to realise that you can't go through life being an arrogant jerk and revelling in the mistakes of others - we ALL started knowing nothing and making far more mistakes than we do now.

    Take my advice. Help people avoid mistakes, give them your advice respectfully and nicely, give them a chance to listen to you. In the long run, it will pay dividends - people respect you and occasionally thank you for bailing them out.

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    Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
  5. IT2...Stephen King sequel by turkeydance · · Score: 0, Troll

    here's the deal: 1. i'm a luddite. no IT skills. HAVE TO use a computer. 2. i can do my job and have a satisfied customer without using anything that requires electricity. (no phones, no lights, no motorcar...not a single luxury...) 3. amazing, that! 4. now...i Have To fire up this laptop so my accountant can do the voodoo she does so well. 5. bottom line: the IT people who have attempted to "show me the light" are rude/crude/and lacking rudimentary social/personality skills to the point of not even speaking English. (and the USA worries about "English first") 6. i hate to complain without at least offering a possible solution. so here it is: you computer IT folks: treat Real People as you would your most prized Avatar(i did learn something) in your most involved SIM life. if that makes sense to you, lord 'a mercy.

    1. Re:IT2...Stephen King sequel by Slashcrap · · Score: 0, Troll

      here's the deal: 1. i'm a luddite. no IT skills. HAVE TO use a computer. 2. i can do my job and have a satisfied customer without using anything that requires electricity. (no phones, no lights, no motorcar...not a single luxury...) 3. amazing, that! 4. now...i Have To fire up this laptop so my accountant can do the voodoo she does so well. 5. bottom line: the IT people who have attempted to "show me the light" are rude/crude/and lacking rudimentary social/personality skills to the point of not even speaking English. (and the USA worries about "English first") 6. i hate to complain without at least offering a possible solution. so here it is: you computer IT folks: treat Real People as you would your most prized Avatar(i did learn something) in your most involved SIM life. if that makes sense to you, lord 'a mercy. Too incoherent; didn't read. Pretty sure you're a faggot though. Can anyone confirm?