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of a new Mac owner and a villainously mischievous tech support person. As is my policy, I have changed the names to protect the guilty. Any resemblance to real life situations is purely coincidental. Or is it? Maybe a little bit of both. I hope you enjoy my goofy attempt at geek humor. I welcome you to express your opinions and share your frustrating experiences in the comments below. If you enjoyed this post, please feel free to share it with others. Thank you for stopping by. Craig Herberg
Unhelpful tech support guy: Technical support. How may we humiliate you?
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: I just bought a Macintosh. Can you help me with it?
Unhelpful tech support guy: Of course. First, thoroughly rinse it with cold water.
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: Are you sure that’s ok to do?
Unhelpful tech support guy: Look, I’m busy. I don’t have time for stupid questions.
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: I’m sorry. Oh, no! My computer just caught fire.
Unhelpful tech support guy: How did your computer catch fire?
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: When I rinsed it with cold water, it caught fire.
Unhelpful tech support guy: You were supposed to rinse your Macintosh, not your computer!
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: My computer is a Macintosh.
Unhelpful tech support guy: A Macintosh is a fruit — a green apple — it’s not a computer! I can’t believe we hire such stupid people. They need to pay me more money.