Visa: it's just everywhere. Trying to buy something online, I suppose. No wonder it didn't work. Note the card hasn't even been activated yet.
From 1994 to 2002, Rod Shelley worked as a PC technician at a major computer-retail store in the US. After seeing all kinds of wacky, operator-induced computer issues, Shelley decided to start documenting them. He wanted to inject a little humour into the often frustrating world of technology and hopefully educate a few of the technologically clueless along the way.
In 2000, Shelley published his collection of humorous photos online under the title 'Stupid Computer Tricks'. In 2002, his gallery turned into an overnight success. Unfortunately, due to bandwidth concerns and a series of hosting problems, Shelley was forced to take the gallery down.
However, Shelley has allowed ZDNet.co.uk to republish his photos. The captions are Shelley's. You can learn more about Shelley and read his musings on photography, technology and computer repair on his website, Rod's Lair.
Photo reprinted with permission from Rod Shelley.
Talkback
Fair enough, but a selection of 27 screenshots out of the million or so Microsoft errors or absurd commands would have beaten this selection with both hands and legs tied behind its back. Most technical misfortunes are the result of design flaws, faulty coding, manuals written by illiterate fools, assumptions that ordinary members of the public will be able to guess the impossible, a lack of proper explanation and description, and onscreen commands and error messages which either mean nothing and/or do not tell the hapless victim, in plain English, what the problem actually is.
I have spoken.
The power of human stupidity :)
<A title="A new world record?" href="http://www.eclipse.co.uk/seanspg/viruses.jpg" target="">A new world record?</A>
I mean wtf? They called me in because their PC was "running a bit slow",
I should think so too!