Thursday, January 29, 2009

A recent testimonial we received

We have just received a testimonial from our friends at Excel HP which goes like this:

"We have found B Technologies to be a one-stop shop for all of our IT requirements. As a small business, we do not have the time or money to support in-house services and have decided to outsource.

In doing so, B Technologies were able to configure all of our IT and introduce effective systems. We have found their Team to be extremely helpful and resourceful - particularly when it came to dealing with our Macs.

We have no hesitation in recommending B Technologies to others. "

A big thank you to Trish and the team at Excel HP, and to read some other testimonials from satisfied customers click here

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

IT humour

Here are a few examples of genuine help desk calls that are sent around on the Internet.

Customer: Hi, good afternoon, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...

Tech support: What's on your monitor now, ma'am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me at Woolies.

Customer: I can't get on the Internet.
Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five stars (*****)

Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first e-mail.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?

A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: "No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine."

AND

A horrendous truck roll-over on F3 today!


The "WaybackMachine" - archived images of all web pages from 1996 to the present

There is a website that allows you to browse through 85 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. That means that you can see what websites looked like historically.

To use the WaybackMachine, type in the web address of a site or page which you want to see, and press enter. Then you can select from the archived dates available to see what the website looked like on those dates.