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Thanks to Ken g6 from Software for Windows for the link. I have days of amusement in my near future :^D
http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/
http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/
Customer: "I would like Adobe."
Originally posted by: rivan
Good stuff in there.
Customer: "I would like Adobe."
While not from customers, I hear this phrasing ALL the time:
Me: What were the files created in?
Dude: Microsoft.
Me: /facepalm
Originally posted by: lxskllr
I hate it when people use the word "download" for "install". It confuses the hell out of me when I'm trying to figure out what they're talking about.
Originally posted by: rivan
Good stuff in there.
Customer: "I would like Adobe."
While not from customers, I hear this phrasing ALL the time:
Me: What were the files created in?
Dude: Adobe.
Me: /facepalm
i do that but i have maybe 15 things in there. i don't regulary go to many different websites. the ones i go to the most (only 4), i just have a shortcut on my desktop for.Originally posted by: AreaCode707
So the woman has about five or ten sites in her recent history and exclusively uses her browser to surf those sites because she's not capable of bookmarking a page.
Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Originally posted by: rivan
Good stuff in there.
Customer: "I would like Adobe."
While not from customers, I hear this phrasing ALL the time:
Me: What were the files created in?
Dude: Adobe.
Me: /facepalm
At least that's an easy one, since they pretty much always mean Acrobat of some sort.
My favorite interaction was this, after training a user on a new web app. Note that I'm standing right there.
Her: How do I get it in the stars?
Me: What?
Her: How do I get it to show up in the stars?
Me: Ummm, can you show me what you mean?
Her: The stars! You know, where <tool x> is.
Me: Can you click and show me?
Her: *Clicks Favorites in IE7*
Me: Ohhhh! *attemps to instruct her how to add a bookmark*
Her: Can you do it please?
Me: Sure. *Bookmarks* Do you use the stars at home too?
Her: No, I don't know how to put things in there.
Me: How do you surf the net?
Her: I click here *clicks URL bar* and everything I need is there.
So the woman has about five or ten sites in her recent history and exclusively uses her browser to surf those sites because she's not capable of bookmarking a page.
Originally posted by: ObiDon
i do that but i have maybe 15 things in there. i don't regulary go to many different websites. the ones i go to the most (only 4), i just have a shortcut on my desktop for.Originally posted by: AreaCode707
So the woman has about five or ten sites in her recent history and exclusively uses her browser to surf those sites because she's not capable of bookmarking a page.
Originally posted by: ObiDon
i do that but i have maybe 15 things in there. i don't regulary go to many different websites. the ones i go to the most (only 4), i just have a shortcut on my desktop for.Originally posted by: AreaCode707
So the woman has about five or ten sites in her recent history and exclusively uses her browser to surf those sites because she's not capable of bookmarking a page.
i do something similar for the lesser-visited places. google is my homepageOriginally posted by: bobsmith1492
Originally posted by: ObiDon
i do that but i have maybe 15 things in there. i don't regulary go to many different websites. the ones i go to the most (only 4), i just have a shortcut on my desktop for.Originally posted by: AreaCode707
So the woman has about five or ten sites in her recent history and exclusively uses her browser to surf those sites because she's not capable of bookmarking a page.
I never use the URL bar.
My MO is:
Alt+Home -> www.google.com
Type in key word
Tab+tab+space ("I'm feeling lucky")
Straight to website
Very fast and works great.
"Anand" goes straight to Anandtech...