Techmares: The World's Dumbest Computer Users

By Timothy D. McLendon

Tech Support Has Never Been This Funny"Is that the letter zero or the number zero?""It just comes up with a message and says click OK...now what?" "Do I have to be online to download a file?"Technical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595236898
• ISBN13: 9780595236893
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great tech book

I worked with Tim at what is now Client Logic/Service Zone, Lake City, Florida and know the stories that come from tech support. This was a great book I did see a few of my calls in there as well so that made it real funny to me. Once again Great Book must have for all end users to know what they sound like. Mike V DCSE,MCSE,MCP

I think i'm the tech in some of these lol

Tim was a level 2 tech where I work. Some of these stories are straight from there. This book should be shipped with every computer with a disclaimer that reads:Unless you can honestly say that you will not be a canidate for the sequel of this book and are not under the effects of alcohol or medication and none of the walls are padded in the room you're in do not call technical support you will be transferred to the id10t (pronounced- eye dee ten tee) queue. :P This book is hilariously funny! I can't wait for the sequel! (there will be a sequel right tim?) James

Painfully funny

To anyone who has ever worked as a tech or just tried to help a retarded friend figure out how to play an MP3, this book will bring back some pretty painful memories, but at least this time, you get to laugh at someone else!!!

many thumbs up on this book...

I've read this book 2 times in the past week it hit the shelf. I once worked with the author and this guy isn't joking about anything in this book. If you're a tech rep, phone rep or otherwise, this book is for you. If you're not a tech, get it anyway so you're not written about in the next book! The people that actually own these systems should've never passed the 3rd grade let alone drive a car or be trusted with our children. This book tells you alot of problems that we have to sit through everyday and keep a big smile and say 'you're right, sir' you didn't need that cable in there that was red, red ones are extra parts. I dont know, every tech on the phone or somewhere else could write a book but not this creative and explixive. Give many thumbs up on this book - hell, it should be a novel to the people in it.

From the Editor...

TECHMARES is the most comprehensive collection of computer stupidities in print. Sixteen of today's hottest and most popular tech humor webmasters have collaborated to show the world that intelligence is hard to find. Everything from mind bending quotes, such as, "I feel so much better now...just like taking a big poop..." to personal accounts of computer technicians wanting to slit their wrists in frustration, can be found here.This is a must have for anyone who's ever worked in tech support, customer service or sales! ...