6x computer struggles that drive you CRAZY
Let me start by saying that my laptop and I make a pretty good team. Miss MacBook is living a good life. I mean, she gets daily key massages, sleeps regularly in my bed, we've seen the most beautiful countries together, and she even has a soft case against the winter cold.
We chat a lot, sometimes deep into the night. We also do intimate things. Typing love letters. I make sure she stays sharp and clean her little face here and there. She goes with me every day, wherever I go. She is my most important accessory. But as is the case in any good marriage, our relationship also shows some cracks sometimes. Because sometimes technology can be annoying. At those moments, to say the least, I want to angrily hit Miss with a hammer.
Fortunately, I'm not the only one, as research shows that rebellious computers often lead to aggressive situations in the workplace. There is even a medical term for it: ‘technology related anger’. Dear people, never underestimate the psychological impact of being hindered in your work by an invisible cause. That stuff is serious. These are the worst situations:
1. Something with freezing
Just when you have a WHOLE story on paper, your computer suddenly needs a little siesta. Sometimes you suddenly hear a loud scream followed by some curse words here in the office. Then you know what time it is. Powernap time.
2. Automatic numbering in Word
In some situations, Word thinks it can estimate that you definitely need that super handy tool called automatic numbering for lists. Ironically, it happened RIGHT DURING THIS PIECE OF WRITING. I. DO. NOT. WANT. TWITCHING. ON. THE. LEFT.
“This will be fine, girlfriend. You and I.”
3. Email problems
Accidentally emailing something silly to the wrong person, signatures that refuse to be inserted normally, completely normal messages from contacts that suddenly disappear into the depths of your spam box, mailboxes that suddenly log out, forcing you to log in again... It's all annoying.
4. When your computer suddenly wants to be foreign
Marion's MacBook particularly suffers from this. It is definitely set to Dutch, but her computer prefers to be British and therefore puts a red correction line under every word she writes. I would become sehr aggressive from this.
5. Inappropriate pop-ups
While you're casually browsing a travel website, suddenly a life-sized dish brush sweeps across your screen. WITH BUBBLES, SOAP, AND A LOUD F*CKING NOISE. Like a panicked tyrant, you try to find the close button as quickly as possible. But sometimes the close button is hidden. Those people do that on purpose. I hate those people.
6. The worst: the refuser
You want to do something simple. Install a program or something, and you're in a hurry. You find the program, click download, and it doesn't work. Just doesn't. The error message remains. After fifteen minutes of searching on Google, you've found the solution. Ha, it turns out more people have this problem! With good courage, you start with the solution. Just need to click this button and then... For inexplicable reasons, it still doesn't work. Causing a blood vessel to spontaneously burst in your head. Oh good lordy, the struggle is real with those computers.
P.S.: Miss, if you suddenly leave me tomorrow, I know it's revenge for this post. But listen, I have a plan. Do you want to join me soon on a ski trip to Italy and to London Fashion Week? Then now is the time to behave, I'm just saying.
P.P.S.: Oh, I can already hear you purring. This will be fine, girlfriend. You and I.
