tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77585296647530349992024-03-21T05:28:40.140-07:00Office High JinxHelping make work bearable.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-89330636689028950782099-01-31T17:15:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:57:34.694-08:00Pull the Perfect Prank--Without Losing Your Job<div style="text-align: justify;">It may start out as fun and games, but there's always the occasional prank that goes a bit too far, resulting in a firing or maybe even a lawsuit. It's important to remember that there's a balance to having some fun with your fellow employees and crossing moral and ethical boundaries. People need to be very careful about office pranks. While there are undeniable benefits of humor and laughter in the workplace, people should really think about what they're doing before they do it. <br />
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Here are some basic guidelines everyone should keep in mind when pulling a prank:<br />
</div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;">Make sure it doesn't embarrass someone or cause disruption in the workplace.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Make sure it doesn't cause any harm to people or their property.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Know you office and IT policies and rules and operate with-in them.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Think through all possible consequences of the joke. Don't create fire hazards, block exits, or otherwise endanger peoples safety.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Do not interfere with peoples food; food allergies or medication reactions can be extremely dangerous.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Don't use April Fools' Day or any other reason as an opportunity to "get back" at someone you don't like.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">What's OK to say and/or do at home with family or friends may not be appropriate for the workplace.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">If your boss is the subject of your prank, be extremely careful. You need to know them extremely well, understand their sense of humor and never do anything that would diminish your boss's authority.</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><a name='more'></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To learn more about pulling safe but funny office pranks check out:<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><a href="http://officehighjinx.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-develop-office-prank.html">How to Develop an Office Prank</a></li>
<li><a href="http://officehighjinx.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-become-master-prankster.html">How to Become a Master Prankster</a></li>
</ul></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-2332767389581244252010-01-02T08:55:00.000-08:002010-01-02T14:01:13.751-08:00The Phantom Menace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjW3xTE4ly8KxdayGF677MUy8xv_skQZpyXKOFbjYD-ixUMqf1suVnleywUMimSmxrTfFdEhlgwfmC4QAUsEBW44260i6JpaZAnJuuvIAvVVMCUXN4XtjIOZepulVlbS9bemY2l8okiU/s1600-h/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjW3xTE4ly8KxdayGF677MUy8xv_skQZpyXKOFbjYD-ixUMqf1suVnleywUMimSmxrTfFdEhlgwfmC4QAUsEBW44260i6JpaZAnJuuvIAvVVMCUXN4XtjIOZepulVlbS9bemY2l8okiU/s320/images.jpeg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Dont you hate it when you go to run some photo copies, you throw your document in there and start running 50, only to find out that the schmuck who was using the machine before you left their original in the machine? Now, not only do you have 50 copies for the rules for "Fight Club", but you are late for you meeting and have to start your copy job all over again. Spread the joy and watch your co-workers go insane as you send them on a search for a phantom paperclip.<br />
</div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;">Take a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IBK6?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00006IBK6">standard paperclip</a> and make 20-50 copies of it on the office copy machine.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Remove the paperclip and take the copies you made and put them back into the copiers paper tray, ready for the next sucker who needs to make copies.<a name='more'></a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The copier will print over the paperclip, leaving your victim searching for the mysterious paperclip that is appearing on their copies.</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;">This is guaranteed to have your coworkers scratching their head as they search to no avail to find the mysterious paperclip. When executing this prank you will want to:<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li>Make sure you put the copies in the paper tray the correct way, so that the paperclip will appear on the face of the victims copies, not on the back side of the paper.</li>
<li>Alternatively you can mix the paperclip copies in with the untainted paper, adding to the mystery and frustration and making people ponder "Why does it only show up sometimes?"</li>
</ul></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-32402854290146869942010-01-01T10:39:00.000-08:002010-01-02T11:22:36.817-08:00Invisible Ink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qwZ5Mx3uaXlxsxVesbGm6_6WLAshAedRdVxVL63Ef43FbU8SGPGD-VMQ7F7Ujoegmx7gZNJA8weoftB_bqEk9HoDHPZtNsJNF0QLsHiqn6pCNPC7FRCsoF1qvMxDvA-eWs1gKK-JGgU/s1600-h/pens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qwZ5Mx3uaXlxsxVesbGm6_6WLAshAedRdVxVL63Ef43FbU8SGPGD-VMQ7F7Ujoegmx7gZNJA8weoftB_bqEk9HoDHPZtNsJNF0QLsHiqn6pCNPC7FRCsoF1qvMxDvA-eWs1gKK-JGgU/s200/pens.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Writing instruments are always a sore spot in every office. Nobody can find one when they need one, except for that nasty pen that looks like someone has been chewing on for about a year. Treat your co-workers to the joy of invisible ink by rendering all of their pens and pencils useless.</span><br />
</div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Either before your victim has arrived in the morning or while they are out to lunch, sneak into the victim’s office/cube and locate every <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00125Q75Y?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00125Q75Y">pencil</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005249G?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00005249G">pen</a> in their desk. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint the tips with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V6XFGO?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000V6XFGO">clear nail polish</a> making sure to return the <br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When they try to write something, none of their writing instruments will work. </span></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the prank is revealed, the nail polish can be removed by dipping the pens and pencils in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SRC272?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002SRC272">nail polish remover</a>.</span><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-25819083725697857962010-01-01T10:23:00.000-08:002010-01-02T10:15:12.159-08:00Is Mr. MI Yow Available?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0tCTNukOoaVVYZmuOw70enUS36a47X8_08pi5PYMu7Fe7EmID4AFZYpuE0AwaSrOrROQ19jGL_Siqj_BaxGpLsgMFveTKTINZXZYfEeFQviPIPLDpWZE8_X4PxurOkITf3q_NgMN5wY/s1600-h/31paHaMFQOL._SL160_AA160_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;"></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one is especially good for sales people or anyone else who is constantly on the phone, in meetings, chasing around new clients, and playing telephone-tag with people.</span></span><br />
</div><div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When they run out to lunch, leave a "</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015ZST1G?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015ZST1G"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While You Were Out</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" messages on their desk from either</span></span></li>
<ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Lyon </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Behr </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Don Key</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the phone number field, provide the number for the local zoo and note that the person needs to be called back ASAP. If they are working on an important project at the time, say it is regarding that project.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch as they call the number back and asking for the person, only to put two and two together after the name comes out of their mouth.</span></li>
</ol></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alternatively, you can have them call a local Veterinary Hospital or Animal Shelter looking for Mr. Mi Yow.</span></span><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-80126280913868520202010-01-01T10:04:00.000-08:002010-01-01T10:08:43.378-08:00That's Outright Criminal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsomfuYj6pbIXW4kg6HWcoHVON3Ak_pAHNq-Ffu0-4DbPzFFWnKwfZxg5-zutNNDzg5gV2vfaYunoHtl5tAZsOo5JkJhLCJP34FsSInkxd6HqkYUM5x4-W7CnacF88rTllyyRx1TK_Vh8/s1600-h/Crime+Scene+tape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsomfuYj6pbIXW4kg6HWcoHVON3Ak_pAHNq-Ffu0-4DbPzFFWnKwfZxg5-zutNNDzg5gV2vfaYunoHtl5tAZsOo5JkJhLCJP34FsSInkxd6HqkYUM5x4-W7CnacF88rTllyyRx1TK_Vh8/s200/Crime+Scene+tape.jpg" /></span></a><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have always had suspicions about the shady dealings that go down in the office after you leave, bring them to life by transforming your co-workers area into a crime scene. This prank isn't hilarious, but it definitely is fun.</span><br />
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<ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00152R7IK?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00152R7IK"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">police crime scene tape</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and either </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GYVS8G?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002GYVS8G"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chalk</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GCU4GG?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001GCU4GG"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">colored tape<a name='more'></a></span></a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the floor of your victims office or cube (or just outside the door so everyone can see), draw the outline of a body with the </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GYVS8G?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002GYVS8G"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chalk</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, or </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GCU4GG?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001GCU4GG"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">colored tape</span></a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cordon off the area with the police tape and wait for them to arrive</span></li>
</ol><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to take it a step further, you can have a friend dressed in a policeman's uniform with a pad in his hand taking notes when your coworker walks in or simply print a fake <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IBV7?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00006IBV7">business card</a> for the local police department with a note asking your victim to call as soon as they get in.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-25962010043206121732010-01-01T09:48:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:34:09.426-08:00Let Me Find a Pen That Works<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaSOVY9vkLn5_fSeYEAwFuRopxA61j9RJxGhkFX34TkroKU9Y7lE_xoOaqEFJ4lvwfFCQNS6rnFeIAM0O0tTrGtfp5_tGNEl5zVguXhTXJloiJKNr0Mk64HNoAITp9KrP5MncZgPQsWA/s1600-h/EJ041246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaSOVY9vkLn5_fSeYEAwFuRopxA61j9RJxGhkFX34TkroKU9Y7lE_xoOaqEFJ4lvwfFCQNS6rnFeIAM0O0tTrGtfp5_tGNEl5zVguXhTXJloiJKNr0Mk64HNoAITp9KrP5MncZgPQsWA/s200/EJ041246.jpg" /></span></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's always the case that at the moment you need to write something down, you can never find a pen and after frantically searching, the one you dig out from the back of your desk drawer hasn't worked since the day you started. Stop pen thieves and be sure you and/or your victim has a pen handy when you need by simply glueing the pen caps on the pen. While pens are generally cheap, its probably best if you pull this one off with one of the many dead pens you find laying around the office.</span><br />
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<ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Borrow all of your victims pens from their desk and, using </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQSFSM?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000BQSFSM"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Krazy Glue</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, glue the pen caps on the pen, preventing the pen from being uncapped and useable.</span></li>
</ol><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Alternatively, you can simply swap your office mates pens with pens you have already glued the caps onto, or simply leave the pens on your desk to frustrate and infuriate the nefarious office pen thief who keeps borrowing your pens and never returning them.</div></span></div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-72878633714371891682010-01-01T09:29:00.000-08:002010-01-02T11:24:02.917-08:00What'cha Watching?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09PUZbNfkiDead_athRi98Oxu304pCiIvEI-5RssmKSJnXNgbqUqAJ7bGMj0EqWf4kE-jn9BOKulIY0NdAzfy_DzN0kNDdRuZHmsIomeyZibtMRba_2Gj5RAs1MkHnwt-hENsUDdCmx0/s1600-h/41FKOPCvFnL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09PUZbNfkiDead_athRi98Oxu304pCiIvEI-5RssmKSJnXNgbqUqAJ7bGMj0EqWf4kE-jn9BOKulIY0NdAzfy_DzN0kNDdRuZHmsIomeyZibtMRba_2Gj5RAs1MkHnwt-hENsUDdCmx0/s200/41FKOPCvFnL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This genius little <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JHYIAG?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001JHYIAG">universal remote</a> is the perfect weapon in your arsenal to confuse hoards of TV viewers and perhaps save the free world as we know it. In seconds (just hold the mute button until the TV target mutes), you can take control of almost any television set. Perfect for turning off the TV during a boring promotional video from a vendor, convincing the receptionist the TV in the lobby is possessed, or for simply putting something worth watching on while exercising in the company gym.</span><br />
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</div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Control volume, channel, mute, off/on </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Will work on most TVs </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Keychain attachment </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Dimensions: 2.3" x 1.4" x .25" (5.8 x 3.6 x .6 cm)</li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YJW7C4?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002YJW7C4">The Phantom Keystroker</a> may look like a harmless usb thumb drive, but it's actually a devious contraption of unlimited office-based torture. Simply discreetly attach the Phantom Keystroker to any extra USB port on your victim's computer, no drivers needed. The Keystroker emulates a keyboard and mouse and periodically makes random mouse movements, toggles caps-lock and types out odd garbage text and phrases. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Switches on the side allow you to choose between keyboard garbage typing, caps lock-toggle, annoying mouse movements or all three. An adjustment dial sets the duration between "events". We recommend you don't set it too frequently so as to extend the agony. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your hapless co-worker pal will think his computer has been possessed or infected by a destructive virus. As he writhes in anger and furiously dials tech support you can </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><ol><li>Attach the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YJW7C4?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002YJW7C4">Phantom Keystroker</a> to a rear USB port on the computer (to prevent it's immediate detection)</li>
<li>Sit back and enjoy</li>
</ol></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It can't get much simpler then that and <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">this is quite easily worth every penny — especially if you can write it off as a business expense.<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: black; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-29274975903264679802009-12-31T17:57:00.000-08:002010-01-01T09:17:18.234-08:00Insert Coin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1qBXxvLJiGmQ4GTT5E5S-jYPlpX7RJCOoVS6bU5vJ2EZd3RYFSAmnRbauwgRCcjBLw4-vJS4GRF44w2N2IHkSSDYVoUY4j-Teh7wxU2pDOgw4ICPJAHAVRbR7V3ZYLiqTLvo9Likx8k/s1600-h/insert_coin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1qBXxvLJiGmQ4GTT5E5S-jYPlpX7RJCOoVS6bU5vJ2EZd3RYFSAmnRbauwgRCcjBLw4-vJS4GRF44w2N2IHkSSDYVoUY4j-Teh7wxU2pDOgw4ICPJAHAVRbR7V3ZYLiqTLvo9Likx8k/s200/insert_coin.jpg" /></span></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hewlett Packards laserjet printers, a standard in most office spaces, have a customizable LCD display just waiting for your creative spark. Using the attached Perl script, you can forgo the ever-present and tiresome "Ready" and replace it with your own clever and witty phrase. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While this is sure to work on any networked HP printer, it will also work for any other printer that uses the HPPJL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Replacement suggestions include:</span><br />
</div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knock, Knock, Neo</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm Lonely</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hug Me</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Insert Coin</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter Password</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Internal Fire Detected</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feed Me Kittens</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clean Lint Filter</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I Can See You</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feed Me...</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Will Print For Beer</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nap Time</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skynet Online</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: monospace;"><div class="line" id="line_1" onmouseout="hoff(line_1)" onmouseover="hon(line_1)" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: white; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: thin; display: block;"><div class="line" id="line_1" onmouseout="hoff(line_1)" onmouseover="hon(line_1)" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: white; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: thin; display: block;"><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#!/usr/bin/perl</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># $Id: hpsetdisp.pl 2 2008-07-10 00:05:58Z yaakov $</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># hpsetdisp.pl </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># Connects to a JetDirect equipped HP printer and uses </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># HP's control language to set the ready message on the</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># LCD display. Takes an IP address and message on the</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># command line. My favorite message is "INSERT COIN".</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># Keep in mind the limitations of the display when composing </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># your clever verbiage.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"># IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE ADVISABILITY OF USING IT, DO NOT!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">use</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">strict</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">use</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">warnings</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">unless</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (@ARGV) { </span><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">print</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">usage: </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$0</span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><ip address><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> \"</span><rdymsg><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">\"</span></rdymsg></ip address></span><span style="color: #aa00aa;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">\n</span></span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ; </span><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">exit</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> }</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ($ARGV[</span><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">]) { </span><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">print</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you forget the quotes around your new message?</span></span><span style="color: #aa00aa;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">\n</span></span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ; </span><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">exit</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> }</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$peeraddr</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> = $ARGV[0];</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$rdymsg</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> = $ARGV[</span><span style="color: #00007f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">];</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chomp</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$peeraddr</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">use</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IO::Socket</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$socket</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> = </span><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IO::Socket</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">::</span><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">INET</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">->new(</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> PeerAddr => </span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$peeraddr</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> PeerPort => </span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9100</span></span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Proto => </span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tcp</span></span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Type => SOCK_STREAM</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ) </span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">die</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Could not create socket: </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$!</span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$data</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> =</span><span style="color: #ee8800;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <<</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EOJ</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">\e%-12345X\</span></span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">@PJL</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> JOB</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">\</span></span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">@PJL</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> RDYMSG DISPLAY="</span></span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$rdymsg</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">\</span></span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">@PJL</span></span><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> EOJ</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #8f0000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">\e%-12345X</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EOJ</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #007f00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">print</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$socket</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #00008f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$data</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span></li>
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</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-58471123866972809472009-12-31T15:48:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:31:44.950-08:00It Looks Like You've Shaken the Insides Loose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteDG6DETOiUnK2ASps4j3wmYgQZNcV3urnShn5ISWNHDL2nlOFqQyAls-tItK8sHYIcG-k6uKKHWUe2whWutcuacuVg-d5VQZch4IDt_EpLfNyZoVsanpLKnqDFekf7myuMZ08AlpD4o/s1600-h/troika_Newton-Computer04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteDG6DETOiUnK2ASps4j3wmYgQZNcV3urnShn5ISWNHDL2nlOFqQyAls-tItK8sHYIcG-k6uKKHWUe2whWutcuacuVg-d5VQZch4IDt_EpLfNyZoVsanpLKnqDFekf7myuMZ08AlpD4o/s200/troika_Newton-Computer04.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Named after the father of modern mechanics, the <a href="http://troika.uk.com/newtonvirus">'Newton Virus'</a> introduces the concept of gravity causing your desktop to behave exactly as it would in the real physical environment. Desktop icons become susceptible to Newton’s invisible force and fall, roll and tumble in whatever direction gravity pulls them delivering a little bit of reality to your virtual environment. Perfect for spicing up your colleagues day or simply enjoying the marvels of Newtonian principles at work.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>But not to worry, the non-destructive virus will not replicate itself, mail itself to your friends or destroy any of your files, but instead provide you with moments of blissful surprise and magic.</b><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-74355152815947658702009-12-31T15:27:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:31:44.954-08:00Who's Dvorak?<div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkPR10gC5K1zoo8uVz8Aj8jk0XfCAdwmlT_-daeyeh32V-wO03KX8-NOg1KGgFYpkYzvlsK0xqYuq-sYyubSkL-KiRvyRBCeuFYTMN0m_xyQSEioYtiPWAGFIBR2JJV21GYpN8LCgzKs/s1600-h/500px-800px-KB_United_States_Dvorak.svg_836.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkPR10gC5K1zoo8uVz8Aj8jk0XfCAdwmlT_-daeyeh32V-wO03KX8-NOg1KGgFYpkYzvlsK0xqYuq-sYyubSkL-KiRvyRBCeuFYTMN0m_xyQSEioYtiPWAGFIBR2JJV21GYpN8LCgzKs/s320/500px-800px-KB_United_States_Dvorak.svg_836.png" /></a>The Dvorak keyboard layout, is an alternate keyboard layout that was designed to attempt to increase peoples accuracy and typing speed. By telling the computer that you are using a Dvorak keyboard layout, it will replace the keystrokes with the Dvorak keyboard equivalent.<br />
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On a Windows Computer:<br />
<ol><li>From the Start menu Select Control Panel > Regional and Language Options <a name='more'></a></li>
<li>Select the Details button under "Text Services and Input Languages" </li>
<li>Under Installed services select the "Add" button. </li>
<li>Select the keyboard layout DVORAK keyboard layout and press "OK" to close the dialog box. </li>
<li>Select "Close" to close the Control Panel. </li>
</ol>On an Apple Computer:<br />
<ol><li>Open System Preferences >Language & Text > and Input Sources </li>
<li>Select the Dvorak </li>
<li>Deselect the existing keyboard layout (English) and close the window </li>
</ol></div><br />
</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-87249595394398273492009-12-31T15:07:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:31:44.955-08:00Hunt and Peck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu_W33vh1VleoSKSIfdSguZbIHKlwGYrdCPeNTvHAscbH-ZK2ihTUlC4Lm8JmlDivU8npCNv-pG7xg0B0755L1gzV7Kv4yyYYwI2AVc6aBEVHpNdB9WDEW7FS0Pqarly8AbYj8_CPLm8/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-12-31+at+2.56.12+PM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu_W33vh1VleoSKSIfdSguZbIHKlwGYrdCPeNTvHAscbH-ZK2ihTUlC4Lm8JmlDivU8npCNv-pG7xg0B0755L1gzV7Kv4yyYYwI2AVc6aBEVHpNdB9WDEW7FS0Pqarly8AbYj8_CPLm8/s200/Screen+shot+2009-12-31+at+2.56.12+PM.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>If your officemate looks at the keyboard to type, then this is the perfect prank. It's a classic that has started to die off now that more and more people know how to type, but for those who are just digging themselves out from underneath a rock, feel free to prod them along by rearranging the keys on their keyboard. All keyboard keys are designed to be removed (laptop keys are much more fragile and can easily break) with a small screw driver.<br />
<ol><li>Find a small screwdriver, that is strong enough for light prying, but small enough to fit between the keys on a keyboard.</li>
<li>Gently lift the keys being careful not to bend the plastic. They should pry loose with little force.<a name='more'></a></li>
<li>Return the keys to alternate locations by simply putting them above the key slot and firmly pressing down. Depending on how quickly you want them to notice the change, you can try any of the following:</li>
<ul><li>switching the "m" and "n" keys</li>
<li>mixing all of the punctuation keys</li>
<li>rearranging the top row to read:</li>
<ul><li>FuckYou</li>
<li>DickHead</li>
<li>Confused</li>
</ul>
<li>completely rearranging all of the keys</li>
</ul>
<li>Return the keyboard to the victims desk and watch as they try to respond to their email.</li>
</ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-38254285160462771012009-12-31T14:51:00.000-08:002009-12-31T18:06:55.143-08:00That Cracked Me Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuKihtsyngfZcoIoFYzHuaU7AEW1rz27J61vLehyphenhyphenMEQxQ_yRiVgyE_3QD79jUUnailYIadWpVE5DqxfSCHpKAiQkQS70NMTVUdXvCrtem7Z_h3CfWce0A0hZGcOYCAzDo7CkR97__VQA/s1600-h/CrackedScreen1280x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuKihtsyngfZcoIoFYzHuaU7AEW1rz27J61vLehyphenhyphenMEQxQ_yRiVgyE_3QD79jUUnailYIadWpVE5DqxfSCHpKAiQkQS70NMTVUdXvCrtem7Z_h3CfWce0A0hZGcOYCAzDo7CkR97__VQA/s200/CrackedScreen1280x1024.jpg" /></span></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to see your coworkers face drop? Next time they step away to review their TPS reports, set their wall paper to the </span><a href="http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=cracked%20sceen%20walpaper&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cracked screen wallpaper</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, hide their desktop icons, and turn off the screen-saver. They will think something went drastically awry while they were away.</span><br />
</div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Download the </span><a href="http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=cracked%20sceen%20walpaper&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cracked screen wallpaper</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to your victims computer.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a Windows Computer:</span></li>
<ul><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place the cursor anywhere in the Desktop area other than directly on an icon. Right-click the mouse and select "Properties" from the menu that appears</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Select the "Desktop" tab, then press the "Browse" button on the right side of the window</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Navigate to the wallpaper you downloaded and select "OK", to set it as the wallpaper.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the "Position" drop-down, select "Stretch".</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Press "OK"<a name='more'></a></span></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a Mac</span></li>
<ul><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on the Apple menu, choose Control Panels, and select Appearance.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Select "Remove Picture"</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Select "Place Picture" and drag the wallpaper you downloaded into the preview window.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Select "Set Desktop"</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
</ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-54650173562395819792009-12-31T14:05:00.000-08:002009-12-31T14:05:41.266-08:00Shutting Down in 5...4....3...2...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4IA_q3SdVxMKqgDTOhvLC3ao7vXbIUfd5ZBHO6haUW1exVq0zyp2_vrlLdU6HNjtuj3FQ8T524-M3nhll_IxFGdkSI_nPtMpmxoRV5LMiDEjOT98MKYfdS10vjKAPNxWom9XQlGkvOU/s1600-h/winxppro.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4IA_q3SdVxMKqgDTOhvLC3ao7vXbIUfd5ZBHO6haUW1exVq0zyp2_vrlLdU6HNjtuj3FQ8T524-M3nhll_IxFGdkSI_nPtMpmxoRV5LMiDEjOT98MKYfdS10vjKAPNxWom9XQlGkvOU/s200/winxppro.png" /></a><br />
</div>If you enjoy friendly pranks, and have a co-worker that spends more time playing solitaire then they do filling out their TPS reports, then this is an easy prank that works with any version of Microsoft's Windows Operating Systems. When they step away from their computer for a few minutes:<br />
<div><ol><li>Select an an icon from the desktop (games, office applications, or browsers are excellent targets as they are commonly used) and make a copy of it.</li>
<li>Hide the original shortcut and rename the copy so it matches the original files name.</li>
<li>Right-click on it and choose “<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Properties</span>“. </li>
<li>In the properties window that appears, locate the "<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Target</span>” field, replace what is written with:</li>
<ol><li>“<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">shutdown </span><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-s </span><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-t </span><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">0</span>”</li>
</ol>
<li>Switch to the "Customize" tab and select "Change Icon" from the "Folder Icons" section at the bottom of the tab.</li>
<li>Locate and set the appropriate icon for your new shortcut.</li>
<li>After the information is entered, press “<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Apply</span>” then “<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">OK</span>“. </li>
</ol>Once you have done this, the next time they attempt to click on the shortcut you set, the computer will shutdown.<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-48143896672852220482009-12-31T13:31:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:35:11.360-08:00The Annoy-A-Tron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgfVZxakGUBGna9iaf8XLeLoI47qOddLXqYadvCesO0Uz9mUQe7bj8xlRjUWk2C031zbtHXNyAuR57iBnopAgW0fIILAjWbI25RiYg8ClpQAWZ0PuYTCYkS5Zo-2OJZh4sPnythjbv2o/s1600-h/annoyatron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgfVZxakGUBGna9iaf8XLeLoI47qOddLXqYadvCesO0Uz9mUQe7bj8xlRjUWk2C031zbtHXNyAuR57iBnopAgW0fIILAjWbI25RiYg8ClpQAWZ0PuYTCYkS5Zo-2OJZh4sPnythjbv2o/s200/annoyatron.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">ThinkGeek have unleashed a world of evil with these small electronic devices that do nothing more then hide and make noise. About the size of a book of wooden matches, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013JCSKC?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0013JCSKC">Annoy-A-Tron</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YE3YDU?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002YE3YDU">Annoy-A-Tron 2</a>, and the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002X8ROD8?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002X8ROD8">Evil-Tron</a> hide under a desk, behind a monitor, above a door frame, inside a computer case, or anywhere else you can slip them. Once turned on, they proceed to produce a short, loud, and annoying noise (the noise varies depending on which piece of evil you deploy). The sound is enough for people to hear it, but too short for them to have time to figure out what it is and where it is coming from.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-27405495037307901822009-12-31T13:21:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:56:38.347-08:00The Mouse Jiggler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittSfspAP_584KJjU4SoPheciI-Ak_enbesVvWnfnApk-WcyPz5ffkIFKuzImhW1jovM6YvpzXhTcyIb0Gu33qu9_UeEBXloEvOz5wtxvISWaMogM87rvGEi5yAVvYqd2BuiMKqoIgW6c/s1600-h/thumb.php.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittSfspAP_584KJjU4SoPheciI-Ak_enbesVvWnfnApk-WcyPz5ffkIFKuzImhW1jovM6YvpzXhTcyIb0Gu33qu9_UeEBXloEvOz5wtxvISWaMogM87rvGEi5yAVvYqd2BuiMKqoIgW6c/s320/thumb.php.jpeg" /></a><br />
</div><a href="http://www.wiebetech.com/products/MouseJiggler.php">The Mouse Jiggler</a> is a product that is designed to:<br />
<blockquote>Prevent a computer from going to sleep while you work or play. (The) constant mouse activity prevents sleep mode and screen savers (and their password prompts).<br />
</blockquote> Simply wait for your victim to step away from their computer for a few minutes and attach the Mouse Jiggler to one of the rear USB ports (to keep it from being immediately noticed). When the victim returns to their computer, the mouse cursor will be jumping all over the screen.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-53731413020666959622009-12-31T13:04:00.000-08:002009-12-31T13:04:35.881-08:00Can You Hear Me Now?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALkVcw9U1wbmSIJi8l9YkeSRFqXUBXPnoAky2fp5Y1-oAvNTsfM7IqbE9RVQqKfb7X311OgkotIAPLxDqef6soBo985He_6ShcN1CK5w6mmL7FbUoCFRiCmqcT5L9xinsSzetJmSAS7I/s1600-h/skypeprnk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALkVcw9U1wbmSIJi8l9YkeSRFqXUBXPnoAky2fp5Y1-oAvNTsfM7IqbE9RVQqKfb7X311OgkotIAPLxDqef6soBo985He_6ShcN1CK5w6mmL7FbUoCFRiCmqcT5L9xinsSzetJmSAS7I/s200/skypeprnk.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Imagine sitting at your desk getting your work done, when out of nowhere, all of the phones in your office/department start ringing at the same time. A sign of demonic possession you say? No, not quite, it's simply what Skype and $10 in Skype credit (the minimum you can purchase) can get you.</div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;">Set up a Skype conference by clicking on the conference button on the main Contacts tab, then type in the numbers of the people you want to call. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Add all of your departments/offices phone numbers in the participants field (don't forget desk, fax, and personal cell numbers).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">When you press the "Start the call" button, Skype calls out to all of the numbers at once with Caller ID showing "Unknown Caller" or "000-000-0000"</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">As people answer their phones they will be talking to each-other talking, all saying each-other called them.</li>
</ol></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-57350281655514848892009-12-31T12:08:00.000-08:002009-12-31T12:48:30.307-08:00Houston, Do You Copy?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hAbomATgxDIIjGMDl2Tf78FAiECELJ73BZi-bXrNgZyFAMLv1MNz4931qBzg6YHsVKGbUa-rt41gaLrmxK5JH9nfnnNgtwabJ89dEi2s4NiAlDWuFq9bYt6Q3vwe01XRFTvX_Jdp8FI/s1600-h/copier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hAbomATgxDIIjGMDl2Tf78FAiECELJ73BZi-bXrNgZyFAMLv1MNz4931qBzg6YHsVKGbUa-rt41gaLrmxK5JH9nfnnNgtwabJ89dEi2s4NiAlDWuFq9bYt6Q3vwe01XRFTvX_Jdp8FI/s200/copier.jpg" /></span></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to include a personal message on everyone copies? Not a problem, just write it on the copy machines' glass. Most people don't look at the glass before they make a copy, and if you write small message, even if they look, they are likely to miss it.</span><br />
</div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Using a fine tipped dry-erase marker, write a message on the copy machines glass copy surface. Writing backwards will make your message legible after it has been copied.</span></li>
</ol><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are really lucky they will copy a whole stack of papers by using the document feeder trays and will walk off while the copier goes to work resulting in their entire stack of copies with your message all over it.</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you make your message small, perhaps a small heart with "I Luv You" in it, they are less likely to notice until after they have distributed their copies to people in the office.</span><br />
</div></div><div><br />
</div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Before executing this prank, it is highly advisable that you double check to ensure the marker is easily removable from the copiers copy surface.</b></span></span><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-14315401256952597982009-12-31T11:58:00.000-08:002009-12-31T11:58:41.201-08:00The Never Ending Fax<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWUF5iQrxjuILri_YrQZPh7ZuvygXKWgYP8jJpRPdOqEEI2ZwMsD4rCAtu-A2BuAubWl92-ajA0juLh5uUvpkpA3YMcn7ZKwVT9178pS8qXgFtJPEOUbPHcyL8eWlewTAXM39I4Yc3As/s1600-h/images-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWUF5iQrxjuILri_YrQZPh7ZuvygXKWgYP8jJpRPdOqEEI2ZwMsD4rCAtu-A2BuAubWl92-ajA0juLh5uUvpkpA3YMcn7ZKwVT9178pS8qXgFtJPEOUbPHcyL8eWlewTAXM39I4Yc3As/s320/images-1.jpeg" /></a><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The never ending fax has been around for a while but isn't something people expect. For the never ending fax to work, you need to make sure that the victims fax is a paper fax, not a fax number that gets forwarded to their email.</span><br />
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<ol><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Write a funny message or get a funny picture of the victim and print it out. Make 3-4 copies of the print out and tape the pieces of paper together so they form a long sheet of paper.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On your fax machine, initiate a fax to your victim and as the beginning of your fax is read by the machine, securely tape it to the tail of the paper, forming an endless loop (like a belt).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your fax machine will endlessly scroll through the loop of paper, sending the same information over and over again to your victim.</span></li>
</ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-53827404187518780742009-12-31T11:42:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:31:44.958-08:00Would You Like To Super-Size That?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rwIL0rIKQQCs39Q3J5GiQZn2733aat_-vieE7Ui-UbwZ6aYuALZYpnC_Q0_DsW7IRHIz9EhNG_6LfT8_EgKwYquF7UBdCxhXdzHJEFQZny0dTy5mnr2GRHCee-HbYWZv0h2aindDbbs/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-12-31+at+11.39.45+AM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rwIL0rIKQQCs39Q3J5GiQZn2733aat_-vieE7Ui-UbwZ6aYuALZYpnC_Q0_DsW7IRHIz9EhNG_6LfT8_EgKwYquF7UBdCxhXdzHJEFQZny0dTy5mnr2GRHCee-HbYWZv0h2aindDbbs/s200/Screen+shot+2009-12-31+at+11.39.45+AM.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>Do you have a coworker who is always loosing things? Help them keep track of their mouse cursor by super-sizing it for them.<br />
<br />
<ol><li>Go to System Preferences > Universal Access</li>
<li>Select the "Mouse and Trackpad" pane</li>
<li>At the bottom of the window, adjust the "Cursor Size" slider to the far right, "Large"</li>
</ol><div>With a cursor this big, you can be sure they will always be able to find it on the screen.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-21928411819610068442009-12-31T11:37:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:31:44.960-08:00Can You See My Point of View II?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIapS4UYkNNs_DhN37kICwq1z5qLb_5YvB3MZa509XguzDXKtTWGhWU4QgPJgUCVig97_uyyX1XbRBVJPJ9DttXjyNTzlRNKUluXPLw0Lmv40-IInN5_xJUZXiTthGvSZSUsXbxFpmcSQ/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-12-31+at+11.29.00+AM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIapS4UYkNNs_DhN37kICwq1z5qLb_5YvB3MZa509XguzDXKtTWGhWU4QgPJgUCVig97_uyyX1XbRBVJPJ9DttXjyNTzlRNKUluXPLw0Lmv40-IInN5_xJUZXiTthGvSZSUsXbxFpmcSQ/s200/Screen+shot+2009-12-31+at+11.29.00+AM.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>In our earlier post we discussed how Apples "Universal Access" Preference Panel is designed to enhance the user experience for people with disabilities. When enabled, they can produce some pretty wild experiences for those who don't know what is going on. But what if you want only a subtle change? Something they notice but it will take them a second or two to figure out whats wrong? The answer is simple, just turn their display to Grey-Scale.<br />
<ol><li style="text-align: justify;">Go to System Preferences > Universal Access</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">In the "Display" section, check the "Use grayscale" checkbox.</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;">The "Enhance Contrast" slider will determine how bright the colors are, but "Normal" is good for a subtle change. Depending on how bright your victim is, it may take them a few minutes to realize that they lost all of the color on their screen.<br />
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</div>Apples "Universal Access" Preference Panel is designed to enhance the user experience for people with disabilities. When enabled, they can produce some pretty wild experiences for those who don't know what is going on.<br />
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<ol><li>Go to System Preferences >Universal Access</li>
<li>In the "Display" section, set the radio button to "White on black"</li>
</ol><div>This prank is completely harmless to the computer, an unsuspecting victim will likely be on the phone to tech support to get their displayed replaced in a matter of minutes.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758529664753034999.post-57591765426486262762009-12-31T11:01:00.000-08:002010-01-02T08:31:44.963-08:00It's Not Easy Being Green<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4KtcU-ZqnCF1RkcxGjPdQWU9s8HTeW7WXFDmkaASF2Z9Zls-fWTRXho7dJJuycpRCz-pCr_SAGVxGMk27ac7_y7HTslybkfRJOgL-kvjZ_v7aq-euiciLQCbvddo0f5NmfVNwla_fTg/s1600-h/48889960_7e73ae53b2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4KtcU-ZqnCF1RkcxGjPdQWU9s8HTeW7WXFDmkaASF2Z9Zls-fWTRXho7dJJuycpRCz-pCr_SAGVxGMk27ac7_y7HTslybkfRJOgL-kvjZ_v7aq-euiciLQCbvddo0f5NmfVNwla_fTg/s200/48889960_7e73ae53b2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Is your boss going on vacation? Your coworker taking some time off for their honeymoon? Are your underlings out of town for training? If someone is going to be gone for a week or two, then why not show them how much you appreciate them by growing a garden for them, in their keyboard.<br />
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<ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spray an old keyboard (one you don't mind ruining) with water. Make sure the entire keyboard is completely misted, including between the keys.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sprinkle <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Q9SWSW?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000Q9SWSW">cress</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012YEKCW?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0012YEKCW">cat-grass</a>,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00164TB9K?ie=UTF8&tag=marksmusic-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00164TB9K">clover</a> seeds in the cracks of the keys (cress is fast growing and will produce the best results).</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place the keyboard inside a clear plastic bag, like a produce bag from the grocery store. Make sure the entire keyboard is nicely wrapped but also leave some room for it to breathe, creating a greenhouse type effect.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place the keyboard in direct sunlight, near a window is perfect. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two weeks later, watch your co-worker come back and notice their keyboard with a full set of grass coming out of their keyboard.</span></li>
</ol><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do not plug the keyboard into the computer. While the likelihood of an electrical short is minimal and the voltage the keyboard uses is minute, electricity and water do not mix.</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Know whats more frustrating then trying to find a needle in a haystack? Moving your mouse cursor across the screen when the sensitivity has been turned all the way down. This is especially cruel when you put the mouse cursor in the farthest corner of the screen, ensuring they will have to travel the farthest to reset it.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For an Apple Desktop:</span><br />
</div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open System Preferences and click "Keyboard & Mouse" to display these preferences. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click the Mouse tab. These controls let you set the mouse sensitivity to control how fast the arrow flies across your screen when you move your mouse. Under "Tracking" set the slider to the far left, "Slow", and close the window to apply the settings. </span></li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For an Apple Laptop:</span><br />
</div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open System Preferences and click Keyboard & Mouse to display its preferences. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click the Trackpad tab. These controls let you set the trackpad sensitivity to control how fast the arrow moves across your screen when you move your finger across the trackpad, and also adjust for your double-click speed.</span></li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a Windows Desktop:</span><br />
</div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open Control Panel by clicking Start > Control Panel</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click the Mouse icon to open the Mouse Properties Control Panel.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the Mouse Properties window that appears, click the "Pointer Options" tab and locate the Motion section at the top of the window. Adjust the slider to the far left, "Slow", and then press "OK" to apple the settings.</span></li>
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Furthermore you can set their search results language preference to return search results in select languages and helping them expand their horizons.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0