There's no better way to welcome back your coworkers from the holidays, vacation, or that long sales trip than with an office prank. There is no need for pranks to be relegated to April Fool's Day; any day of the year is good for a small joke. A prescription for safe office pranks if often perfect for some fun lighthearted fun and/or well deserved payback.

In this day and age, Technology and the Internet rule, and most people spend their time online browsing, emailing or shopping. Why not try and play a joke on your friends where they spend most of their time…their computers and offices.

Remember, any prank you can easily play on someone could just as easily be used against you as well.

Showing posts with label Universal Access. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Universal Access. Show all posts

Would You Like To Super-Size That?

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Do you have a coworker who is always loosing things?  Help them keep track of their mouse cursor by super-sizing it for them.

  1. Go to System Preferences > Universal Access
  2. Select the "Mouse and Trackpad" pane
  3. At the bottom of the window, adjust the "Cursor Size" slider to the far right, "Large"
With a cursor this big, you can be sure they will always be able to find it on the screen.

Can You See My Point of View II?

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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.
  1. Go to System Preferences > Universal Access
  2. In the "Display" section, check the "Use grayscale" checkbox.
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.


Can You See My Point of View?

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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.

  1. Go to System Preferences >Universal Access
  2. In the "Display" section, set the radio button to "White on black"
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.

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