Tech Troubleshooting Guru Gifts

"You have reached technical support...your call is important to us so please stay on the line..."

'Read the manual. You can't keep yelling, 'Here boy', every time you need help.'

"I can't get the thingamabob to connect with the whatzadoodle. Who should I call?"

"It's not just him. The whole system's down."

Well, you and I know it's our home, but our 'smart home' doesn't know it's our home

Cutaway view of house undergoing renovation

'My diagnostic software is acting up. It says you are pregnant.'

"I can't stand this new hardware. It's much harder than the old hardware."

"Camera not working."

"Don't feel bad, my mail server goes down sometimes, too."

'Can you show me on this dolly what Bill Gates did to your computer?'

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'Home office' worker's house with cable going to 'Office services companies'

"As a last resort Tom's trying a mind-meld!"

'Federal Bureau of Technological Compliance - May I help you?'

"I think I found the phone."

'WRONG PIN NUMBER!'

"Unfortunately your Twitter has been hacked. Fortunately it has been hacked by someone much cooler and funnier than you."

The auto-update demons attack-again."

Wrong end of extension cord.

'The computer mentions 'virus' but I'm not sure whether it's in the software or you.'

'You're not calling the Help Desk again, are you?'

"Yes, I know how to fix it! I watched a 12 year-old do it on a YouTube video."

"Maybe it's just playing dead."

'Hello?...Customer service?...Uhhh...How do you open the box?'

'It just seems like, ever since the system upgrade, nothing's where it should be.'

"Sarge, the computer won't let me retrieve the criminal files."

'No worries son, I'll manage with my saw until my hammer turns up.'

'I think we found the cause of your modem lag.'

'You have got a computer worm!'

'Oh no ! I've crashed.'

"If your going to get frustrated with your computer and assault it, may I suggest stretching first. You have three pulled muscles."

"Thanks to my advice your lame software doesn't work at all now? No need to thank me, sir! That's what customer service is for!"

'And you get this free.'

'Our email program is on the fritz again.'