Clients Are StupidI once had to train a client on how to use their new website. I said, "point the mouse at that button." They looked at me with a quizzical expression, picked up the mouse and held it to the screen. Can you beat this bit of client stupidity?
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rob, Sun 28 Dec 2003, 22:47)
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One time I was developing a huge website for a europe-wide campaignIt was still in development, so it was running on a little linux machine in our office (which had a shoddy network serving 600 people), but access wasn't restricted, so clients, etc. could check it out...
So they went right ahead and had a vast press conference announcing the launch of the website, and the whole office network grinds to a halt while several thousand journos try to look at the website. The server almost exploded from the strain....
My dad's the worst with computers. One time he told me "I don't understand the point of the internet, why not just use a modem".
He's also trying to get me to patent his great idea for a screen you can draw directly on - much like a tablet PC or about 1000 other devices on the market. I keep trying to explain that they already exist and that he's not likely to compete with a multi-billion dollar company which actually has electronics expertise, but he won't believe me.
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dr_fonz, Mon 29 Dec 2003, 10:27,
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