They Arrive in Waves…

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 7, 2011

[ Thanks to Diane Franklin for this
link. ]

“She hadn’t been gone 2 hours when I got the call.

“‘This computer won’t connect to the Internet.’

“‘OK.’ I said. ‘Is it plugged into the router.’

“Long silence.

“‘No, it doesn’t need to be.’

“Long silence on my end.

“‘Uh, yes it does. The computer gets its connection by being
plugged into the cable modem or router. There’s no way it is going
to work otherwise.’

“Here comes the tirade….”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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