December 09, 2011

Mikiatures 7 - Start Me Up

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Start Me Up

Mick pressed the dreaded button and braced himself. What delights would his beloved PC hold in store for him today? A prompt to install Service Pack 21? An invitation to upgrade to Media Player 49? A reminder that his yearly anti-virus subscription would expire in 11 months’ time?

He knew the routine well by now for, regardless of program, the procedure was always the same:

Install? OK – Leave for later.

Leave for later.

Leave for later? Yes – No.

Yes.

Yes, install or Yes, leave for later? Accept – Cancel.

Cancel.

Proceed with installation? OK – Leave for later.

Ctrl-Alt-Del.

Ctrl-Alt-Del?

You heard me! I want to speak to the Manager!

That usually fixed it, and Mick was now ready to do battle with “The Beast”. Whilst no two mornings were ever the same – perish the thought that he should be in control of his life – today’s inbox was fairly representative of his daily challenges. Namely:

ten mails asking after a critical report;

seven messages to ring Mr. Jones urgently;

four requests to hold a team meeting immediately;

and one silly story about a man who hated computers.

The reports, calls and meetings could wait. This one was vital.

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