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  • Sean & Cam’s Excellent TechDays Adventure (Part 1)

    One of the greatest movies of all time, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, has been remade with a TechDays spin.  This will no doubt go down as one of the greatest remakes in film history!  Check out part one now and stay tuned for part two coming soon to a blog near you!

    And remember, TechDays early bird pricing has been extended! Register today!

  • Ballmer vs. Kearney

    You may have seen this…

    …and it inspired this! Enjoy!

    And in case you didn’t know, the TechDays early bird price has been extended :)

  • [Funnies] Thundergize

    seankIf you were at Energize IT 2008 this year you might have noticed a theme hidden behind everything.  Music, that's right!  It all kicked off with Thundergize, another parody written (and sung) by Sean Kearney.  Followed by the American Idol style demo competition in which my team was robbed of the cup.  I'll have video of that demo later on and you can judge for yourself but I received a few emails asking for Thundergize so here it is!

     

     

     

     

  • The most wonderful time of the year....

    You might here Microsoft folks talking about the end of the year and wonder what's up it is only May?  Well our fiscal year end is June 30th and when we say year end, we mean the end of the fiscal year.  Because of the way the fiscal cycle is laid out, our event and planning cycles follow this same calendar.  So June 30th is the year end and Energize is the last event of the year.  Make sense?  Well our resident funny man thought it sounded a lot like Christmas and came up with this little jingle....

    seankSung to it's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

    We're just waiting to get ourselves all ENERGIZED!
    The Greatest time of year.
    The communities all a glow, for that Grand Canadian Show
    the Developers and IT Pros are full of cheer

    We're just waiting to get ourselves all ENERGIZED!
    That one amazing day
    It's a Saturday you see, no excuse for thee
    to come out and play

    Oh yes your brain will explode developing code
    with thoughts popping in and out
    And there's so much to learn, our thoughts they will churn
    We want to just scream and shout

    It's too bad it only happens once a year.....

    We're just waiting to get ourselves all ENERGIZED!
    Anything can be!
    Bring your friends and your family, it's absolutely FREE!
    It's a pure Canadian computer thing, come and see!

    We're just waiting to get ourselves all ENERGIZED!
    Sing it one and all!
    Grab your laptops and smartphones too, hide your USBs from the glue
    and we'll have a ball!

    Curious?

    www.energizeit.ca

    Register now!

    Energize IT 2008 - Anything is Possible!

  • You know you are a geek......

    seankIf you can identify various cell phones by model by their unique sounds (And are visibly irritated when you CAN'T!)

    Setting up the Bluetooth system to tie the GPS, Laptop, MP3 player and hands free system is a piece of cake.  Changing the tire isn't.

    If you had to genuinely think twice about paying for that new gadget or paying your hydro bill.  REALLY had to think.

    When your kids were born, if you considered (at least for a blink of an eye) naming the kid Bill, Steve or Jack (because of CERTAIN computer guys)

    If you tried and bothered arguing with your wife about it.

    If you have at least two boxes of "useful electronic stuff" you can't bear to part with and won't throw away.

    If you paid to courier those boxes to your new house for your new job.

    If you recommend to clients to buy new equipment but you'll get buy on slapping an old laptop together from bits and pieces.

    If you seriously have considered or have had a breakfast comprised of Cookies, Soda pop and potato chips.

    If you are on a one to one basis with the cashier at the local McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell.

    If The local Pizza shop is on speed dial.

    If you can insulate your basement with all the used pizza boxes.

    If you can genuinely imitate either Kirk, Scotty, Bones or McCoy or "Ensign Red Shirt"

    If you are dreaming to this day of "Transporter" technology or having a phaser handy to take out the driver that cut you off.

    You were a member of at least ONE of the following in ANY school.   Chess Club, Dungeons and Dragons, Computer Club, A/V club, Band.

    You can understand 90% of the acronyms out there.  You can't spell Mississsauga or Missisisippi.

    You walk about wearing at least ONE (if not more) memory keys.

    You carry at least two gadgets at any point in time.

    You own your own cable testing, probing, punch down and crimping equipment.

    You have at least two stickers on your laptop.

    You collect "Swag" for a hobby.

    If you have ever tried to impress people with an emulator on your cell phone.

    If you have ever trolled Goodwill for old computer hardware.

    If you've ever installed Linux from floppy disks.

    If your Digital camera has Wifi.

    If you've ever owned a Vectrex.

  • [Funnies] I'm Using Powershell

    seank(Sing it alone to 'Highway to Hell' by AC/DC)

    It's so easy, and it's free
    Download it now it'll take no time
    Get it in, use it now
    For to not would be such a crime
    Shell of Power, Pipes of Dreams
    Kiss your last wasted minutes away
    Party now, let's get down
    I can't wait to start this day

    I'm using Pow-ow-er-shell
    Pow-ow-er-shell
    Cruisin' with Pow-ow-er-shell
    Pow-ow-er-shell

    No Batch Files, Wasted minutes
    So much power I've to abuse
    Using Get, Add it in
    Clear data and Out it to you
    Hey Billy, Stevie B,
    Too much time on my hands
    Done my work, 'fore I started
    I won't ever use those other brands

    I'm using Pow-ow-er-shell
    Pow-ow-er-shell
    Microsoft Pow-ow-er-shell
    Pow-ow-er-shell

    Don't End Task!

    (Insane yelling sequence somewhat akin to a bunch of nerds loaded up on Rockstar and losing a 20 minute round on the Guitar Hero series)

    I'm using Pow-ow-er-shell
    Pow-ow-er-shell
    Windows Pow-ow-er-shell
    Pow-ow-er-shell

    No systems goin' down........
    On my waaaaaaaaaaatch.

    I'm usin' Pow-ow-er-shell.

  • [Funnies] Thank-You

    seankA thank you note to all of the spammers

    I would like to send a special thank you this year to all of those spammers who have been trying to reach me.   Your efforts have not gone un-noticed.  Because of all of your stock tips and the various lotteries, I am now richer than Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and that guy that own's Virgin combined.

    Thanks.   It's helped about the office lately at lunch time.  

    And the extra money has really come in handy with all the Viagra and Cialis.  I've stocked up so much I should be able readily re-populate the entire planet ten times over. 

    I'm going to need it too.  I mean, what with all the extra women who've been trying to get my attention BEFORE I won all this money,  I'm going to be spending a lot of time moving people across the border, I figure I'll be VERY busy in the next twenty years.

    And for all the extra efforts sent out by PayPal and all those banks (even ones I've never used!) I must say, some companies go to all efforts to show customer service.  It's a rare treat to see so many going that extra effort to email me about potential account problems.  Thank you!

    Now to the many people that sent me all those links to view their pictures, I'd love to have spent the time, really I would.   But there is only so much time one can spend.

    I mean with all my extra wealth I've just finished buying Microsoft and supplying food to twenty three different undernourished countries.  I'll be a little too busy (if you know what I mean) to check them out.

    Thanks anyhow, maybe better luck next year?

  • [Funnies] Holiday Help at the North Pole

    seankPoor old Santa Claus.   Another year has come up and he is having SO much trouble dealing with managing the elves.  

    Production problems left right and centre.   Suppliers are backed up because they can't communicate properly with poor Santa.     Simple difficulties in production and questions are causing major backlogs. Some elves needed to book some time off too and most of them booked the same day off.    Mrs. Claus lost her schedule book and did a big boo-boo. And with world population going through the roof, the "Naughty nice" list just got too large to carry about. Poor Mr. Claus.   He's just banging his head against the table.

    How could this all be solved?  

    It was December 17th, too many toys to make. And so he goes online to www.live.ca on his "Ho-ho-holett Packard" laptop and does a search.

    "Solution Unified Scheduling Information"

    Or something like that, I mean what else does an 800 year old elf type in?  He finds it.

    "Microsoft providing solutions to all your needs."

    Santa picks up his Nortel Rotary phone and dials. 

    "Hello Microsoft Support, how can we help you?"

    "Hello.  This is Santa Claus..."

    Immediately, recognizing who this was, it was IMMEDIATELY escalated to top Top TOP level tech support.   That's right.  The "B" guy.

    "Hello Microsoft Ultra Senior Top Level Primo Support, Bill Gates speaking."

    Santa was impressed.

    "Hello Mr. Bill.   I would check to see if you were on my 'Naughty Nice' list but things have just gotten SO out of hand."

    "No problem Mr. Claus.  Here at Microsoft, we provide solutions.   So what types of problems are you having?"

    And so Mr. Claus goes into details explaining the communications and scheduling problems at the North Pole.  

    "Santa!  Have I got the solution for you.  I think you need to have a little technology up there to fix it all.  And here at Microsoft, we have what is needed!"

    So Bill goes into some details explaining Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server 2007, SharePoint Server and Office Communicator 2007.

    Santa sits there eagerly taking in all the information, chomping upon tray and tray of Christmas cookies.  Mrs.  Claus hadn't seen him so happy in ages.  Santa agrees and has Microsoft call in some Partners and MVPs to fire up his new network.   When they were done the elves all were all wired up with Office Communicator on their desktops.   Calendar appointments were posted into a common SharePoint Calendar.   Suppliers kept directly in contact with Santa via email.    Faxes ended up on Santa's phone CC'd to Mrs. Claus.   The Naughty Nice list was uploaded into an amazing SQL Server 2008 database.    The developers from Microsoft write him up nice tidy little app using Visual Studio 2008 to get that NaughtyNice2008 list onto his Mobile 6 SmartPhone.   (That a REALLY mean game of 'Elf Bowling')

    And of course to tie it all up neatly, Mr. Gates sent up a few excellent volunteers from Microsoft Canada since they were already used to the sub zero temperatures of the North Pole.

    And so with only 24 hours to spare, Santa managed to get production back up to par, sort of the elves scheduling issues.   He even managed to get a little off time to play Guitar Hero III on the Xbox360.   Man THAT old guy could play!

    So Christmas day came and went and the holiday was saved all because of a bunch of nerds who loved creating solutions and an uber nerd who led them to the cause.

     

    From the Friday Funny Guy and the Canadian Community Advisor team have a safe and happy holiday season!

  • [Funnies] My Replication

    seankSorry to Mr. Townsend and Mr. Daltry of the Who.  Their version was WAAAAAY better.

    My Replication

    Sql servers going d-down (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    Data's droppin' on the ground (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    Stripe set in there's gettin' old (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    Stupid tech was pretty bold (Talkin' 'bout my replication)

    I need my replication
    I need my replication dummy

    I think I'm gonna ph-phreak out (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    My b-boss caught me cheapin a-a-away (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    Trying to avoid file, re-re-recreation (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    I'm just tryin' to setup re-re-replication (Talkin' 'bout my replication)

    Gimme replication
    Gimme replication or shoot me

    My email systems goin' down (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    A little more uptime's all I n-n-need (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    Mail queues can't handle this log g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    I need to enable my re-re-replication (Talkin' 'bout my replication)

    That damn replication
    That damn replication could save me

    The IIS and AD are blown away (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    Mirror them, dupe them, save my day (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    My boss looks at me so c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my replication)
    I think the company will probably fold (Talkin' 'bout my replication)

    I should've used replication
    I didn't and now I fired.

  • [Funnies] Home Server vs. Real Server

    I am giving Sean the day off this week as I wanted to share some serions news with you all.  It must be serious as it could not wait until Friday to post this "funny" news.  There has been a lot of news flying around here and elsewhere about Windows Home Server and with the upcoming availability at Best Buy and Futureshop as well as other Canadian retailers I thought I should share these news clips with you.  Home Server is already causing a stir and starting a few debates like "Are Home Servers Real Servers?" and "Home Server vs. Real Server?"  Watch the videos and then decicde for yourself!


    Video: Stay at Home Servers - Introduction


    Video: Home Sweet Server?

    For more information on this debate, please check out www.stayathomeserver.com

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