Matthew's Blog

As many of you know, our company has been running a real estate ready help desk we call TECH HOTLINE since 1999. Currently we're taking about 15,000-20,000 calls a month from REALTORS all across the world. Some companies contract directly with us to provide their agents and brokers with fast, friendly service on their corporate products and intranets; others (and lots of REALTOR Associations) provide our broad-topic service to their members as part of their dues. From Windows to WinForms, Blackberries to Microsoft Office, we pretty much handle it all at the TECH HOTLINE. You can learn more about it at our website for company/Association support and individuals can call Pay-Per-Call any time, too.

In the last decade, you can imagine that we've heard a LOT of funny tech situations. The fellow who couldn't press "OK" because he didn't know where to click. The lady who put her SD Media card in her floppy drive and couldn't get it out (wanted to use a hangar). And so on. Fun stuff, to be sure!

Now, we're compiling these stories and thinking of making a funny "from the trenches" compilation. We thought we'd put in some screenshots of the most bizarre agent websites we've seen, plus some of the "most lovely" photos agents use of themselves. Should make for a scream, don't you think?

That's why we're looking to you, here on ActiveRain, to provide us with perhaps some "last minute" funny stories. What have you experienced over the years with using technology? Have you seen dumb messages or had to do silly things to get your technology to work? We'd love to know. Of course, if you put it here, please be aware we might contact you for permission to put it into our compilation - wouldn't that be cool?

Please write us your stories and funny situations here. 

• Are you annoyed by something technology does?
  
• Have you encountered a bizarre message or screen?
• What kinds of silly buttons, menus or features have you seen in technology?
• Any cool stories about technical support are always fun, too!

I think, at the least, we'll also create a pretty hilarious blog thread for everyone on A/R to read, too.

Thanks!

- Matthew