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SSSnail

SSSnail

Lifer
Nov 29, 2006
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LOL... we used to take screen shot of the actual screen, make it the desktop wallpaper and then put some actual icons back to where they were and hide the rest. You'll see them scratching their heads trying to figure out why some shortcuts work and others don't.
 
Kirby

Kirby

Lifer
Apr 10, 2006
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I like to go to something like meatspin and save the page on the desktop and rename to the browser, delete the old browser shortcut, then copy the new shortcut to the shortcut in the start menu. That way everytime you click the browser it takes you to meatspin.
 
Demon-Xanth

Demon-Xanth

Lifer
Feb 15, 2000
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Other twists to the desktop screenshot:
If you can install a rotating wallpaper changer, take screenshots with different webpages and such and have it rotate through the real wall paper, and the other ones. They'll think they have spyware :)
 
sdifox

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
100,729
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back in school days, we took all the mouseballs out of workstations for eng students (CSC and ENG don't like each other too much). Put them in an envelop and left it in the room. Posted a ransom note saying they have to post a sign saying "We have no balls" before we give them back. We checked 2 weeks later, the mouseballs were still in the envelope...


edited to add clarity plus fix some grammar.
 
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krunchykrome

Lifer
Dec 28, 2003
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Originally posted by: Juddog
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: scorpmatt
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
hahahaha, i just did it on my coworker. He went to the bathroom, so I went over there and put a piece of scotch tape under his mouse. He came back and all I could hear was his mouse moving rapidly back and forth across his desk. Then I heard him clicking the mouse buttons furiously and then he unplugged the mouse and plugged it back in.

Hahahhaa, good laugh.
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aint it great??? :laugh:
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How do I do that wallpaper trick on my coworker? I don't know how to take a snapshop of the desktop.
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First thing you do, is minimize any programs that are open. Then press print screen. Go to Start --> Run --> mspaint. CTRL+V into MSpaint, file, save. Open it in IE or whatever program you want, right click, set as wallpaper. From there, right click somewhere empty on the desktop, Arrange Icons By, and uncheck "show desktop icons". As a last step, drag the start bar so that only a sliver is showing at the bottom of the screen, so when they press the start button, nothing happens. :D
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Hahhaa, thanks. Im gonna get him when he goes to the bathroom again. :evil::laugh:
 
Phokus

Phokus

Lifer
Nov 20, 1999
22,994
779
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Originally posted by: Juddog
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: scorpmatt
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
hahahaha, i just did it on my coworker. He went to the bathroom, so I went over there and put a piece of scotch tape under his mouse. He came back and all I could hear was his mouse moving rapidly back and forth across his desk. Then I heard him clicking the mouse buttons furiously and then he unplugged the mouse and plugged it back in.

Hahahhaa, good laugh.
Click to expand...

aint it great??? :laugh:
Click to expand...

How do I do that wallpaper trick on my coworker? I don't know how to take a snapshop of the desktop.
Click to expand...

First thing you do, is minimize any programs that are open. Then press print screen. Go to Start --> Run --> mspaint. CTRL+V into MSpaint, file, save. Open it in IE or whatever program you want, right click, set as wallpaper. From there, right click somewhere empty on the desktop, Arrange Icons By, and uncheck "show desktop icons". As a last step, drag the start bar so that only a sliver is showing at the bottom of the screen, so when they press the start button, nothing happens. :D
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That's pretty evil :eek:
 
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krunchykrome

Lifer
Dec 28, 2003
13,413
1
0
omg, this thread is cracking me up. The one about the spyware is good. The one about the balls had me laughing hard.
 
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jlbenedict

Banned
Jul 10, 2005
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I like pulling an ole "host" file trick..

Get on someone's machine.. lets say for example.. you know this particular person goes to Myspace, every day..

Edit the hosts file, and point myspace.com to some other ip address (the more nsfw, the better)..

clear the dns resolver cache..

Myspace will never be the same
 
scorpmatt

scorpmatt

Diamond Member
Feb 8, 2001
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lol jlbenedict... host file changes are a blast! :D

especially if you have control of AD. ;)

The person figured it out, had a good laugh, and is now looking to get back at the 2 that did this.
 
foghorn67

foghorn67

Lifer
Jan 3, 2006
11,883
63
91
The rotating feature hotkey on some video drivers. That one is good. Upside down!!! Oh Noes!
 
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batchusa

Senior member
Aug 5, 2004
595
0
0
I like to smash their computers with a hammer. Its hilarious when they return and the internals of the PC are sprawled all over the place.







Ok, maybe I went a bit too far.
 
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swtethan

Diamond Member
Aug 5, 2005
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Originally posted by: Juddog
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: scorpmatt
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
hahahaha, i just did it on my coworker. He went to the bathroom, so I went over there and put a piece of scotch tape under his mouse. He came back and all I could hear was his mouse moving rapidly back and forth across his desk. Then I heard him clicking the mouse buttons furiously and then he unplugged the mouse and plugged it back in.

Hahahhaa, good laugh.
Click to expand...

aint it great??? :laugh:
Click to expand...

How do I do that wallpaper trick on my coworker? I don't know how to take a snapshop of the desktop.
Click to expand...

First thing you do, is minimize any programs that are open. Then press print screen. Go to Start --> Run --> mspaint. CTRL+V into MSpaint, file, save. Open it in IE or whatever program you want, right click, set as wallpaper. From there, right click somewhere empty on the desktop, Arrange Icons By, and uncheck "show desktop icons". As a last step, drag the start bar so that only a sliver is showing at the bottom of the screen, so when they press the start button, nothing happens. :D
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I like to drag the bar to the right side of the screen and adjust the monitor so it wont even show up ;)
 
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Suspicious-Teach8788

Lifer
Feb 19, 2001
20,155
23
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There are 75 computers in the computer lab. All of them have optical mice. I have a roll of scotch tape in my backpack. The people next to me are leaving.... hmmmmm
 
MmmSkyscraper

MmmSkyscraper

Diamond Member
Jul 6, 2004
9,472
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Originally posted by: batchusa
I like to smash their computers with a hammer. Its hilarious when they return and the internals of the PC are sprawled all over the place.

Ok, maybe I went a bit too far.
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:laugh::thumbsup:
 
MmmSkyscraper

MmmSkyscraper

Diamond Member
Jul 6, 2004
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Originally posted by: DLeRium
There are 75 computers in the computer lab. All of them have optical mice. I have a roll of scotch tape in my backpack. The people next to me are leaving.... hmmmmm
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Make sure you don't get arrested for teh cyber-terrrrism :Q
 
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shabby

Diamond Member
Oct 9, 1999
5,782
45
91
Try clear tape on then network cable, my co-worker went insane trying to figure out why his comp wasnt connecting to the network.
 
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