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- Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you
- Because of that old axiom that all work and no play makes for a very dull day, these are some of pranks people invent to pass the time. Some are quite ingenious. by Tony Kaelin
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Computer, Productivity, Tony Kaelin, off topic, pranks
- Image galleries 2007-11-16
- Are you an office prankster? (Office and computer pranks)
- Are you an office prankster? Office and computer pranksarticle rootCovered in...Yesterday my friend Marci told me about how her boss who has an unprintable nickname mentioned something about wanting to see Bon Jovi. The next day his office was covered in Bon Jovi pictures - old, new, screensaver, desktop wallpaper,...
- Tags: bon jovi, bosses, computer, hardware, Leee, Microsoft Office, MIS, office, pranks, screensaver, telephone
- Discussion threads 2006-08-23
- Prank Calls..any good ones from your past?
- Yup, its one of those days, bored and reliving last nights re-run of Simpsons in my head.I presume I am not the only one who, back in her younger years, would have spent some time with friends, making prank calls. Ah yes, the hilarity of calling your least favorite teacher...
- Tags: telephone
- Discussion threads 2005-08-18
Additional Resources
- PC Pranks (zip)
- Scare your friends, parents, or coworkers with this realistic program that simulates over 2 dozen system errors, crashes, and jokes. With PC Pranks you can simulate anything from a blue screen of death, a window that runs away from the mouse, a mouse that moves all by itself, a fake...
- Tags: Mouse, PC, PC Pranks, Mice, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2006-09-27
- Pranks and their effects
- Over the years there have been many pranks played on users, some highly amusing and some downright malicious. When Windows 95 arrived and the new style desktop appeared, we had a great deal of fun with a user who insisted on fiddling with absolutely everything. by Jeff Dray
- Tags: Computer, Microsoft Windows 95, Desktops, Productivity, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Jeff Dray
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- April Fool's Day pranks prove some corporations have a sense of humor
- If you let this April Fool's Day pass without pulling some kind of gags, then shame on you. Some industry giants yesterday proved that they actually had a sense of humor with the hijinks they took part in. Qualcomm "announced" a new wireless phone it called HandSolo....
- Tags: Humor, Robots, E-mail Providers, Telecom & Utilities, Digital Music, Cellular Phones, Digital Media, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- Photos: Improv Everywhere's public hijinks
- New York-based group pulls off pranks such as lugging entire desktop computer setups into a Starbucks and showing up in the subway sans pants. by CNET News.com
- Tags: news, improv everywhere
- Image galleries 2008-03-31
- Pranked: Could your office cube be next?
- By: Anthony SullivanMaybe it's a coincidence or maybe ist something written in to the DNA of those who are destined to work in cubicles, but it seems that no office is short of michievious pranksters looking for there next mark.Check out these photos of some great pranks that people have...
- Tags: Biotechnology, prankster, cubicle, coincidence, DNA, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-05-11
- Images: High-tech hoaxes and media mess-ups
- Paul isn't dead, Dewey didn't defeat Truman, and Lonelygirl15 is a fake. Here are few of the best hoaxes and pranks to have spread through the media over the past century. by CNET News.com
- Tags: news, media, hoaxes, TechRepublic Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-10-31
- Say (zip)
- Say allows you to let your computer speak for you in a wide variety of voices. Use it to entertain yourself, pull pranks on your friends, speak when your voice hurts, disgruntle your co-workers. Say utilizes built in speech synthesis engine, allowing you to use any voices you may have...
- Tags: Voice, Computer, Brandon Bielstein, Productivity, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2006-12-18
- Ultimate (zip)
- Ultimate is an Anti-Virus Promotion software. It causes no harm, what so ever to the computer. It is free and can be distributed in all forms. Well, it can also be used to play pranks on friends, but it still is Anti-Virus Promotion.
- Tags: Antivirus, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2006-06-21
- Say (zip)
- Say is a simple program that allows you to let your computer speak for you in a wide variety of voices. Use it to entertain yourself, pull pranks on your friends, speak when your voice hurts, and disgruntle your co-workers. Say utilizes Mac OS X's built in speech synthesis engine,...
- Tags: Voice, Computer, BrandonBCS, Apple Mac OS X, Productivity, Apple Mac OS, Telecommunications, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2006-11-02
- Pandora's Big Box (zip)
- A prank application made with AppleScript that gives the victim numerous pranks in a rapid fire fashion. Random items in menu bar, hiding dock, random icons on desktop, and many others. It has a disguise so your friends or enemies won't suspect anything. Makes a great gift. Version 1.2 includes...
- Tags: DStearns, Pandora, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-03-19
- Blinkx Beat (exe)
- A riveting video playlist featuring the most popular videos from the Web. Rate clips and blinkx beat will learn to match your video interests. Hilarious bloopers, amazing stunts, ridiculous pranks, and cute animals. Watch them all on-demand or select blinkx beat as your screensaver. This version is the first release...
- Tags: Blinkx, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- The last foiled office, I promise! (Pranked: Could your office cube be next?)
- UFOlogist's Dream OfficeThis is where someone who has been abducted by aliens would work - the foil on the walls, and ceiling would keep out those pesky alien mind control rays...Too bad we'll never see "Office Pranks" listed, on the box of foil, as one of the mirad uses of...
- Tags: ppeirce@...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-18
- Office and computer pranks
- What better way to welcome back coworkers from an extended vacation than an amusing practical joke? Whether you enjoy the simple elegance of filling someone's cubical with balloons, appreciate the effort required to cover an office with tin foil, or the comedic brilliance of growing grass on a keyboard, this...
- Tags: foil, prankster, balloon, grass, shoulder, coworker, joke, keyboard, Microsoft Office, photograph, computer
- Image galleries 2006-08-21
- Coins pasted to a computer monitor (Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you)
- Mildly funnyBut mostly people with WAAAAAAAY too much time on their hands.These days pranks have a 50/50 chance of resulting in law suit. Be careful out there.Pretty boringNo imagination, no cleverness. Mostly people with too much time and not enough brain to expend it on.Where's the "funny"Could someone...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Desktops, jason@..., monitor, computer, computer monitor, desktop, LCD, Post-Its, X 8
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- The Sims 2 University (dmg)
- Your Sims are now young adults leaving home to live the ultimate college fantasy. Immerse them in college life as they become the Big Sim on Campus. They'll relish their new-found freedom as they party with friends, join fraternities and sororities and pull outrageous pranks. Your Sims will explore all...
- Tags: Aspyr Media Inc., Benefits, Human Resources
- Software downloads 2007-11-21
- The Office game trial (exe)
- So you think you could survive the zany workplace of NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series The Office? Put yourself to the test as you dive into the hilarious environment by maneuvering through the quirky and frenzied fun of The Office game. Play pranks on your rivals to slow them down,...
- Tags: Games, Microsoft Office, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-05
- A day in the sun for practical jokers
- I can't believe that it's the last day of March and the TechRepublic community doesn't have a slew of April Fool's Day pranks up their sleeves. Earlier this morning, I posted a discussion starter surrounding this story from News.com: "April Fools' Day is coming--beware of your browser." Here's a...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Blog, Web Browser, Blogging, Web Browsers, Internet, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2006-03-31
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